Past Updates on Maxwell Street Preservation


Maxwell St. Blues during Chicago Blues Fest 2002 and beyond

Maxwell Street Demands: What remains and what should still be saved, January 17, 2002

Call for Boycott of New UIC Dorms and University Village

Maxwell Street Blow Out Blues Jam, Sept. 9: "We're not going to leave."

Cardinal George Blesses Us but UIC Threatens Us - UIC vs. St. Francis of Assisi Church

Maxwell's Last Stand: Maxwell St. Express Grill hot dog stand under threat. Coalition and Stand to pass out info sheets and free Polish Sausages.

UIC and Daley Reveal Intent about Maxwell Street

UIC and Mayor Daley Close Original Jim's Hot Dog Dog Stand

Historic Maxwell Street Photo Posters by Frank Scott Jr., now available

Endorsement for Maxwell St. Preservation by the National Campus Greens, July 20, 2001

URGENT PLEASE CALL, EMAIL, OR FAX MAYOR DALEY

48 Hour Blues Marathon on Maxwell St., June 8 to June 10

UIC, the Taliban of Maxwell Street, as essay by Brian Robertson, Editor, Big Road Blues

Keep the Music Alive, Letter to the Chicago Sun-Times by Steve Balkin (April 29)

Save Maxwell Street. - from Graham Ride, Blues Fan from the United Kingdom

Maxwell St. Blues Jam, Sunday, April 29: Start of the season and Jimmie Lee's Birthday. Blues jams every Sunday. 48 hours Blues Marathon June 8, 9, 10.

Save Maxwell Street. - from Friar Jim Hoffman ofm, Franciscan House of Mary and Joseph

UIC and Maxwell Street by Angela Nelson, former editor of the UIC Flame

Lower East Side Saved, Why not Chicago's Maxwell Street?

Maxwell Street vs Lower East Side, an essay; and Maxwell St. Blues, a song by Verdad Jones

Maxwell Street documentary on Discovery Channel. A new one!

Maxwell Street's Blues, article by Michael S. Dixon from Blues Access Magazine


Save Maxwell St. letter from UIC Fullbright Scholar, Sylvia Maskos, March 6

Maxwell Street Coalition says, "Get rid of Illiniwek".

The Maxwell Street Community Speaks. Text and images of the protest boards, Sept. 9

City Coalitions Call for Boycott to Save Maxwell Street

Maxwell Street and the Crucible of Culture. Essay by Yale History Professor Max Page

Experiential Maxwell St: Art and Culture by Maria Montes. Opening, March 31

Little Scotty's Black History Blues Jam and Family Reunion Awards Night, Feb. 25

Maxwell Street Hunger Strike Ends at 81 Days. Comments by Jimmie Lee Robinson, December 22

Bobby Davis Xmas Special Features Maxwell St. Music. Christmas Eve and Day.

Nick 'Lightin' Stewart Dies. Cultural Activist and Last Survivor of Amos and Andy TV Show.

Preservationists Decry Daley Anti-Preservation Policies To Receive National Trust Award, October 30

Hunger Strike, now over two months, Bluesman Robinson explains his sacrifice for Maxwell St., October 20

Reviews of 'And This is Maxwell Street'. Live recordings on Maxwell Street in 1964. "...without a doubt, the most important release I can remember in 28 years..."

UIC Violates Coalition's First Amendment Rights at Nader Rally, October 11

Jimmie Lee Robinson's Hunger Strike Continues, now past a full month. Sept. 19

The Maxwell Street Community Speaks. Text and images of the protest boards, Sept. 9

Appeal letter to National Park Service from U. of Chicago Professor Michael Dietler, Sept. 4

Coalition Appeals National Register Ruling, August 31, 2000

Bluesman Jimmie Lee Robinson goes on a fast to save old Maxwell St.

Help Save Maxwell St. Historic District, an editorial by the Chicago Daily Defender, Aug. 21

48 Hour Maxwell St. Blueskeepers Stop the Wrecking Ball Blues Vigil, Aug. 25 to 27

Maxwell Street Coalition Stops UIC Demolitions, August 7, 2000

To the Keeper of the National Register from Scott Barretta, Editor of Living Blues Magazine, August 4, 2000

Maxwell Street to be in Martin Scorsese's Blues Mini Series

A Letter to the Keeper of the National Register from Sal Stevens, Director of the Blues Highway Community Millennium Trail

Maxwell Street Historic District National Register of Historic Places Nomination

Frank 'Little Sonny' Scott Jr. Blues Folk Art Now Available

Free Save Maxwell Street Calendar

Maxwell Street Coalition Wins 'Keeping the Blues Alive' Award for 2000

UIC's plan for urban removal : a Strategy Revisited by Jackson Potter

New CD for Johnnie Mae Dunson, Big Boss Lady

Official 'Save Maxwell Street' T-Shirt now available


Send Maxwell St. Letters to Keeper of the National Register. We need your help now!

