Community
Summer meals available for CPS students starting this week
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Free meals are available starting this week and running through early August at hundreds of locations across Chicago, including more than a dozen in Austin.
Community
Let your voices be heard
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The Good Neighbor Campaign is hosting a listening session at 2 p.m. June 20.
Community
Celebrate Juneteenth this weekend on the West Side
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Several events will be held throughout the weekend, starting Saturday at 10 a.m. and continuing through Monday.
Community
Job fair Friday
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The free event will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 16 at 5101 W. Harrison.
Community
Illinois drivers can’t be pulled over for items on windows, mirror
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Austin lawmaker La Shawn Ford pushed the proposal, which will ban police from stopping a vehicle solely because there is an item hanging from the rearview mirror, windshield or side windows. The law will take effect Jan. 1, 2024.
Community
Stop by first farmers market of 2023 on Thursday in Austin
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On June 8th, the Austin Town Hall City Market at 5610 W. Lake will open for the season. The market will operate every Thursday from 1 to 6 p.m. through the end of October.
Community
Bikers will ride through several Chicago neighborhoods to raise money for West Side group
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Dozens of riders are expected to start at 8 a.m. June 3, traveling through Austin Englewood and other neighborhoods on their 50-mile trek through Chicago.
Community
Austin business owners visit Black Wall Street
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Members of the Austin African American Business Networking Association spent Memorial Day weekend in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to take part in the Black Wall Street Legacy Festival and collaborate with other Black business owners.
Community
Time running out for young people to apply for summer jobs with the city
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Chicagoans ages 14 to 24 can apply for city jobs through One Summer Chicago.
Community
Learn about changes to Central Avenue
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Attend a public presentation May 23 at Kehrein Center for the Arts to learn more about initial recommendations being made to strengthen Central Avenue so it can be a north-south connector for the Austin community.