Maxwell St. Blues during Chicago Blues Fest 2002 and beyond
Maxwell Street Demands: What remains and what should
still be saved,
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
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,
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
Save Maxwell Street. - from
Graham Ride, Blues Fan from the
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
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
Reviews of 'And This is
Maxwell Street'. Live recordings on
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,
Bluesman Jimmie Lee Robinson goes on a fast to save old Maxwell St.
Help Save Maxwell St. Historic District,
an editorial by the
48 Hour Maxwell St. Blueskeepers Stop the Wrecking Ball Blues Vigil, Aug. 25 to 27
Maxwell Street Coalition Stops UIC Demolitions,
To the Keeper of the National Register from Scott Barretta, Editor of Living Blues Magazine,
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
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,
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,
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
Coalition nominates Maxwell St. as National Register
Historic District: Conflicts of Interest in Springfield Prompt Direct
Appeal to
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
Maxwell Street plan lacks vision by Max Grinnell, from the Chicago Marooon
UIC Destroys Historic Peddler Sheds,
Some Save Maxwell Street Letters to Hillary Clinton
Maxwell Street New Video on Image Union,
Saving Maxwell by David Bahlman,
Director, Landmarks Preservation Council of
Save Maxwell Street by Ray Oldenburg,
Professor and Chairman, Department of Sociology, The
Report on the October 15 U. of Illinois Board of Trustees Meeting
Richard Largaespada's cool SAVE MAXWELL STREET website
Chicago as Pakistan
by
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
Maxwell Street
News, September 9, 1999 by
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,
Maxwell Street Extravaganza at Rosa's, July 30-31
Brits to make video about Maxwell Street(
Maxwell St. Coalition Puts Money Where Its Mouth Is(
Maxwell St. can be reborn; Reasons not to let Maxwell
Street go(
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,
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(
Come to Maxwell St. Historic Blues Jam, Sunday, June 6,
from
Tours of Old Maxwell St.
During National Preservation Week, at
Bluesman Bill Warren in the hospital(
Save Maxwell Street by Nick 'Lightnin'
Stewart and Family(
Replies to the Chicago Suntimes
Editorial: Let Maxwell Street go (
Reply to Chancellor Broski's
objections to the City's Preservation Plan(
Coalition Applauds City Plan to Save Maxwell Street
- latest press release(
Grad
student resigns from UIC Planning Committee over Maxwell Street(
Replies to Stanley Fish about preservation and UIC(
Message from Jimmie Lee Robinson upon finishing his
61 Day Fast to Save Maxwell St.(
Protests Over Maxwell Street Upcoming Demolitions:
Hunger Strike, Blues Lament(
Maxwell St. workshop for People's Music Network Gathering(
Maxwell Preservationist Evicted by Police from UIC
Civic Engagement Forum,
Bluesman Jimmie Lee Robinson Continues Fast to Save
old Neighborhood,
Johnnie Mae Dunson's plea to
UIC Chancellor Broski,
Presentation for Chicago Plan Commission,
Wednesday,
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 (
Blues Benefit for Johnnie Mae Dunson,
Sunday,
Upcoming Events to Save Maxwell Street
Picket at City Hall on
Mayor vs UIC: Mayor
Supports Daley-Decker-Vinci Preservation Plan,
Coalition Opposes Latest UIC Phony Preservation Plan,
Regarding Facadism and
Maxwell St. Preservation,
Blues Great, Johnnie Mae Dunson,
in Hospital(
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,
Learn about TIFs(
Images of Blues Protest Rally(
Images of University of Illinois Board of Trustees meeting(
Images of the Prayer Vigil(
Come to Maxwell St. Heritage Festival And Blues Rally, September 19,
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,
Report: Blues Jam Protest Against TIF.(8/23/98)
Come to Blues Jam to Protest TIF, August 23 at the New Market
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
Response to UIC's new South Campus plan incorporating Maxwell Street preservation
Maxwell St. Events During the
1998 Chicago Blues Festival, June 4 -
Maxwell Street Reprieve: But for how long? (
Articles that Stopped Maxwell St. Demolitions (
Coalition Protests Maxwell Street Destruction: Report and Images of April 4 Protest Rally
UIC Culture War on Maxwell Street(
721 W. Maxwell Street: a Civil War Rarity to be
demolished (
Protest Rally: Saturday, April 4, 1998 at
Jimmie Lee Robinson's latest song: Maxwell Street Tear
Down Blues (
Maxwell Street, Chicago as South Street, Philadelphia:
You be the Judge (
UIC to Demolish Historically Important Buildings
(
UIC to Demolish Maxwell St.; Preservationists
Continue to Fight (
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