Save Maxwell St 'March Against UIC' and Blues Benefit, Sunday February 27

Bluesman William "Bill" Warren dies, Funeral, Thursday February 17

Excerpts from " How Chicago got the blues" by Gail Pirics

Maxwell St.: Destruction of folk places by high-culture institutions. Invitation to lecture at U. of Chicago, Feb. 4, 2000

Fire on Maxwell Street, Dec.31,1999

UIC and City Maxwell St. Plan Not a Compromise

Johnnie Mae Talks to Hillary Clinton in real audio and real video

Urge Hillary Clinton to Save Maxwell Street, An American Treasure


48 Hour Save Maxwell St Blues Marathon, June 9 to June 11

Invitation to Maxwell Street Blues Fest, Sunday June 11, 10Am to 3Pm

In Retaliation Against Maxwell St. Coalition, UIC Destroys Civil War Building

A Letter to U of Illinois President Stukel by writer and editor Judy Reardon, May 17, 2000

New CD for Johnnie Mae Dunson, Big Boss Lady. Come to the June 9 record release party for the Queen of Maxwell St. at the Hideout and then see her perform again June 10 at the Chicago Blues Festival.

Tours of Historic Old Maxwell Street during 2000, sponsored by the Chicago Architecture Foundation

Live Blues on old Maxwell St. this weekend, Saturday May 20 (Shirley King) and Sunday May 21 (Al Harris)

Attorney Elmer Gertz dies, a famous son of Maxwell St.

Coalition nominates Maxwell St. as National Register Historic District: Conflicts of Interest in Springfield Prompt Direct Appeal to Washington, March 30, 2000

Marchers Protest Maxwell Street Impending Destruction: Report and video of Feb 27 march

Chief Illiniwek Mascot, Same Issue as Maxwell St: Racism and Manifest Destiny

 


WBEZ to broadcast Maxwell St. radio documentary, Nov. 28 at 8PM

Maxwell Street plan lacks vision by Max Grinnell, from the Chicago Marooon

UIC Destroys Historic Peddler Sheds, November 6, 1999

Some Save Maxwell Street Letters to Hillary Clinton

Maxwell Street New Video on Image Union, Ch. 11, November 19

Saving Maxwell by David Bahlman, Director, Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois

Save Maxwell Street by Ray Oldenburg, Professor and Chairman, Department of Sociology, The University of West Florida

Report on the October 15 U. of Illinois Board of Trustees Meeting

Richard Largaespada's cool SAVE MAXWELL STREET website

Chicago as Pakistan by Steve Balkin

New Documentary Video about St. Francis Church

Pilsen Court Victory Paves Way to Dump Roosevelt-Union TIF

Letter to the U. of Illinois Board of Trustees by Charles Cowdery, President of the Coalition

UIC Students and Faculty To Protest UIC Administration by Jackson Potter


City's Bully Tactics Drive Confrontation by Lionel Trepenier

UIC's Broski is Gone. So what now? by Steve Balkin

Maxwell Street News, September 9, 1999 by Chuck Cowdery

A Reply to Michael Hearn's Maxwell Street Is 'Shit' article

Companies of Sons of Maxwell St. Form Giant Media Conglomerate

Excerpts from Dennis Byrne's Anti-Maxwell St. Editorial and our response

Maxwell St. and UI Trustee's Meeting by William Lavicka

The Coalition held a press conference at the entrance of City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle, on Friday, September 3, 1999 respond to UIC's latest plans, and answer questions about the Coalition's plans and possible legal action. Surprise guest Bluesmen came by. A report to follow.

UIC's MAXWELL ST. PLANS ARE A DISGRACE

PARKING ON MAXWELL STREET? by Alan Mammoser, Urban Planning graduate student at UIC and former member, UIC South Campus Program Planning Committee

Legal vulnerability to Roosevelt-Union TIF by the Pilsen Plaintiffs

Suburbs Decide Fate of Maxwell Street, August 12, 1999

Maxwell Street Extravaganza at Rosa's, July 30-31

Brits to make video about Maxwell Street(5/27/99)

Maxwell St. Coalition Puts Money Where Its Mouth Is(5/24/99)

Maxwell St. can be reborn; Reasons not to let Maxwell Street go(3/20/99)


Maxwell Street Blues Fest with Piano C. Red, July 3 and 4, 1999

Live Blues returns to old Maxwell St.: Saturday and Sunday, April 17 and 18, 10am to 3pm, across from Original Jims, with Jumpin Willie Cobbs and the Fireballs, featuring Ray Scott

