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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Michael Loria

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Build chicago opens home away from home for west side youth | History Defined

Azaria Eggleston, a creative arts specialist at BUILD Chicago, works in BUILD Chicago’s art studio in the Austin neighborhood on Thursday. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

The youth on Chicago’s West Side just got a new home away from home — at 50,000 square feet, it spans a city block and offers just about everything but a pool.

There’s a gym, music studio, computer lab and a garden and greenhouses. It has washers, dryers and private showers — services requested by nearby residents, the group behind the development said.

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