Tonight’s event will feature dozens of West Side performers, including the Good Neighbor Girls – a new Austin dance group – from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Davis Play Lot, 5437 W. Division St.
college scholarships
Greater St. John church scholarship fund has given $300,000
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The annual award given to college students from the West Side has helped hundreds of students since it was launched in 2001.
homicide
Family, friends, neighbors mourn West Side teen killed over Labor Day weekend
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About 150 mourners gathered at Greater St. John Bible Church earlier this week to bid farewell to 15-year-old Antwon Green, who was fatally shot Sept. 4 in North Lawndale.
election
J.B. Pritzker opens Austin campaign office, draws support from local politicians
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The Democratic gubernatorial candidate and his running mate, state Rep. Juliana Stratton, opened a field office at 5847 W. Chicago Ave. earlier this month – where they highlighted their campaign priorities for West Side voters.
News
Hearing on Laramie State Bank building sparks concerns over its future
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Another hearing is scheduled for later this fall to discuss the future of the long-vacant Art Deco building at 5200 W. Chicago Ave.
News
Family, friends celebrate life of Austin teen lost to gun violence a year ago
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Dozens gathered last week at Scoville Park in Oak Park to celebrate what would have been the 18th birthday of Austin teen Elijah Sims. He was shot to death a day before his 17th birthday.
art deco
Laramie State Bank building to get court hearing this week
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The Austin landmark’s deteriorating condition will be discussed at 2 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Richard J. Daley Center. Some West Siders hope the building, located at 5200 W. Chicago Ave., will be put back in use for the community.
African-American male
Conference puts spotlight on black men, boys
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The “State of the African American Male (SAAM)” conference, slated for Sept. 8 and 8 at University of Illinois at Chicago, feature a resource fair and workshops on issues including violence, jobs and poverty.
Austin
Austin families of gun violence victims march through neighborhood for peace, justice
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West Side community leaders, elected officials and relatives who’ve lost loved ones rallied at the Green Line Central station Saturday before marching to Laramie and Jackson, where two men were killed earlier this month on the steps of Friendship Baptist Church.
choir
West Side artists, residents invited to perform in Chicago’s largest choir
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Community meetings and rehearsals have been set in the 29th and 37th Wards for the citywide Crowd Out performance at Millennium Park Oct. 1. The program is sponsored and coordinated by Illinois Humanities.
News
Austin schools lose teachers, support staff in wake of CPS funding cuts
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The layoffs will hurt West Side students and the community as a whole, educators and advocates say.