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Walsh Construction executives and reps from People for Public Action and the Westside Health Authority plan to talk monthly. The goal: employing more West Siders in the construction industry.
Coaches of a West Side league complain about Levin Park, Amundsen Park, La Follette Park and Columbus Park. Chicago Park District officials say they’re doing all they can.
Protesters say the Chicago Police Department mishandled the serving of a search warrant at the home of a disabled woman. But police defend their actions, saying they seized guns and narcotics.
Volunteers from the South Austin Coalition and Westside Health Authority plan to clean up the property in the 5300 block of West Congress Parkway. Delia Ewing is hopeful US Bank will step in.
West Side residents pushed US Bank to set up a fund to deal with the growing problem, but officials say they can’t promise $25 million right now.
The West Side community is invited to a town hall meeting tonight at 6:30 at Hope Community Church to disclose the growing problem of abandoned and boarded-up houses.
Three Austin residents who’ve served their West Side community for decades are among those being honored Saturday by Mayor Daley.
The group of activists says too few West Side residents get hired for good-paying construction jobs. They point to the Eisenhower Expressway resurfacing project and ask why there aren’t more minorities doing that work.
Friends and relatives go door-to-door hoping to find someone who will help solve the murder of Samuel Elam-Thomas.
All but two of the school’s 116 seniors will get their diplomas next month. Many students credit for their success Principal Karen Washington, who’s also leaving the West Side school.