Press

Gary Comer College Prep was featured in Architect magazine’s annual design review of the best buildings of the year
by Lindsey Roberts, Architect, December, 2011

Half of city's 2.7 million people live in park-poor areas
by Blair Kamin, Chicago Tribune, October, 2011

Medill Media Teens helps GCYC youth become media savvy by experimenting with technology

Grand Vision A Comprehensive Commitment to Children in One Chicago Neighborhood
by Charles Whitaker The University of Chicago SSA Magazine, Spring 2011

Education Nation: Teen Violence Survey
by Rob Elgas and Zoraida Sambolin, NBC 5 Chicago, October 2010

Pumped-up P.E. at Comer Prep
by Pete Reinwald, Chicago Tribune, September 2010

Gary Comer College Prep Shines as a Beacon of Optimism
by Blair Kamin, Chicago Tribune, September 2010

Gary Comer College Prep opens in Chicago
WGN TV Chicago, September 2010

State-of-the-Art Charter School for the South Side
by Linda Lutton, Chicago Public Radio, September 2010

Chicago Tonight visits the Youth Center's Rooftop Garden
by Geoffrey Baer, Chicago Tonight, August 2010

Comer Youth Center project is a garden in the desert
by Pete Reinwald, Chicago Tribune, August 2010

Watering the Food Desert
by Adrienne Samuels Gibbs, Ebony, June 2010

From industry to education: A rebirth on South Chicago Avenue
by Lee Bey, WBEZ Chicago, February, 2010

A South Side Oasis: The Gary Comer Youth Center Garden
by Hunter Sheffield, Edible Chicago, Summer 2009

Ginormous Generosity
by Cheryl Burton, ABC 7 News Chicago, December 2007

Ten Modern Masterpieces
Chicago Magazine, September 2007

Chicago: Reinventing a Legacy
BluePrint Magazine, May 2007

Miracle of 72nd Street
by John Hockenberry, Metropolis Magazine, December 2006

New Youth Center in Grand Crossing a Beacon of Optimism
by Blair Kamin, Chicago Tribune, June 2006

GCYC Ribbon Cutting
produced by Lynette Kalsnes, WBEZ Chicago, May 2006