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In support of the Leaders Network’s effort to open a credit union on the West Side, Grace Lutheran Church recently donated $10,000 — the largest donation made out of the $62,000 that has been raised so far. Their goal is to raise $150,000.
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Adults and youth from the West Side and beyond gathered recently at the Kehrein Center for the Arts to share their talents and learn how to put their passions first. The in-person and virtual workforce readiness and music festival featured live music, a pitch competition, a mental health panel, vendors, workshops and more.
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The Chicago Children’s Choir will perform Saturday at Catalyst Circle Rock’s Kehrein Center for the Arts, 5628 W. Washington Blvd. The concert's theme is "Good Trouble" and is inspired by the story of the late Congressman John Lewis, the celebrated Civil Rights organizer and spiritual leader who fought to make a beloved community where everyone is unconditionally loved and accepted.
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The Central Austin Neighborhood Association has reached a settlement with the city of Chicago aimed at addressing the chronic disparity in police response times to calls from white neighborhoods compared to primarily Black and Brown neighborhoods. The settlement resolves a lawsuit first filed in October 2011 by CANA that challenged longstanding racial disparities.
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YourPassion1st in partnership with Mi Casa Holiday will host a free workforce readiness and music festival Saturday at the Kehrein Center for the Arts from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The event - designed to help people learn how to find and pursue their passions - will include several performances as well as workshops centered around art, music, entrepreneurship and a panel discussing mental health. There will also be food, and attendees will be entered in a raffle that will give away $100 every hour starting at 12 p.m.
“A lot of young adults are dealing with isolation, and obviously just all of the mental health challenges that can come up as being a young adult," said Chris Thomas, founder and chairman of YourPassion1st.
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“It was all a dream” reads the glowing neon words etched on a wall inside the Dream Center at 5927 W. Chicago Avenue. The business center, located in Austin's Soul City Corridor, aims to help entrepreneurs go beyond dreaming and bring their business ideas to reality.
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Halloween is typically a time when the West Side sees an uptick in robberies, shootings and crime. But this past weekend was different - just one homicide was reported in Austin on Oct.
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This investigation was originally published by Block Club Chicago and the Better Government Association, which gave AustinTalks permission to republish. The FBI is investigating Loretto Hospital’s COVID-19 vaccination program following reports that doses went to ineligible people with ties to hospital administrators, government records show.
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Chicago’s many fall showers may have watered flowers, but they have caused flooding, too.
As part of the Stormwater Master Planning program, launched by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, a survey has been created to get community input on addressing flooding issues. During Ald.
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This week, the newly created Public Safety and Violence Prevention Task Force held its first meeting and urged the public to join the state legislative body in making the state safer. Twenty-one state representatives, led by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford and Rep. Fran Hurley, discussed their hopes and goals to addressing violence in Illinois.
