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New state legislator will be unopposed on Nov. 2 ballot
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Rep. Camille Lilly will face no opposition in her first election for House District 78.
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Austin joins to dedicate community effort
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West Siders came together to celebrate the Harambee community garden, which took root for the first time this year.
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Fourteen West Side students receive college scholarships
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The students shared in $14,000 given by Third Unitarian Church. This is the 36th year of the scholarship program.
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New community garden offers more than food
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High school students working on Harambee Garden earn service hours and learn the value of helping others.
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Urban garden takes root in Austin
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Plots can be rented this weekend and next in the 500 block of North Waller. Planting will begin soon.
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City collects more than 4,000 weapons
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Austin was one of 22 sites where citizens turned in guns over the weekend. Weapons can still be dropped off at the District 15 station.
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$500 college scholarships available through Congressman Danny Davis
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High school seniors and students already in college can compete for $500 scholarships. The application deadline for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation grants is April 30.
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Rep. Graham will help select her replacement in Illinois House
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State Rep. Deborah Graham (D-Oak Park), who will be sworn in Friday morning as the next 29th Ward alderman, will help choose her replacement in the Illinois House. The four-term state representative will be one of seven elected Democratic Party officials who will interview and select who will represent the state’s 78th District, which includes some of the west suburbs and parts of Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, and be the Democratic nominee for that seat in the November general election. Graham’s replacement must be named 30 days from the date she steps down from the Illinois General Assembly. Having a successor in place will be important as lawmakers could be preparing to cast votes on critical matters such as the state budget and a possible tax hike. Graham is participating in the process as the committeeman from the 29th Ward.