Community
Assistance is available to pay for Chicago Park District’s summer programs
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Eligible students must apply by the June 11 deadline.
Community
107 children, youth, young adults killed in Chicago in one year
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The Black Star Project calls for greater protection of citizens following the NATO Summit, as the city protected heads of state from other countries while more Chicagoans died.
Community
Community screening of documentary On The Front Line
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The film, which shows the consequences of violence and focuses on solutions to the community’s problems, will be shown several other times on the West Side.
Community
Westside Musical Festival presents free summer concert series beginning next month in Austin
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The three-part event, running from June to August at Columbus, Douglas and Garfield parks, will feature local acts, gospel choirs and artists Musiq Soulchild and Syleena Johnson.
Community
Austin Green Team to honor West Side heroes Saturday
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The 9:45 a.m. event is part of the group’s annual memorial brick ceremony.
Community
“The Other NATO” summit Thursday
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The 11 a.m. event at the New Tabernacle of Faith Baptist Church will be followed by a walk through West Side neighborhoods, with more events to follow.
Community
The Black Star Project calls for $100 million plan to get African-American males back to work
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The demand comes in response to a study of metro areas nationwide showing nearly 52 percent of black men and boys in Chicago are unemployed.
News
West Side farmers markets to open in late June
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The welcome news comes two years after the city canceled the area’s only market.
Community
Douglass students and Exelon volunteers clean up the school’s urban garden
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The National Volunteer Week event was part of the company’s ongoing involvement with students who participate in the Stay in School Initiative.
Community
Embrace the Space heats up St. Martin’s Episcopal with mixed-ability dance workshop
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The program, which aims to offer opportunities to individuals with disabilities, will be closing the series May 20 with “Images of Disability in Films for Kids.”