29th Ward
Closed Austin schools up for redevelopment bid March 13
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CPS is still trying to attract developers to re-purpose buildings shut in 2013.
Austin
Student play looks to cross Oak Park, Austin dividing line
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The production will be performed for the first time at the suburban high school March 17-20.
pharmacy
Another West Side pharmacy to close
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Elected officials decry the closure and local residents say more investment needed in Austin.
Community
Passions rise as local leaders tackle issues facing black men
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Solutions to unemployment, gun violence, poverty spark intense debate at town hall convened by Congressman Danny Davis.
Community
Obamacare repeal would put poor people at risk, local lawmakers say
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Affordable Care Act supporters take aim at “Repeal and Repair” effort by Trump and congressional Republicans.
liquor stores
West Side residents pushing to expand state alcohol law
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Tired of seeing beer cans and empty bottles in the neighborhood, the South Austin Neighborhood Association wants the statute broadened to prohibit the sale of liquor within 100 feet of parks and playgrounds.
Commissioner Richard Boykin
Cook County commissioners approve measure seeking federal money to curb violence
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The proposal targeting Chicago’s West and South sides was changed to cover all of the city’s communities, which Commissioner Richard Boykin and others said was a mistake.
Community
Boykin proposes free homes for teachers, police living in ‘endangered communities’
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The Cook County commissioner plans to introduce the legislation Feb. 8th.
Austin
Advocates want better and more accurate portrayal of West Side
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The media needs to do a better job of showing Austin in its true light, and residents should use social media to tell their own stories, say Dwayne Truss and Terry Redmond.
Austin Boulevard
New book sheds light on black history on Chicago’s West Side
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Recent resident Jeff Ferdinand has self-published “Austin Boulevard: The Invisible Line between Two Worlds,” which will be discussed later this month at a local library.