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Twenty-five years ago, the American Women/Austin held their first Great American Spelling Bee in Austin. Since 1994, more than 200 young people have participated in the annual event.
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The American Red Cross will distribute 450 smoke alarms in businesses and homes in Austin starting this weekend. The American Red Cross, working in partnership with the Chicago Fire Department, will hand out smoke alarms along with home fire safety education information in its "sound the alarm" campaign.
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Austin’s newest health care provider celebrated its official opening last week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring some of the clinic’s biggest supporters. Congressman Danny Davis, state Rep. La Shawn Ford and James Borishade, CEO of Circle Urban Ministries were on hand April 8.
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Austin high school students left their mark last week on the city’s historic mayoral election by serving as election judges. Three Austin teens - Orr Academy High School students Travon Mackey, 17; Aaliyah Washington, 16; and Dajia Stapleton, 18 - were among about 1,300 high school and college students who served as election judges.
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Austin high school students will no longer have to leave the West Side to study in an International Baccalaureate program. Michele Clark Academic Prep Magnet High School recently learned from CPS officials it will be able to offer an IB program starting next year.
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Voters will be choosing Chicago's next mayor today and a new treasurer, too. On May 20th, formal federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot or Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will be sworn in as the next mayor, replacing Rahm Emanuel.
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Lori Lightfoot had the stage all to herself Thursday at the West Side mayoral forum when fellow candidate Toni Preckwinkle failed to show. Instead of getting a chance in the final days of the mayoral runoff to compare and contrast the views of both women, the few hundred West Side residents who attended the forum got to hear only from Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor who garnered the most votes (17 percent) in the Feb.
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The Laramie State Bank building, an iconic landmark in Austin for decades, has been added to Preservation Chicago’s annual list of endangered buildings for 2019. Years of vacancy, too little maintenance and a hole in the roof threaten the future of this multi-colored terracotta building that has stood at 5200 W. Chicago Ave.
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New Moms celebrated the grand opening of its new facility in Oak Park last week after years of planning. “This is deeply personal to me," Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx said at the March 15th event.
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Early voting has started for the April 2nd runoff for Chicago mayor, treasurer and 15 of the 50 Chicago City Council seats. Voters can go to any of the 50 sites - one in each of the 50 wards - or vote at the Loop Super Site, 175 W. Washington St., which opened Friday, March 15.
