tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post1575438266447975856..comments2024-01-16T03:42:46.705-05:00Comments on The Downward Spiral: Jane Addams's Hull House Charity Closes; 300 Employees Laid OffBill Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-39125709376274594482012-01-28T17:29:51.973-05:002012-01-28T17:29:51.973-05:00You said it, Shirley. Addams was actually born in...You said it, Shirley. Addams was actually born in the little town of Cedarville, Illinois, which was literally right up the road just a few miles from my hometown. Her childhood home actually still stands. Of course, I never really appreciated what that meant when I was growing up. :(Bill Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-65838187185942914732012-01-28T17:25:35.838-05:002012-01-28T17:25:35.838-05:00Wow, Bill, that's terribly sad. It's hard ...Wow, Bill, that's terribly sad. It's hard to convey to someone who didn't grow up in the Chicago area how much of an institution Hull House was, but it was THE cornerstone charitable organization of the city. Its closing basically means a little part of Chicago itself has just died.Shirleynoreply@blogger.com