Community
Don’t miss Friday’s Christmas celebration, food basket giveaway
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The event will be held 7 p.m. Dec. 16 at Better Life Faith Church International, 5401 W. Lake St.
Community
Thursday is deadline to donate toys, clothing
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Donations will be accepted until Dec. 16th at Fathers Who Care, 4540 W. Washington Blvd. The office is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Buy
Shop for Kwanzaa at Columbus Park Refectory later this week
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The two-day small business expo will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 16 and 17. There’s still room for vendors interested in selling their products.
Community
Attend free holiday musical, dinner on Monday
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Doors open the Kehrein Center for the Arts, 5628 W. Washington Blvd., at 6 p.m. Dec. 12, and dinner will be served at 6:15 p.m. The show will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Community
Free Christmas concert in Austin on Sunday
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The City Lights Orchestra will perform at the 6 p.m. concert, which will be held at the Kehrein Denter for the Arts, 5628 W. Washington Blvd.
aldermanic election
Who will be on the Feb. 28th ballot?
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Chicago election officials will begin holding hearings on Dec. 12 to determine which West Side aldermanic candidates will remain on the ballot in the Feb. 28th election. Objections have been filed to two candidates challenging Ald. Chris Taliaferro. All three challengers to Ald. Jason Ervin also face hearings later this month.
Auction
Online auction of state’s unclaimed property held this week
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The auction, operated by the state treasurer’s office, runs through Dec. 9.
Chicago
Several West Side businesses, groups get city grants
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The grants awarded to West Side nonprofits and businesses in the third and final round of 2022 funding ranged from $62,535 to $4 million. City officials selected from more than 600 applications citywide.
Aspire Center
New fitness-themed pubic park to be unveiled in Austin
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City officials and community leaders will take part in Saturday’s ribbon-cutting at the site of the former Emmett Elementary School, in the 5500 block of West Madison Street.
Community
Annual Christmas parade, tree lighting takes place Friday in Austin
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The Austin Chamber of Commerce’s 18th annual community Christmas tree lighting and parade will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2. The holiday parade will start at 5 p.m. at the corner of Madison Street and Laramie Avenue and end at the 15th Police District, 5701 W. Madison Ave., where the tree lighting will be held at 6 p.m.
Also Friday night, there will be a “Christmas around the world” event held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the 600 Block of Lorel Community Gardens. The event, which will include free refreshments, is sponsored by the 600 Block of Lorel Book Club and Austin Coming Together.