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West Side youth look forward to running in Austin’s annual 5K

By Jordyn Harrison | 12 hours ago

The Austin P.O.W.E.R. 5K will be held Saturday morning, starting at the corner of Chicago and Mayfield avenues. Among those participating in the sixth annual event will be a group of high school students, adult mentors and Cook County Sheriff’s office officers.

DUI saturation patrol in Austin this weekend

The Chicago Police Department will be conducting a DUI saturation patrol in the 15th District this weekend, from 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24 to 3 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25.

Community meeting tonight in Austin

Austin United Alliance will update residents from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23 about the Laramie State Bank project. The Soul City Corridor and other economic issues also will be discussed.

Austin lawmaker shares prostate cancer story

State Rep. La Shawn Ford shared his story of overcoming cancer, and 30 men were screened for prostate cancer at West Suburban Medical Center last weekend. Free screening is available through the end of September at The Loretto Hospital.

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News

  • Free prostate screening being offered to West Side residents Saturday

    West Suburban Medical Center is hosting a free prostate cancer screening event Saturday, Sept. 18th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test will be provided to men ages 40 and up. Test results will be sent to patients early next week along with a referral to a urologist or primary care physician if needed.

  • Out and about in Austin: A day of food, fun and music

    Enjoy food, art and live music in curated outdoor dining spaces along two of the West Side's busiest thoroughfares - Chicago Avenue and Madison Street - during Austin’s first al fresco event that will be held Friday, Sept. 10th from noon to 2 p.m. and 5 to 8:30 p.m. The Ring, Shout & Friends Band will play outside of MacArthur’s Restaurant, 5412 W. Madison St., starting at noon, and the Red Zone Band will play by Gone Again Travel, 5940 W. Chicago Ave, at 5 p.m. The al fresco, put on by the Austin Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the city of Chicago, aims to create active community spaces by highlighting businesses and showcasing artwork, such as street planters painted by West Side and West Suburban artists. “We’re creating arts and cultural spaces that are anchored to restaurants,” said Tina Augustus, the chamber's executive director.

  • Major improvements planned for Chicago Avenue

    New benches and trash cans. Custom bike racks and planters with hanging baskets.

  • 15th District’s new top cop promises to be ‘in the community a lot’

    Austin's new acting police commander spoke Tuesday at the 15th District's monthly faith-based gathering, pledging to be out in the community as much as possible. “My goal is to make the district the most successful.

  • Blues festival comes to Austin

    This coming weekend Austin  celebrates the re-sprouting of small business and culture in the Soul City Corridor along Chicago Avenue.  A variety of groups are sponsoring these free, all-ages events: Friday Sept. 10, 5 to 8:30 p.m. AL FRESCO fest organized by the Austin Chamber of Commerce.

  • Happy Labor Day

  • Get down at blues performance

  • Teen Elijah Sims remembered five years after his death

    About 50 people gathered Monday evening to remember teen Elijah Sims a day before what would have been his 22nd birthday. Elijah was about to start his senior year at Oak Park River Forest High School when he was shot in an alley in Austin just two days before his 17th birthday; he died a day later.

  • West Siders rally for voting rights

    Amonta Lewis learned about the challenges voters face in other states when going to the polls. The 20-year-old Austin resident also learned more about slavery, facts he wished he had been exposed to while back in school.

  • Watch a movie this week at La Follette Park

    The Chicago Park District’s “Movies In The Parks” series will be wrapping up in coming days. All movies are free and begin at dusk.

Recent Updates

  • Austin travel agency featured in university competition

    Naazneen Vhora and Sakshi Sharma have won first place in the University of Illinois at Chicago's Earth’s Remedies’ Community Consulting Competition. The pitch competition, organized by Earth's Remedies and sponsored by Net Impact, gave graduate students real-world experience by connecting them to Crystal Dyer, founder and CEO of the Austin-based travel agency Gone Again Travel.

  • New nature play garden to be unveiled in Austin this weekend

    The Island Oasis Nature Play Garden will be celebrated this weekend in Austin. The former vacant lot at 1114 S. Mason Ave.

  • Chicago needs to focus on Black lives

    The city of Chicago needs to focus on Black Lives. Period.

  • Check out Austin art showcase

  • Help save a life, remember those who’ve died from an overdose

    Celebrate “International Overdose Awareness Day” – Aug. 31 – by learning how to save someone’s life and remembering those who have died and acknowledge the grief of family and friends left behind.

  • Tree to be dedicated in memory of teenager Elijah Sims

  • Free back-to-school screening at Loretto

  • Shakespeare performance to be held in Austin Thursday night

    Chicago Shakespeare Theater will bring "A Midsummer Night's Dream" to Columbus Park 6 p.m. Aug. 26.

  • City officials to give briefing on Chicago Avenue development

  • Back-to-school event Saturday

  • Boys and Girls Club opening in Austin

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago will open a new club at Austin College and Career Academy High School next month. Made possible by a grant from the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers, the new facility will provide academic, character development and lifestyle programs to about 40 to 50 youth.

  • Watch a new film about Austin

    A short documentary about Austin will be released Wednesday. Since the unveiling of Austin’s quality-of-life plan by Austin Coming Together, the nonprofit has hosted an annual public community summit to celebrate the previous year’s accomplishments, giving guests a chance to hear directly from the dozens of people and West Side groups moving this massive project forward.

  • Register now for Austin’s annual 5K

    Registration is open for the Austin community's annual 5K run/walk, scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25.

  • Austin live community stage Friday

  • Back-to-school parade in Austin today

  • $31 million project will be state-of-the-art campus for youth

    Several groups and local leaders gathered Wednesday in Austin for the ground-breaking of a $31 million, professional-level facility for sports, education and wellness. Attendees at Wednesday's event included representatives from By The Hand Club For Kids, Grace and Peace Revive Center, Intentional Sports, the Chicago Fire Foundation, and Chicago Cubs right fielder Jason Heyward and his wife Vedrana Heyward.

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