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Education committee OKs recommendations it hopes will improve Austin schools
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CPS Chief Jean-Claude Brizard and other top officials will receive the report next month.
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The money is gone for burying Illinois’ poor
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It’s unclear how Cook County will pay for the thousands of burials the state covered last year.
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West Side banks applauded, criticized for lending practices
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PNC gets top marks from The Monroe Foundation, while Bank of America and J.P. Morgan Chase receive passing grades.
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Senior citizen, city at odds over leaky bathroom
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South Austin Coalition Community Council will hold a press conference today over the dispute involving a longtime Austin resident and Chicago’s Department of Housing and Economic Development.
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Young people struggle with high unemployment
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Elected officials attending a hearing organized by state Rep. La Shawn Ford hear from many who want more to be done to help the unemployed.
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Chicago’s top cop talks crime
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Austin residents packed a meeting room earlier this week to hear Garry McCarthy’s take on fighting crime.
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Aldermen’s campaign cash flows out of Austin
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Elected officials say they try to make purchases within their wards. See how your aldermen spent his/her money.
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Women speak out against anti-abortion billboards targeting African-Americans
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Planned Parenthood of Illinois, Black Women for Reproductive Justice and other groups urge Chicagoans to call their aldermen if they’re upset.
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Juvenile justice system is failing West Side kids, advocates say
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There are alternatives to simply sending troubled teens to jail, says the Illinois Juvenile Justice Initiative.
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Residents seek answers, accountability in aldermen’s first 100 days
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Just one of the four local leaders who represent Austin respond to the chance to detail their plans for the 24th, 28th, 29th and 37th Wards.