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One last look at the 29th Ward

By T.J. Kremer III | April 2, 2015

Ald. Deborah Graham and Police Sgt. Chris Taliaferro still wooing voters, raising campaign cash for the April 7 election.

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29th Ward candidates go head-to-head at Galewood debate

By T.J. Kremer III | March 19, 2015

Deborah Graham and Chris Taliaferro are set to debate the issues at other events before the April 7th runoff.

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Ald. Deborah Graham’s campaign continues

By T.J. Kremer III | February 25, 2015

The 29th Ward incumbent will face Chicago Police Sgt. Chris Taliaferro six weeks from now.

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Church without heat seeks donations

By T.J. Kremer III | February 21, 2015

The nuns who operate Fraternite Notre Dame say they need $200,000 to replace the heating system.

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29th Ward hopefuls meet again

By T.J. Kremer III | February 9, 2015

Six of the eight candidates answered questions at a forum sponsored by the newly formed Advocates for Neighborhood Development and Empowerment.

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New community group hosts forum Thursday for 29th Ward candidates

By T.J. Kremer III | February 3, 2015

The event will be Feb. 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 5 at Galewood Community Church, 1776 N. Narragansett Ave.

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Business owners can help others get started

By T.J. Kremer III | January 30, 2015

SCORE mentor offers advice to members of the Austin African American Business Networking Association.

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Vacant lots available for $1

By T.J. Kremer III | January 26, 2015

About 250 parcels in Austin are available; the deadline to apply is Jan. 30.

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Austin schools saw no declines in the latest CPS report cards

By T.J. Kremer III | January 12, 2015

See how the 26 Austin schools were rated for the 2013-2014 academic year.

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Plenty of debate, few solutions at town hall

By T.J. Kremer III | January 5, 2015

Community comes together to discuss plans to move forward in 2015

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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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