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Teen moms will have another place to go

By Ann McArthur | December 22, 2010

A New Moms Inc. facility is set to open in the spring at 5327 W. Chicago Ave. State officials have applied for federal money to provide comprehensive sex education.

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Feb. 22 ballot becoming more clear

By Deborah Kadin | December 20, 2010

The Chicago Board of Election Commissions will continue this week to make decisions about which 28th and 29th Ward candidates are eligible for the election.

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Faith is at the center of local program for kids

By Sonianne Lozada | December 16, 2010

The students who attend Circle 4 Success learn about themselves and God. It’s part of the Circle Urban Ministries.

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New group tackling crime, clutter in community

By Austin Weekly News | December 15, 2010

An Austin couple started the new organization in August after the police didn’t respond to a fight outside their home. Learn how you can get involved.

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Some Austin schools lack libraries

By Sarah Ostman | December 14, 2010

Illinois has been hit harder than other states when it comes to funding of libraries. Find out which West Side public school doesn’t have one.

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Holidays kick off with parade in Austin

By Jennifer T. Lacey | December 13, 2010

West Siders turned out earlier this month for the Austin Chamber of Commerce’s sixth annual parade. Check out the video and photos.

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Green cleaning this week

By AustinTalks | December 12, 2010

Join students from Austin Business and Entrepreneurship Academy Dec. 15th as they help clean the streets of Austin.

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Six candidates vying to be 28th Ward alderman for next six months

By Deborah Kadin | December 10, 2010

Mayor Daley will decide who will complete Ald. Ed Smith’s term. Smith resigned last week.

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Local press, residents discuss media and goals for Austin

By Sarah Ostman | December 8, 2010

The Chicago Headline Club event, held last weekend at Sankofa Cultural Arts & Business Center, gave West Side residents a chance to critique their community newspapers.

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Dozens of objections filed in 28th and 29th Ward contests

By Deborah Kadin | December 7, 2010

Hearings for both races start Wednesday at the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Check out the schedule.

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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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