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Unplowed sidewalks caused inconvenience for students, pedestrians
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Days after the city’s fifth-worst blizzard, CPS plowed the sidewalks surrounding the closed Emmet School.
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Local politicians urge new governor to help Austin
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Bruce Rauner should focus on job creation and improving education on the West Side, they say.
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Chicago civil rights activist recounts time with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Timuel Black, 96, tells members of Third Unitarian Church in Austin what a crucial role MLK played in Chicago and across the country.
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Murders down citywide in 2014, but not in Austin
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Major issues need to be addressed before homicides and other crime will decline, say local residents and advocates.
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Supporters of former police officer petition governor for his release
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Friends, relatives and others working to free Howard Morgan hope Pat Quinn will act before he leaves office Jan. 12.
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Christmas celebrated throughout Austin
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From Bethel New Life’s annual holiday store to the toy giveaway at St. John Bible Church, the spirit is merry on the West Side.
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Chicago filmmaker seeks community input
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The new film features students and teachers from Spencer Elementary Technology Academy.
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Two Austin intersections rank on most-dangerous list
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The Active Transportation Alliance wants to find out what West Siders think should be done to make the corners of Madison and Cicero and Chicago and Cicero safer for pedestrians and bicyclists.
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Divvy coming to Austin in 2015
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Chicago’s 1-year-old bike-sharing program will be expanding to the West Side.
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Grants available to remodel apartment buildings
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The Austin Ascending Project’s aim is to promote the West Side as a desirable community where people of all races can live and value each other.