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U.S. Rep. Danny Davis defeated activist Kina Collins, who was challenging the longtime congressman for a second time. Davis has no opposition at this point in the November general election.
Angela Gregg joined other victim advocates and state Rep. La Shawn Ford Thursday at a virtual press conference to push state and local officials to do more to help grieving families. Gregg’s 4-year-old son was hit by gunfire last year while he sat in a barber shot and got his hair braided. He was one of dozens of children killed last year in Chicago.
Later this month, patrons at 14 branches across the city will be able to get a free Narcan kit. The Austin locations are at 5615 W. Race Ave., 5724 W. North Ave. and 4856 W. Chicago Ave.
A community vaccination event will be held Jan. 22 at the 15th Police District.
Coaches and young people from Chicago Westside Sports are featured in a new episode of HBO’s “Level Playing Field.”
About 50 people remembered the teen on the eve of what would have been his 22nd birthday. This year, the teen’s mother, Sharita Galloway, honored his memory by dedicating a towering tree next to the swimming pool at Rehm Pool in Oak Park.
Young men participating in the MAAFA Redemption Project, a faith-based residential institute in West Garfield Park, traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in Saturday’s voting rights march and rally. West Side ministers also attended the event, which marked the 58th anniversary of the historic March on Washington.
Sign up today for next month’s 3.1-mile run/walk in Austin. After a year break because of COVID-19, the annual Austin P.O.W.E.R 5K is back. Registration is $35 per person for the Sept. 25th event.
Members of The Leaders Network say changes to Illinois’ recreational cannabis law are overdue – and must ensure Black and Brown business owners will be awarded lucrative dispensary licenses that so far have gone only to whites.
Both the two-dose Pfizer and one-dose Johnson & Johnson shots will be offered inside the 40-foot CTA bus from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 8 at 5070 W. Adams. Anyone who wants to get vaccinated can walk up that day, and the vaccines are available to all, not just Austin residents. You must be 16 or older, and minors must have a guardian with them to be vaccinated.