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De’Andre Wilborn, a George Westinghouse College Prep senior, was speechless when he got the call informing him he had been selected for the Cubs Charities Cubs Scholars program. Based on a nomination from Northwestern Medicine Scholars Program, a partner organization with Cubs Charities, Wilborn was one of eight students chosen to receive a $20,000 scholarship to a four-year college or university.
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Lifelong Austin resident Darlene Morgan and her family have lived in the same house for three generations, but now, for the first time in nearly 60 years, her family worries about public safety in their neighborhood due to dim street lighting. On Morgan's block, neighbors watch out for each other at night because they can not see anything, she said.
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Several former campaign workers for mayoral candidate Amara Enyia say she owes them and a number of other staffers more than $50,000 in pay for work they did in the weeks leading up to the February 2019 election. “We are workers, and we deserve to be compensated as such,” said Nathan Susman, former field staff member for the Amara for Mayor 2019 Campaign.
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After nearly 20 years of offering a 32-week college credit program, The Odyssey Project will for the first time hold classes in Austin for adults with limited access to a college education. Through Illinois Humanities, Austin residents can apply to be part of the free program to be held at Austin Town Hall, 5610 W. Lake St.
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Darrell Cannon, one of former Chicago Police Department Commander Jon Burge’s torture survivors, held back tears recalling his experiences in prison. Cannon spent 24 years incarcerated after giving a false confession, which led to his conviction for murder in 1983.
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A group of 18 teens from the South and West sides of the city recently crammed together in a small, un-airconditioned room with Tim Kazurinsky for their last day on set. On the fifth floor of an apartment building in Lakeview, cameras, lights, props and more filled the hallways where Austin resident Angel Saldivar, an incoming senior at ITW David Speer Academy, and other teens got the chance to work with professional filmmakers.
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Jermaine Richardson, chef and owner of Spirit and Soul Catering, grew up in Austin and had long dreamed of creating a safe space in the community for his neighbors. Because of a grant from the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund, Richardson will now have the chance to make Austin the location for his company - and achieve his goal of creating a safe haven in the community.
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What does the West Side mean to you? That was the question posed by Resita Cox and Keith Kelley to a group of Chicagoans who gathered recently at The Lab, 3450 W. Lake St.
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In Marchanelle Flower’s 3rd grade class at Spencer Elementary Technology Academy the motto is: “Everyone, everyday, all day, no excuses.”
Flowers, 30, just finished her seventh year teaching at Spencer, where she landed after graduating from Illinois State University. It was a homecoming of sorts, as she grew up in Austin and attended Spencer as a child.
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Dwayne Truss, a longtime Austin resident and newly appointed Chicago Board of Education member, personally addressed speakers and observers on Wednesday, moments before his first board meeting. Before taking his seat, Truss stepped into the overflow room to introduce himself and thank everyone in attendance.
