“We’re your kids, too.” Why Shay Knox won’t give up on her neighborhood
Shay Knox knows a few things about change.
Raised on Chicago’s Southwest Side, she’s seen firsthand what can happen when a community takes a downturn. Her beloved neighborhood, Back of the Yards, is a shadow of the place she fell in love with as a child.
“It was beautiful in the summertime,” she recalls. “You would see just a ton of young
