With a determined goal to put every dollar into reporting local news rather than paying rent, the nonprofit Growing Community Media this week is clearing out its long-time Wednesday Journal offices on Oak Park Avenue.
GCM has been in the same building at 141 S. Oak Park Ave – Yes, we’re above George’s – for 44 out of its 45 years.
Last week our small staff cleaned out desks, found a few treasures, left chalked messages on walls and prepared to produce this issue remotely. We did it during Covid. Surely it will be more fun without a worldwide pandemic.
This week we invited readers to stop by and take home what they could carry and then we turned to our friends at Metro Junk in Oak Park to take everything else.
By Friday we will be “broom swept” and this 103-year-old classic commercial building will enter its next life with GCM’s remaining portion of the second floor destined to become handsome studio apartments.
Growing Community Media move out day on Monday August 11, 2025 | Todd Bannor 
Growing Community Media move out day on Monday August 11, 2025 | Todd Bannor 
Growing Community Media move out day on Monday August 11, 2025 | Todd Bannor 
Growing Community Media move out day on Monday August 11, 2025 | Todd Bannor 
Growing Community Media move out day on Monday August 11, 2025 | Todd Bannor 
Growing Community Media move out day on Monday August 11, 2025 | Todd Bannor
Buildings are great. People are better. Local news is the ultimate connector and community builder. And that is what we’ll always be about.
