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West Side residents can be tested for the coronavirus at Loretto Hospital at 645 S. Central Ave.; PCC Community Wellness Center at 330 N. Lotus Ave.; and at the former Walgreens at 1606 N. Mobile Ave.
More than 30,000 jobs and internships are available to people ages 14 to 24. One Summer Chicago is accepting applications through May 20.
Austin Coming Together was honored for its five-year quality-of-life plan by LISC Chicago, which each year recognizes top community development projects and architectural achievements.
State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford headed to Stateville Saturday along with Twista and other stakeholders to deliver crucial COVID-19 supplies and advocate for the speedy release of qualified high-risk inmates
The Chicago Westside Branch of the NAACP will be giving away masks and distributing information about completing the census fro 5 to 7 p.m. April 30 in the parking lot near 5820 W. Chicago Ave.
The city announced this week it will distribute $5,000 grants to up to 1,000 businesses operating in neighborhoods like Austin that have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m Monday, May 4, with winners being announced on May 11.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Austin Coming Together invite all Austin residents to participate in a COVID-19 virtual town hall at 1 p.m. April 25. It will be streamed live through Facebook, or participants can call in.
Austin Coming Together will be distributing the masks from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 23 at three sites in Austin: the Westside Health Authority’s youth development center at 5437 W. Division St.; By The Hand Club for Kids at 415 N. Laramie Ave.; and Assumption Greek Orthodox Church at 601 S. Central Ave.
Residents can donate homemade cloth masks at 29th Ward Ald. Chris Taliaferro’s office and several West Side churches on Tuesdays and Saturdays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. from April 25 through May 16.
Austin is the only West Side neighborhood city officials are targeting in the campaign, which aims to address the disproportionate impact the global pandemic has had on African American communities. The city will host a tele-town hall for Austin residents this Saturday, April 25 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Austin Coming Together (@act.chicago) will live stream the town hall through its social media platforms.