Community
Parents rally for an end to punitive discipline
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Group wants to reduce the number of suspensions and expulsions at Chicago Public Schools.
News
Ald. Ervin wants TIF dollars to fund green projects
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East Garfield Park experiment could be a model for saving energy.
News
AustinTalks awarded grant from Motorola Mobility Foundation
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The support will be used to fund Speak Up, Speak Out for Austin, a new program for middle and high school students to share their stories and report on issues important to the West Side.
News
Commissioner declines to take unpaid days
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Earlean Collins, who represents Austin on the 17-member Cook County Board, reversed her earlier decision. Most of the county’s 23,000-some workers are taking furlough days to help balance the budget.
Community
Spots still available for crime fighting conference
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The free event, held Saturday, is sponsored by the Chicago Westside Branch NAACP Block Club.
Community
Austin teen aims for her doctorate after participating in stay in school initiative
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Amber Jones is one of 11,000 students who’ve taken part in the program, started seven years ago by Exelon Corp. and the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago.
Opinion
Columnist Mary Mitchell spotlights dog deaths in Austin
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Sun-Times writer talks with owner of decapitated dog who hopes to save other pets.
News
Austin school to have longer day starting in January
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Genevieve Melody Elementary is one of three in CPS that voted to sign waivers opting out of the teachers union to give students 90 more minutes each day.
Community
Austin youth make trip to South Side
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The group took part in Operation Push’s book giveaway last month.
News
Rod Blagojevich recalls his father’s laundromat in Austin
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In his first day of testimony, the ex-governor briefly mentions the business as well as what happened on the West Side after Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination.