Englewood Organizers To Transform Old Leon’s Bar-B-Q Into $6.4 Million Community Destination
By Atavia Reed, Block Club Chicago | June 16th, 2026 (Click Here For Original Article) ENGLEWOOD — Dozens of neighbors, organizers and local leaders gathered Monday to celebrate the groundbreaking of The Re-Up at 59th and Racine — a $6.4 million investment set to transform a desolate corner. Jazz maestro Ernest Dawkins and crew provided the soundtrack while neighbors danced and feasted at Another So Fresh, an event hosted by the Resident Association of Greater Englewood — known as R.A.G.E. — to kick off Juneteenth week and commemorate a construction milestone at the space. R.A.G.E. is converting the [...]