Founded by Graham Taylor in 1894, Chicago Commons was one of Chicago’s original settlement houses serving immigrants on Chicago’s northwest side. Since our foundation Commons has been neighborhood focused, and operated in areas where residents are most at risk for poverty, violence and educational disadvantage.

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- 1906
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Graham Taylor founds social work training institution, now University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration
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- 1965
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Mile Square Center, Henry Horner Homes, opens
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- 1968
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Frank S. Seever becomes Executive Director
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- 1980
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Adult Day Care, Englewood, opens
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- 1990
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New City Family Center, New City, opens
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- 1991
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Employment Training Center (ETC), West Humboldt Park, opens
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- 1994
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Chicago Commons celebrates 100 years
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- 1995
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Guadalupano Family Center, Pilsen, opens
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- 2000
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Administrative offices move to West Humboldt Park
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- 2001
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Paulo Freire Family Center, Back of the Yards, opens
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- 2002
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Frank C. Schell III becomes Executive Director
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- 2003
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ETC becomes Adult Education
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- 2010
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Chicago Commons continues it’s mission, begun in 1894
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