Immigrant groups account for about sixty percent of U.S. population growth. This is immediately evident in community associations throughout the Chicago area. Recent immigrants frequently settle in areas with persons of like background, and are often drawn to the benefits of community association living. However, the task of building new lives, working and raising families […]
Neighborhood Association Unveils Its Own Library
The Fairview Mews Homeowners Association, representing a neighborhood of about 150 households located off of South Glebe Road and South Walter Reed Drive, has established a Little Free Library, one of about 2,000 of the kind around the globe. Resident Rob Walter read an article on the library movement, and won support of the association’s board […]
You Catch More Flies With Honey
As I was driving to work this morning, I was reflecting on some of the less than constructive communications I have witnessed in the community association context lately. I don’t know if it’s the heat that’s getting to everyone or if the ugly presidential campaign is starting to rub off on us, but it seems […]