Community
Financial help still available for July flood victims
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With the Oct. 16 deadline to apply for assistance approaching, a resource fair will be held Saturday at which West Side residents can get help with their applications.
Community
Enter the Best of the West mac and cheese cook off
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Sign up today to compete in the contest, which will be held at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at 1150 N. Lamon. The competition is open to amateurs and professionals.
News
Stop by Austin farmers market this week
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The Austin Town Hall weekly city market continues on Thursdays from 1 to 6 p.m. through Oct 26.
Community
Share your thoughts on the future of Central Avenue
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Austin Coming Together wants input from West Side residents and others who travel through Austin. The responses will be incorporated into an action plan as Central Avenue is re-envisioned.
Community
Stop by open house at the Peace Corner this weekend
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The free event will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Peace Corner Youth Center, 5022 W. Madison St.
News
World-renowned conductor rehearses with local symphony in Austin
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Recently retired CSO conductor Riccardo Muti led a rehearsal of the Symphony of Oak Park River Forest last weekend at the Kehrein Center for the Arts. It was a chance for the public to see Muti in action at no cost.
Community
Attend luncheon on Austin’s future
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RSVP for the “future stakeholder” luncheon that will be held from 12 to 2 p.m. Sept. 27 at Columbus Park Refectory, 5701 W. Jackson Blvd.
Community
Free flu shot Tuesday at Bethel New Life
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The shot is free with most health insurance. The clinic will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at 1140 N. Lamon Ave.
Community
Dozens of police district council members call for accountability, not arbitration
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A majority of the city’s 66 police district council members sent an open letter last week to the Chicago City Council after an arbitrator ruled officers facing serious misconduct charges could opt for private arbitration.
Community
CPS opens applications for next school year
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The application period, which ends in early November, comes as preliminary data for the current school year shows Chicago Public Schools enrollment is stable for the first time in more than a decade.