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There are 4.1 million people in Illinois with criminal histories who can vote, unlike some other states, including several in the South, that prohibit voting after someone is released from prison.
Ten years after she was last seen, friends and family of 15-year-old Yasmin Acree said they still hold out hope they will discover what happened to the honors student who disappeared on Martin Luther King Day in 2008.
Randel Josserand, chief of schools for Chicago Public Schools in the Austin and Belmont-Craigin neighborhoods, talked Sunday of his decades-long respect for Linda Brown of the Brown v. Board of Education case and his belief that educational equity is the centerpiece of the civil rights movement today.
West Side residents are encouraged to apply quickly as the Chicago Department of Transportation has limited funds for the popular program.
“Free Fitness Week” runs from Jan. 8 through 14. Take a fitness class, work out in the gym, go for a swim or try a number of other activities on the West Side and throughout the city.
Austin native Khiry Johnson was recently named “alum of the month” by Mikva Challenge. Johnson is a stand-up comedian and motivational speaker who travels extensively. His speeches have inspired youths as well as adults across the nation.
AustinTalks wishes each and everyone of you a wonderful new year. Thank you for your support and encouragement in 2017. We look forward to our ninth year of operation.
The event, hosted earlier this month by Small Business Majority and Accion, shared resources designed to help women and minority-owned businesses.
Austin Coming Together invited community members to vote on initiatives for a quality-of-life plan being devised for the West Side neighborhood.
Enrollment ends Friday, Dec. 15 if you need coverage. You can enroll online and call for help, too.