NLCCN encourages citizen journalism from the mostly African-American residents of one of Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods. The blog covers community tensions, concerns over gentrification and other local issues through print, audio and photos. It is linked to the biweekly North Lawndale Community News which has been publishing since 1999. The blog has put up 587 posts and readers have posted 247 comments in 23 issue categories.  The site has logged 23,000 visits and a total of 105,297 hits.  The Newspaper stands apart from typical community newspapers in that a majority of its content is written by novice, and freelance writers from the North Lawndale community about positive productive solutions that helps improve the quality of life.