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Chicagoans are being encouraged to cast their votes before next Tuesday's primary. They don't need to have a reason or excuse to vote before the March 17 primary, where voters will be casting ballots for president, the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House, Cook County state's attorney, local judges and more.
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When Sasha Phyars-Burgess began taking photos in Austin, she didn’t know exactly what to expect. The photographer, born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, took her time getting to know Chicago’s West Side, well aware that “black people are not monolithic.”
She also came to the realization that “a state of a neighborhood doesn’t always tell you who is living there.” Phyas-Burgess said she once painted Austin with one broad brush but has learned, for instance, not everyone is low income, some residents are middle class; and many have lived there a long time, while others are new residents.
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A narcotics arrest diversion program is expanding to three more Chicago Police Department districts, including Austin's 15th District. With more than 1,000 people dying from opioid-related overdoses in 2019, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, the expansion can't come soon enough for some.
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A new documentary that explores the various communities and people found while traveling Chicago on the CTA debuts Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. on WTTW. And Austin is one of the neighborhoods featured.
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All four Democratic candidates running for the U.S. House that represents Austin met in what could be their final meeting before next month's primary. After failing to appear at a previous candidates' forum, Rep. Danny K. Davis attended, along with Anthony Clark of Oak Park, Kina Collins of Austin and Kristine Schanbacher of Streeterville.
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Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg opened a field office in Austin this week - one of six the New York billionaire opened in recent days in Illinois. Former Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson was there Feb.
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The Westside Health Authority’s Good Neighbor campaign will deliver cards and candy to 100-some seniors and homebound residents on Friday. “The Good Neighbor campaign is all about bringing our neighbors together and showing them how to love one another and being there ...
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Senate Majority Leader Kimberly A. Lightford (D-Maywood) will host a social equity cannabis workshop from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Columbus Park Refectory, 5701 W. Jackson Blvd.
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If you’re scared by someone who’s approahced you, step back, put your arms up and say something like: “Watch out there, you’re too close.”
Don’t let anyone take you to another location. And try to
face your attacker; don’t let them get you from behind.
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Three of the four candidates wanting to represent Austin and the rest of the 7th District in the U.S. House discussed a range of issues last week at a forum held in Austin. Though incumbent Rep. Danny K. Davis was a no show, high school teacher Anthony V. Clark, healthcare advocate Kina Collins and attorney Kristine Schanbacher participated in the forum, which was organized by Americans for Democratic Action and Northside Democracy for America.
