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Education committee OKs recommendations it hopes will improve Austin schools

By Sarah Ostman | August 29, 2011

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

By Sarah Ostman | August 17, 2011

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

By Sarah Ostman | August 6, 2011

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

By Sarah Ostman | August 3, 2011

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

By Sarah Ostman | July 29, 2011

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

By Sarah Ostman | July 21, 2011

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

By Sarah Ostman | July 15, 2011

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

By Sarah Ostman | July 1, 2011

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

By Sarah Ostman | June 28, 2011

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

By Sarah Ostman | June 22, 2011

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.

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