Community
Austin youth represented in Louder than a Bomb
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Students from West Side schools participated in the annual poetry competition, which ends this weekend.
Community
Enjoy a meal with neighbors on Saturdays
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Bethel Lutheran Church is sponsoring “Taste and See” community meals at four locations.
Community
West Side job fair at Peace Corner Youth Center
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Hiring managers will be on site Feb. 28 at the Peace Corner Youth Center, 5022 W. Madison St., from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
News
Chicago Board of Education to vote on two Austin charter schools’ contract renewals this month
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The Chicago Board of Education will vote on whether Plato Learning Academy and KIPP Ascend charter schools see their five-year contracts renewed at the board’s Feb. 27 meeting.
Community
Screening of “Bring Your A Game” and panel discussion at Sankofa
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The event is Feb. 22 at the Sankofa Cultural Arts Center from 6 to 9 p.m.
Community
Stories and music at Inspiration Kitchen
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Enjoy two nights of free live music and story telling in Garfield Park Feb. 22 and March 15.
Community
Westside Health Authority diabetes seminar Wednesday
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The free Feb. 20 diabetes information session is from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Austin Town Hall, 5610 W. Lake St.
Community
Bethel New Life small business center open house
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The public can take a tour of the West Side’s Illinois Small Business Development Center Feb. 20 starting at 5 p.m.
Community
Memorial services, funeral held this weekend for Ald. Mitts’ mother
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Visitation services will be held Friday from 3 to 8 p.m. at the Wallace Broadview Funeral Home, 2020 W. Roosevelt Rd. The wake and funeral are Saturday.
News
Former West Side Congresswoman Cardiss Collins dies
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The former 7th Congressional District representative died of natural causes during the weekend.