2011/08/28

Walls of Jericho: Part two

I won't go back over the details, but this is the second in a series that a reporter and I are doing on the Jericho Circle housing project in Aurora, Ill. (To see part 1 CLICK HERE)

For the second year in a row, Jericho Circle was supposed to come down this summer and the residents relocated, but due to fights and disagreements between the City and the Housing Authority about half of the residents at Jericho remain living in sub-par conditions.
While community violence has died down in recent years, the summer heat, mixed with high tensions as neighbors all fight for the same section 8 housing, has lead to a few outbreaks this summer.
Not only are the residents affected, but the school district who was not expecting to be responsible for the over 100 students coming from Jericho, now has to bus and provide for these kids on an already stressed budget.



2011/08/24

Trees?

Not sure what my current fascination is with trees but I was just looking through two takes from a few months apart and these two stood out to me




2011/08/23

Changes

On Friday Jordan and I went out to one of our favorite state parks in Shabbona, Ill.

Her she is meandering through the trails, little did she know....


.Loves.

Shabbona



Fox River




Chicago




Galena

Jordan and I took a trip out to Galena, Ill a week or so ago for some camping and adventures.







2011/08/04

Scraps




2011/08/03

Family

Easter celebrations with the family...


2011/08/01

Brownie

Just got some film back that I had put through the Kodak Brownie after I bought it.

It's been awhile....