South Side flower shop owner named CNN's Hero of the Year

Source Chicago Sun-Times
Original Load Date Dec. 8, 2025, 12:01 p.m.
Last Updated Dec. 8, 2025, 12:01 p.m.
Original URL https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/12/08/quilen-blackwell-cnn-hero-eco-house-southside-blooms

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* SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Quilen Blackwell, owner of a Chicago nonprofit that employs at-risk youth to turn vacant lots into flower farms, has won CNN’s Hero of the Y...