Election 2018
Race to be next Cook County commissioner still in flux
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With votes from all but a few precincts counted, challenger Brandon Johnson is declaring victory over first-term incumbent Richard Boykin. But Boykin is not conceding defeat.
2018 Election
Students quiz 7th district Democratic candidates on gun violence
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Odessey Stewart, 16, and Devon Temple, 19, addressed incumbent Congressman Danny Davis and challenger Anthony Clark at a forum Saturday, just three days before the March 20 primary.
health care
Gov. Rauner signs hospital funding law
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The new funding plan could leave safety-net hospitals like Loretto in a difficult position. About 600 people are employed at the hospital.
teens
Austin library branch targets teens
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On the second Monday of the month, barber Josh Kruel, a former Austin resident, gives teens free haircuts – and also shares his thoughts about education and life.
education
Residents continue to brainstorm plan to improve education
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Participants discussed at this week’s meeting about how to get more local teens to attend Austin high schools rather than leave the neighborhood.
News
Few Austin residents have participated in early voting
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Less than 100 residents of the 29th and 37th Wards have cast their ballots in the March 20 primary. Early voting can be done at a Downtown site through March 4, then at a few Austin locations starting March 5.
News
CPS sells former Key Elementary building to private Christian school
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Some Austin resident are complaining about being left in the dark over the $175,000 sale, which the Chicago Board of Education approved last month. The Field School, now operating in Oak Park, is buying the property.
News
U.S. Rep. Davis boycotts President Trump’s first State of the Union address
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His primary opponent, Oak Park River Forest High School teacher Anthony Clark, said he would have attended if he had been congressman. The two will face off in the Democratic primary, which is March 20.
funding
Change in Medicaid funding could lead to Loretto Hospital’s closure, official warns
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The Austin facility, one of the community’s largest employers, heavily relies on the federal-state funding, which puts its future at risk, state Rep. Camille Lilly said last week.