-
A longtime Austin resident and community advocate is running for the 29th Ward aldermanic seat. Dwayne Truss, a 54-year-old auditor for the state of Illinois, announced his candidacy to several dozen residents as they voted in the March 20th primary.
-
Poet Markell L. Mooney held a book signing and impromptu poetry slam Saturday to unveil his newly published Words of Life. Family and friends gathered at the Chicago Public Library's West Chicago Avenue branch, 4856 W. Chicago Ave., to support Mooney, who spent part of his childhood in Austin and goes by "Kell-O-G."
-
They have overcome all sorts of challenges - parents divorcing, a father going to prison, multiple moves, bad grades, trouble paying rent and problems with peers. But that’s not what stood out on a recent Thursday night at the headquarters of BUILD, a nonprofit that works with young people in Austin and other Chicago neighborhoods.
-
The close race for the Cook County Commissioner 1st District seat officially came to an end Monday afternoon when incumbent Richard Boykin called challenger Brandon Johnson to concede. Johnson announced Boykin’s concession in a press release stating the incumbent had called to congratulate him on his victory.
-
Two days after the Democratic primary, Brandon Johnson declared victory in the race for the Cook County Commissioner 1st District seat. But first-term incumbent Richard Boykin says he's not conceding.
-
In one of the most hotly contested local races, union organizer Brandon Johnson appeared to be on the verge of beating Cook County Board Commissioner Richard Boykin. With 224 of 232 precincts reporting early Wednesday morning, Johnson had received 50.4 percent of the vote (23,713 votes) to Boykin's 49.6 percent (23,370 votes).
-
On Tuesday, voters will head to the polls to throw their support behind incumbent Richard Boykin or his challenger Brandon Johnson for a seat on the Cook County Board of Commissioners representing the West Side. READ: COOK COUNTY’S 1ST DISTRICT RATE PITS CTU ORGANIZER AGAINST BUSINESS-MINDED INCUMBANT
Cook County’s 1st District covers much of Chicago’s Austin and West Garfield Park neighborhoods, as well as the suburbs of Oak Park, Forest Park, Maywood, Bellwood and Hillside.
-
Just three days before the March 20th primary, the Democrats seeking the 7th District nomination - challenger Anthony Clark and Congressman Danny Davis - discussed gun violence at a forum that included questions from high school students. The two-hour forum held Saturday at the Westside Justice Center, 601 S. California Ave., attracted about 40 people and was moderated by Tom Moss, host of the Chicago podcast Indivisible.
Both candidates had the chance to discuss the pressing topic - one on the minds of students across the country after last month’s shooting in Florida that killed 17 people, most of them teenagers.
-
Dejaune Clark was smiling from ear to ear Monday night after getting a haircut from Josh Kruel for free. “I feel relief.
-
About a dozen West Side residents, teachers and others concerned about education in Austin gathered Tuesday night to continue work on a five-year improvement plan. Among participants was CPS’s Network 3 Chief, Randel Josserand, who said a vital step for improvement is attracting highly qualified elementary school students to continue their education in Austin rather than attending high school elsewhere.
