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Five candidates seeking the 28th, 29th and 37th Ward seats filed their nominating petitions Monday morning with the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners - the first day they could do so. Citywide, dozens of candidates seeking a seat on the 50-person Chicago City Council submitted their petitions, as did some of the candidates running for mayor, city clerk and city treasurer.
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On the corner of Central Avenue and Ohio Street, the hot pink and white Victorian house sticks out from the other surrounding brick houses, capturing the vibrance of Austin on a single lot. The pink house and its co-owner, Yolanda Anderson, were profiled for the Everyone's A Designer/Everyone’s Design exhibition, which recently made a stop in Austin.
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Candidates running for mayor and the Chicago City Council will begin filing their petitions on Monday. State Rep. La Shawn Ford, who officially announced his bid for mayor last week, needs to collect at least 12,500 signatures, as do the other mayoral candidates.
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The Third Unitarian Church will celebrate its 150th year as a congregation Nov. 11 with a special service that will be attended by Unitarian and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and U.S. Rep. Danny Davis.
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U.S. Rep. Danny Davis will continue to represent Austin and the rest of the 7th District for the 22nd year following a blow-out election against Republican challenger Craig Cameron. The win was one of a number of Democratic victories Tuesday, including the party winning majority control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Democrat J.B. Pritzker’s ousting of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.
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A top Chicago Police official says the department is willing to do whatever it takes to work with residents and improve training practices. “There’s no versus them in this,” Kevin Johnson, deputy chief of the Education and Training Academy, said at a recent community forum.
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One hundred purple balloons floated up into the air to symbolize an end to domestic violence. Over 50 men gathered earlier this month to sign a pledge against domestic violence at the Westside Community Triage Center, 4133 W. Madison Ave.
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Early voting for the Nov. 6 general election has started at the Loop Super Site, 175 W. Washington St.
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The annual Clifton P. Lewis Foundation Back to School Rally is more than an opportunity for students to get school supplies, it's a way for Tamara Tucker to remember the life of her fiance, 15th District Officer Clifton Lewis, who died in a 2011 off-duty shooting. Officer Lewis, an eight-year CPD veteran, was shot and killed during a robbery at an Austin convenient story where Lewis worked part-time as a security guard.
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The annual Austin P.O.W.E.R. (People Organizing Wealth and Economic Resources) 5k Walk/Run continued to grow in size this year but didn't garner the sponsorships organizers had hoped. Last year, the race raised enough money to to buy $5,000 in new uniforms for the Chicago Police Explorers program, which offers youth the opportunity to experience daily activities of an officer.
