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Free citizen watchdog training in Austin
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Learn how to keep an eye on government and make it work for you. The first session will be held Nov. 29th and the second session will be Dec. 6th.
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Austin receives $1 million-plus from state to fight violence
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Circle Family HealthCare Network is holding its first advisory committee meeting Nov. 29th to get input on how the money should be distributed.
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Street lights in some parts of Austin keep going out
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Residents should let Ald. Deborah Graham know what ward improvements they’d like for 2011.
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State lawmakers expect busy spring
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AustinTalks talked with Sens. Don Harmon and Kimberly Lightford, and Reps. Camille Lilly and La Shawn Ford about what they think will happen this month as the Illinois General Assembly returns to Springfield for the veto session.
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“Stories Behind the Postcards” gives human face to lynching victims
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There was a dark time in America’s past when postcards of African-Americans strung up in trees crisscrossed the mail system found their way into mailboxes and photo albums. Standing in front of the victims’ bodies in these sepia-toned scenes is the lynch mob – men, women and children, many grinning ear to ear, like hunters posing with a prize.
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One day left to apply for FEMA assistance
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Homeowners, renters and businesses affected during this summer’s floods have until 10 p.m. Nov. 17th to seek help.
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Douglass High School learns it’s off probation
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But Principal Debra Crump’s job may still be in jeopardy. Local School Council members plan to rally today at the school and attend Wednesday’s Chicago Board of Education meeting to urge CPS officials to keep their principal.
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Douglass Local School Council members prepare for change
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The future of Principal Debra Crump will be discussed at today’s LSC meeting, and some members plan a rally at the school Tuesday to support her. The Chicago Board of Education could make public a decision about her future as soon as Wednesday.
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Political hopefuls gear up for alderman race in the 29th Ward
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With the Nov. 2nd election over, attention now turns to the Feb. 22nd ballot. Candidates have to turn in their petitions to the Chicago Board of Elections between Nov. 15 and Nov. 22.
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No canned talk on 29th Ward community show
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Some of the hosts for the new show, which will air on CAN TV, have been selected. But it’s not too late for people interested in helping with the show to get involved.