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Ministers plan an hourlong prayer for 2012 murder victims

By AustinTalks | April 5, 2013

A sea of red worn by church leaders and Chicagoans is expected to cover many of the West and South Side street corners.

Community

Health awareness program targets West Side

By AustinTalks | March 19, 2013

Every WoMan Counts program offers free mammograms and clinical breast exams for Austin area women.

Opinion

Alderman responds to residents worried about North Avenue business

By AustinTalks | March 8, 2013

Deborah Graham of the 29th Ward offers her reasons for supporting a pawn shop many on the the West Side oppose.

Community

Celebrate Black History Month at West Side parks

By AustinTalks | February 7, 2013

The Chicago Park District is hosting a variety of programs and activities in February for people of all ages.

Community

‘Movement for Justice and Jobs Now!’ community meeting

By AustinTalks | January 11, 2013

The Coalition of African American Leaders will hold a jobs and economic development meeting Jan. 12 at the New Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church. It starts at 2 p.m.

News

CPS offers alternatives for West Side children whose schools are closed today

By AustinTalks | September 10, 2012

With the Chicago Teachers Union on strike, about 350,000 of the district’s students will have to find other places to go.

Community

Deadline approaching for college students seeking internship

By AustinTalks | May 10, 2012

Applications to work for Ald. Jason Ervin this summer are due Friday by 5 p.m.

News

Austin non-profits will be charged for water

By AustinTalks | May 9, 2012

Learn how the Austin Green team will be affected.

Community

Anti-violence march and resource fair Saturday

By AustinTalks | April 20, 2012

The April 21 event, hosted by Ald. Deborah Graham and the 15th District Chicago Police Department, will begin at 10 a.m. at the corner of Laramie Avenue and Adams Street

News

Woman behind Alice’s Soul Food restaurant dies

By AustinTalks | March 16, 2012

Services for the 77-year-old Alice Carter will be held Tuesday, with calling set for Monday.

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  • Expungement, record sealing event helps West Siders get jobs after leaving prison

    Austin resident Anthony Jefferson has been working over the past six years to expunge his criminal record. With help from the Monroe Foundation, he's moving toward the clean slate he wants to achieve to secure employment.

  • Get free groceries, other help from these Austin groups

    On a recent Thursday, volunteers from What About Us Charitable Enterprises spent the morning filling dozens of grocery bags with fresh food and staples that soon filled the arms of West Side residents in need. Dorin “Pastor Mac” McIntyre, executive director and co-founder of What About Us Charitable Enterprises and pastor of Mount Olivet Missionary Baptist Church, is one of many helping Austin residents struggling with food insecurity.

  • 29th Ward residents invited to holiday events on Tuesday

  • 29th Ward residents invited to propose how to spend $450,000

    Austin residents are invited to participate in this year's participatory budgeting cycle. The annual process lets ward residents ages 14 and up decide how to spend a portion of the aldermanic menu money.

  • Forty Acres Fresh Market marks important moment this week in bringing store to Austin

    Austin moves one step closer this week to getting a new grocery store with the groundbreaking of Forty Acres Fresh Market in the heart of the Soul City Corridor. Another effort to expand food offerings on the West Side continues with the Austin Community Food Co-op, which held a virtual info session last week on its efforts to bring a grocery store to the area.

  • Healing in nature workshop set for Saturday

    The Westside Cultural Alliance continues its "See, Feel and Heal" nature series Saturday at Garfield Park Nature Area, 100 N. Central Park with a workshop on making memory boxes. The workshop sessions focus on art and nature as vehicles of healing through art therapy, which provides wholistic healing for the body, mind and spirit.

  • Illinois residents can apply for help with paying gas, electric bills

    Applications are now open for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for qualified residential customers who are over the age of 60, have a disability or have children under the age of 6 to receive financial assistance to pay their energy bills. LIHEAP is a federally funded bill payment assistance program that helps low- and fixed-income families pay their utility during the winter heating season.

  • West Siders turn out for chili cook off in Austin’s Soul City

    Over a dozen local chefs competed in the second annual "It’s Getting Chili in Soul City" event on Saturday. A team of five who make up the Austin African American Business Networking Association board – Malcolm Crawford, Shirley Fields, Sharmine Rickett, Ronald Smith and Marshawn Felton – created the chili contest last year.

  • Chicago Marathon runner raises money for West Side girls

    Over the last 20 years, Ashley Graham has run 56 marathons - including the Chicago Marathon five times. Several of those marathons she raised money for charity - and this year was no different.

  • Stop by Austin farmers market this week

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