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Stop by Austin farmers market this week

By AustinTalks | October 3, 2023

The Austin Town Hall weekly city market continues on Thursdays from 1 to 6 p.m. through Oct 26.

Get help with your gas bill

Starting Jan. 16, qualifying Nicor Gas customers can apply online for help with their monthly bills.

Assistance available if you’re behind on our house payment

Find out if you could qualify for up to $60,000 in emergency mortgage assistance by applying to the Illinois Housing Development Authority.

Celebrate MLK’s legacy in Austin on Monday

West Siders of all ages are invited to a community event Jan. 16 to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and learn more about his principles of nonviolence. RSVP now for the free event.

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Recent Updates

  • Faith leaders aim to double voter turnout in April 4 election

    Just 32% of registered voters cast a ballot in the the first round of voting in Chicago’s municipal elections Feb. 28th. For those who have fought for voting rights, this percentage is unacceptable - which is why faith and community leaders will gather Sunday in a major push to double this turnout in the April 4th runoff.

  • Share your thoughts on the future of Central Avenue

    The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning wants to know your thoughts about how Central Avenue can be re-envisioned as the Main Street of Austin. Click on the QR code to get West Side residents and others who drive through Austin give their input about connectivity, mobility and safety.

  • Stop by open house at the Peace Corner this weekend

  • World-renowned conductor rehearses with local symphony in Austin

    The audience sat in silence as maestro Riccardo Muti controlled over 60 orchestra members with his hands. When he wanted the sound louder he would raise his hands; to get softer he lowered them; and in one motion he could stop the entire orchestra all at once.

  • Attend luncheon on Austin’s future

  • Free flu shot Tuesday at Bethel New Life

  • Dozens of police district council members call for accountability, not arbitration

    Forty-one police district council members - including four of the six members representing Austin residents - submitted an open letter last week to the Chicago City Council urging them to reject any proposed changes to police union contracts that would undermine accountability and transparency. The group - nearly two-thirds of the 66 members who serve on the newly created police district councils - doesn't want to gut the Police Board’s authority and weaken the recently-established Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability.

  • CPS opens applications for next school year

    Chicago Public Schools has opened the GoCPS application, allowing students and families to begin exploring their educational options for the 2024-25 school year. Until 5 p.m. Nov.

  • Arts center celebrates Black youth with new mural 

    By Francia Garcia Hernandez Chicago artist Barrett Keithley stood with open arms before young elementary and middle school students from Catalyst Circle Rock last week. Behind him, glimpses of colorful patterns and musical notes caught the students’ eyes, awaiting to see Keithley’s work.

  • Still time to run or walk in Saturday’s 5K

    The eighth annual Austin P.O.W.E.R. 5K will kick off Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. in the heart of Austin - at the corner of Chicago and Mayfield avenues. It's not too late to sign up; the cost is $45 per walker/runner.

  • Food delivery service for Austin residents with disabilities extended

    By Francia Garcia Hernandez A city program that delivers food to people with disabilities in Austin has been extended six more months. The city pilot program, launched in February to improve food access for 100 people facing food insecurity, was given funding by the Greater Chicago Food Depository.

  • Don’t miss mural unveiling at Kehrein Center for the Arts 

    The Kehrein Center for the Arts will host an unveiling and dedication ceremony for a new mural created by Chicago-based artist Barrett Keithley. The Kehrein Center opened in spring 2019, after the completion of a $5 million renovation project to the theater connected to Catalyst Circle Rock primary and middle school.

  • Austin residents invited to ‘light in the night’ event this week

  • Loretto Hospital offers free screening Saturday

    Loretto Hospital will hold a free community health and wellness event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 9 outside Uncle Gus Remus and Guilty Pleasurez Bakery, 4731 W. Madison St.

  • Music festival in Austin

  • Early bird registration for Austin 5k run/walk is Friday

News

  • Diaster recovery centers open in Austin

    FEMA disaster recovery centers opened Aug. 29 in two Austin locations and two other sites in Cook County.

  • West Siders affected by summer flooding can apply for grants, loans from FEMA

    Federal funding is now available to West Side residents and others living in Cook County who have been impacted by flooding that happened earlier this summer, President Joe Biden announced this week. Austin residents are still recovering from record-setting rain and storms that caused devastating flooding in the Chicago area from June 29 to July 2.

  • Rep. Ford pushes overdose prevention sites for Chicago

    By Francia Garcia Hernandez A dozen medical experts, outreach workers and advocates joined state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford last week in his push to open a pilot overdose prevention site in Chicago, possibly on the West Side. Standing at the corner of West Van Buren Street and South Pulaski Road, one of many West Side areas with high overdose rates, Ford called for the public and lawmakers to support a bill that would allow the creation of overdose prevention sites in Chicago.

  • Free film and food!

  • New mural of U.S. Rep. Danny Davis unveiled at Safer Foundation

    A new 3,500-square-foot, 30-foot-high colorful representation of Congressman Danny Davis adorns the walls of the Safer Foundation building, 808 S. Kedzie Ave. in East Garfield Park.

  • Farmers market at Austin Town Hall kicks off

    Over 100 people stopped by Austin Town Hall, 5610 W. Lake St., last Thursday for its first day of the 2023 season. Five vendors sold their products, with many more vendors expected in coming weeks; the market will operate on Thursdays from 1 to 6 p.m. through Oct.

  • CPS launches waffles at breakfast for Austin HS students

    On a recent sunny Thursday morning, students lined up in the cafeteria to grab free waffles at Michele Clark Magnet High School before the school day started. The waffles are a new pilot program created by Chicago Public Schools to get more students to participate in school breakfast.

  • Deontay Wilson’s ‘epic poem’ documentary receives heartfelt community response

    By Sophie Vodvarka The Kehrein Center for the Arts recently hosted the premier of filmmaker Deontay Wilson’s award-winning documentary “Westside Stories: Paradise Lost.” Wilson, who grew up on the West Side, said his documentary is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. “I’ve always been a fan of epic poetry.

  • Central Avenue revitalization project aims to transform area

    A project to revitalize Central Avenue from Madison Street to Chicago Avenue is starting its first steps in the planning process. Austin Coming Together is collaborating with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning and the Urban Land Institute to create a plan for Central Avenue to become a business, economic and cultural corridor.

  • Chicago election officials approve April 4 results

    The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners has certified the results of the April 4th runoff, making it official that 29th Ward Ald. Chris Taliaferro will serve another four years.

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