Third Unitarian Church will be among the rest stops for the annual charity event May 7th.
News
Proposed health care campus for Emmet site opposed by some residents
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The bid process for the CPS property that has sit vacant for four years sparked intense criticism at a community meeting last week.
Ald. Chris Taliaferro
Austin celebrates garden that honors two residents who fought for the community
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Police officers, community groups and others worked on the Ed Bailey-Leola Spann community garden, which is sponsored by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s West Side Community Justice Center.
violence
Commissioner Boykin: “We need to take our community back, and it begins with parenting”
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Last weekend’s town hall stressed the importance of parents in reducing crime and violence on Chicago’s West Side.
blues
West Siders look to turn blues heritage into tourist attraction
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Rather than focusing on Chicago’s Downtown, city officials should look for ways to promote the blues in Austin, North Lawndale and Garfield Park, some local residents say.
education
Douglass HS, community step up efforts to recruit students
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Residents, school officials and local lawmakers are working to meet goal set by CPS to enroll at least 100 freshmen for the upcoming school year
chess
Austin group uses chess to educate youth, reduce crime
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Teens and older people, too, have been meeting every Saturday morning at the Northwest Austin Council to play the board game – and learn important life lessons.
Strides for Peace
Race against gun violence to be held in Grant Park June 1
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Hundreds of participants are expected to walk, run or otherwise take part in the fourth annual event being held on the eve of National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
Austin
Deadline approaching for Austin businesses to get funding under new city program
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Malcolm Crawford, head of the Austin African American Business Networking Association, urges business owners operating along the “Soul City Corridor” on Chicago Avenue to apply for the grants because they’re located in a retail thrive zone.
News
Austin woman still searching for missing fiance
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She was among dozens of Chicago area families and friends who participated in the Cook County Medical Examiner’s first annual missing persons day May 20th.
Ald. Chris Taliaferro
Taliaferro to host “Austin Successes” event in July
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29th Ward alderman wants Austin natives to share their stories about how they’ve become successful.