Join Us for Our Fundraising Victory Party Thursday at Revolution Brewing

By John Greenfield
Aug 29, 2018

Great news! Thanks to advertisers, sponsors, and reader like you, we just surpassed the $50K mark for fundraising, which means we’ve won the $50K challenge grant generously offered to us by the Chicago Community Trust, a local charitable foundation. We’ll post a full acknowledgement of our supporters in the near future, but here’s a quick reminder about tomorrow’s party at Revolution Brewing.

Streetsblog Fundraising Victory Party
Revolution Brewing’s Kedzie Avenue Taproom
Thursday, August 30, 6-8 p.m. (probably somewhat later)
3340 North Kedzie Avenue

Everyone is welcome, and $100+ donors get a free pint courtesy of RevBrew, plus a free book. Hope to see you there!

RSVP on Facebook if you like.

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