Queen of Maxwell Street Coronation Sunday, June 6, 1999

Free Tours of Historic Maxwell St. During 1999 Chicago Blues Festival

Five Maxwell St. events during the Chicago Blues Festival(5/28/99)

Come to Maxwell St. Historic Blues Jam, Sunday, June 6, from 9:30AM to 1:00PM, Maxwell and Halsted(Maxwell St. vs. Chicago Blues Festival)

Tours of Old Maxwell St. During National Preservation Week, at noon, May 10 to May 15, 1999

Bluesman Bill Warren in the hospital(3/18/99)

Save Maxwell Street by Nick 'Lightnin' Stewart and Family(3/18/99)

Replies to the Chicago Suntimes Editorial: Let Maxwell Street go (3/15/99)

Reply to Chancellor Broski's objections to the City's Preservation Plan(3/12/99)

Coalition Applauds City Plan to Save Maxwell Street - latest press release(3/12/99)


Grad student resigns from UIC Planning Committee over Maxwell Street(2/17/99)

Replies to Stanley Fish about preservation and UIC(2/16/99)

Message from Jimmie Lee Robinson upon finishing his 61 Day Fast to Save Maxwell St.(1/3/99)

Protests Over Maxwell Street Upcoming Demolitions: Hunger Strike, Blues Lament(12/23/98)


Maxwell St. workshop for People's Music Network Gathering(1/19/99)

Maxwell Preservationist Evicted by Police from UIC Civic Engagement Forum, 12/4/98

Bluesman Jimmie Lee Robinson Continues Fast to Save old Neighborhood, 12/3/98


Johnnie Mae Dunson's plea to UIC Chancellor Broski, 12/16/98

Presentation for Chicago Plan Commission, Wednesday, 12/16/98

Save our sister neighborhood, Pilsen - stop the Pilsen TIF: attend Rally, Benefit, and the new Hearings

Report of Community Development Commission Hearings on the Roosevelt-Union (Maxwell Street) TIF, 12/1/98


Blues Benefit for Johnnie Mae Dunson, Sunday, Dec. 6, 1998

Upcoming Events to Save Maxwell Street

Picket at City Hall on Tuesday, December 1, 1998

Mayor vs UIC: Mayor Supports Daley-Decker-Vinci Preservation Plan, 11/18/98

Coalition Opposes Latest UIC Phony Preservation Plan, 11/4/98

Regarding Facadism and Maxwell St. Preservation, 11/4/98


Blues Great, Johnnie Mae Dunson, in Hospital(10/9/98)

Invitation to Culinary and Historic Tour of old Maxwell Street, Sunday, October 18

Images of Maxwell St. Heritage Festival and Wall of Fame Dedication, Maxwell and Halsted Streets, September 19, 1998

Learn about TIFs(9/23/98)

Images of Blues Protest Rally(8/29/98). This was hot!

Images of University of Illinois Board of Trustees meeting(9/3/98)

Images of the Prayer Vigil(9/2/98)


Come to Maxwell St. Heritage Festival And Blues Rally, September 19, noon, at Maxwell and Halsted

Wild Blues at TIF Protest. Maxwell St. Sculpture Completed. Street is not Dead!

Come to TIF Protest Blues Rally, corner of Halsted and Maxwell Streets, noon, August 29

Report: Blues Jam Protest Against TIF.(8/23/98)

Come to Blues Jam to Protest TIF, August 23 at the New Market

Coalition Protests TIF

Protest TIF: Last Chance to Save Maxwell St. - Come to All Four Events.


Come to MAXWELL TIES, a student photo exhibit, August 24

Tour old Maxwell Street, Sunday, August 23 at 11:00AM. See it before it disappears.

Response to UIC's new South Campus plan incorporating Maxwell Street preservation

Maxwell St. Events During the 1998 Chicago Blues Festival, June 4 - June 7, 1998

Maxwell Street Reprieve: But for how long? (4/17/98)

Articles that Stopped Maxwell St. Demolitions (4/17/98)

Coalition Protests Maxwell Street Destruction: Report and Images of April 4 Protest Rally

UIC Culture War on Maxwell Street(4/6/98)

721 W. Maxwell Street: a Civil War Rarity to be demolished (4/5/98)

Protest Rally: Saturday, April 4, 1998 at 11:00AM at the corner of Maxwell and Halsted (Live Blues)

Jimmie Lee Robinson's latest song: Maxwell Street Tear Down Blues (4/2/98)

Maxwell Street, Chicago as South Street, Philadelphia: You be the Judge (3/31/98)

UIC to Demolish Historically Important Buildings (3/28/98)

UIC to Demolish Maxwell St.; Preservationists Continue to Fight (3/27/98)


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