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This summer, teens and young adults in Austin will be able to enjoy multiple events and activities organized by the 15th Police District and community partners. Events for Memorial Day weekend (May 28-30), a date that traditionally marks the start of summer and an uprise in violent crimes, were announced at the 15th District's faith leaders' monthly meeting.
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More than 100 teenagers and young adults attended last week's youth summer job fair at La Follette Park - and many decided to apply on-site. Members of Austin's Youth Empowerment Committee, a working group of Austin Coming Together, helped them complete their applications.
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A project for the property located at Madison Street and Central Avenue will be announced soon, Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th) said at his monthly ward meeting held last week.
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The state budget that takes effect July 1 includes $12 million to fund the state's witness protection program, state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford told members of the Leaders Network at their monthly meeting. The funding will help neighbors actively assist in reporting crimes, cover witness protection costs, and pay for a tip line and a pilot program to use ring cameras to help solve crimes, Ford said at last week's meeting.
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Austin residents voiced their concerns at a community forum meeting held last week about moving forward with the mural project on the viaduct at Lake Street and Central Avenue. Some residents called for the viaduct walls to be repaired before the mural is placed, saying they showed signs of deterioration, with some parts of the wall falling off.
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Families in need may apply for $150 million in utility bill assistance through the Help Illinois Families Program. Families who meet the criteria and provide required documentation are eligible to receive utility bill assistance for natural gas, propane and electricity through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
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Investing in the West Side is a key to reducing violence, Mayor Lori Lightfoot told about 100 people at a recent town hall meeting. "Violence is the expression of poverty," Lightfoot said.
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Students, parents and members of the Local School Council from Michele Clark Academic Magnet Prep High School asked CPS to consider their views regarding plans for property near the school at a recent meeting. Students have been building community support through an online petition that urges the Chicago Board of Education and Chicago Public Schools to engage with students and residents as decisions are made about the property, located between the school's parking lot at Flournoy Street and Lavergne Avenue, that CPS recently purchased.
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By Kevin Ashley
A South Side nonprofit hopes to help feed dozens more Austin families. The Thierer Family Foundation has given a $25,000 grant to Dion’s Chicago Dream, an Englewood-based grocery delivery service, to expand food deliveries in Austin.
