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.
arts education
Austin resident portrays Malcolm X in “Six Stories Up in Haunted Chicago”
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Di Reed co-wrote the scenes performed in the play, which ends this weekend, with a student actor. The play features both both disabled and able-bodied actors. Performances end this weekend.
Vision Zero Chicago
Pedestrian safety top concern in Austin
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Vision Zero Chicago recently held a meeting at Austin Town Hall to solicit feedback from West Side residents on how to make the roads safer for pedestrians and bicyclists.
News
West Siders voice concerns over gun violence
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With more than 380 shootings recorded so far this year in Austin, residents and advocates gathered last week to discuss how to combat this longstanding problem.
Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin
Austin residents express doubts about new soda tax
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The controversial penny-an-ounce sweetened beverage tax could be repealed next week by the Cook County Board of Commissioners. West Side residents discussed the controversial tax Wednesday at the North Austin Branch Library. The event was co-sponsored by the Austin Chamber of Commerce and the Westside Branch of the NAACP.
Austin
Eleven Austin schools who saw a bigger enrollment decline than expected won’t see more budget cuts this year
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That’s good news, though some advocates say West Side students continue to suffer from too little funding over the years.
chance the rapper
Austin high school to receive $100,000 from Chance the Rapper
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Michele Clark Academic Magnet Prep High School will receive the grant over three years from SocialWorks, Chance the Rapper’s education non-profit.
election
Commissioner Boykin announces he will seek reelection to Cook County Board
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At a press conference Thursday, the first-term official said he had decided not to challenge Board President Toni Preckwinkle.
criminal justice
Austin residents attend restorative justice forum, voice concerns over local resources
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The forum, held at BUILD’s headquarter last weekend, addressed the healing practices that require community involvement to accomplish repair and re-entry for ex-offenders.
education
Austin’s Leland Elementary seeks community support in face of 10 percent funding cut
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West Side business owners, parents and social workers met last week in Oak Park to discuss the potential and challenges facing the school. The conversation was moderated by Reesheda Graham Washington, executive director of Community First Association and owner of the LIVE café, where the meeting was held.
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.