And just a few months in, staff members are seeing a dramatic impact in the Gage Park community, with an increase in students and clients using the building’s services.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-aud-cb-daywatch-newsletter--20230512-36fxflbko5h6daguxzxmane77i-story.html

Burke holds a fundraiser for Cook County Board President and Chicago mayoral candidate at his Gage Park home.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/history/ct-alderman-edward-burke-14th-ward-timeline-20221201-telmsfv2q5gaphbzf6bnc7u2ui-list.html

Meanwhile, in Gage Park on the Southwest Side, about 72% of young children are in poor families; 35% are on track in elementary school; 82% in area high schools graduate; and 73% of youth have jobs.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2023/11/30/23982758/chicago-youth-opportunity-dashboard

Ray Lopez (15th) said in a letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson that residents near the Gage Park field house, where 277 migrants are being housed, are “reaching a boiling point” with concerns about drug use and sales, prostitution and gang recruitment.

Source: https://spectator.org/foreigners-can-now-become-law-enforcement-and-arrest-u-s-citizens-in-illinois/

The male cop was shot shortly around 4:45 p.m. in Gage Park in the 5200 block of South Spaulding Avenue, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown told reporters at a press conference.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/03/01/female-chicago-police-officer-shot-and-killed-on-domestic-call-officials/

Two cooling buses have been sent Thursday morning to the Gage Park Fieldhouse, which is being used as a migrant shelter.

Source: https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-gage-park-district-weather/13693556/