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Long-time minister leaving historic Austin church

By Katie Kather | June 16, 2014

Members hope its community involvement will continue to grow as Rev. Brian Covell’s tenure ends. Jennifer Nordstrom will take over in August.

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Local church to host special dinner in May

By Katie Kather | April 22, 2014

St. Catherine of Siena-St. Lucy in Oak Park will put on the event as part of The Chicago Community Trust’s On The Table project.

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West Side students plan, fund their own college tour

By Katie Kather | April 14, 2014

Fourteen students from Legal Prep Charter School are visiting several schools this week during their spring break.

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Still no Divvy bike stations in Austin

By Katie Kather | January 13, 2014

Some residents voice frustration that none of the city’s 400 stations is located in Chicago’s most-populated neighborhood, but that could change.

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Austin presence at charter schools conference

By Katie Kather | December 7, 2013

Students from Legal Prep Charter Academies performed, and state Rep. La Shawn Ford spoke on a panel of lawmakers.

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Emergency meeting held after possible coyote attack

By Katie Kather | November 24, 2013

Representatives from several government agencies told West Side residents they shouldn’t feed wild animals.

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Last in series of meetings held for 29th Ward community plan

By Katie Kather | November 19, 2013

The sustainability roadmap that’s been created will be updated and made public by January, said Ald. Deborah Graham.

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West Side group gets its lawsuit seeking police data reinstated

By Katie Kather | November 17, 2013

An appellate court has reversed an earlier ruling that threw out the lawsuit filed by the Central Austin Neighborhood Association and American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois.

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Little League provides more than baseball

By Katie Kather | October 30, 2013

Boys from across the West Side come together to play a sport and form friendships that organizers hope will transcend time and gang lines.

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Chicago Jesuit Academy completes $7.6 million renovation

By Katie Kather | October 22, 2013

The improvements will allow the all-boys middle school to grow, while keeping classroom size small.

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  • Expungement, record sealing event helps West Siders get jobs after leaving prison

    Austin resident Anthony Jefferson has been working over the past six years to expunge his criminal record. With help from the Monroe Foundation, he's moving toward the clean slate he wants to achieve to secure employment.

  • Get free groceries, other help from these Austin groups

    On a recent Thursday, volunteers from What About Us Charitable Enterprises spent the morning filling dozens of grocery bags with fresh food and staples that soon filled the arms of West Side residents in need. Dorin “Pastor Mac” McIntyre, executive director and co-founder of What About Us Charitable Enterprises and pastor of Mount Olivet Missionary Baptist Church, is one of many helping Austin residents struggling with food insecurity.

  • 29th Ward residents invited to holiday events on Tuesday

  • 29th Ward residents invited to propose how to spend $450,000

    Austin residents are invited to participate in this year's participatory budgeting cycle. The annual process lets ward residents ages 14 and up decide how to spend a portion of the aldermanic menu money.

  • Forty Acres Fresh Market marks important moment this week in bringing store to Austin

    Austin moves one step closer this week to getting a new grocery store with the groundbreaking of Forty Acres Fresh Market in the heart of the Soul City Corridor. Another effort to expand food offerings on the West Side continues with the Austin Community Food Co-op, which held a virtual info session last week on its efforts to bring a grocery store to the area.

  • Healing in nature workshop set for Saturday

    The Westside Cultural Alliance continues its "See, Feel and Heal" nature series Saturday at Garfield Park Nature Area, 100 N. Central Park with a workshop on making memory boxes. The workshop sessions focus on art and nature as vehicles of healing through art therapy, which provides wholistic healing for the body, mind and spirit.

  • Illinois residents can apply for help with paying gas, electric bills

    Applications are now open for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for qualified residential customers who are over the age of 60, have a disability or have children under the age of 6 to receive financial assistance to pay their energy bills. LIHEAP is a federally funded bill payment assistance program that helps low- and fixed-income families pay their utility during the winter heating season.

  • West Siders turn out for chili cook off in Austin’s Soul City

    Over a dozen local chefs competed in the second annual "It’s Getting Chili in Soul City" event on Saturday. A team of five who make up the Austin African American Business Networking Association board – Malcolm Crawford, Shirley Fields, Sharmine Rickett, Ronald Smith and Marshawn Felton – created the chili contest last year.

  • Chicago Marathon runner raises money for West Side girls

    Over the last 20 years, Ashley Graham has run 56 marathons - including the Chicago Marathon five times. Several of those marathons she raised money for charity - and this year was no different.

  • Stop by Austin farmers market this week

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