Community
Free pill disposal Saturday in Austin
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Get rid of your unused prescription drugs April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the 15th District Police District, 5701 W. Madison Ave.
Community
Meet other community members over dinner
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Several groups, including the Westside Health Authority, Democracy for America and Austin Coming Together, are sponsoring the event, which will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. April 27th at 600 N. Laramie.
gang database
State lawmakers promise action on gang database
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An Illinois Senate committee held a hearing earlier this month to discuss the gang database. State Sen. Patricia Van Pelt wants the Chicago Police Department to stop adding names to the database until legislation can be passed.
Community
Austin residents invited to take part in quality-of-life plan
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Over the next several days, Austin Coming Together and LISC Chicago will be holding the last set of community meetings in a year-long process to develop the improvement plan.
Austin
Be a part of one of the biggest events of 2018
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The West Side Historical Society – in partnership with Ald. Jason Ervin, AustinTalks and other partners – will host this year’s Juneteenth festival and parade for peace June 22-24 in Garfield Park. Vendors are invited to contact organizers; VIP passes are also available.
Community
Don’t miss family night on Friday
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Doors open at 4 p.m. April 20 at the Austin Community Family Center, 501 N. Central Ave. Other groups sponsoring the free event – open to all in Austin – include BUILD, Communities Partnering 4Peace, Westside Health Authority and the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago.
education
Local school elections held this week
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Parents, teachers and school staff will be able to vote Wednesday at elementary schools and Thursday at high schools. In Austin, there will still be vacancies on 12 of the 17 LCSs, which will be filled before July 1 when all members begin serving.
Opinion
Is our government for or against us?
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State Rep. La Shawn Ford urges everyone to make it a priority to fight for justice and change the bad public policies that continue to hurt African Americans in Austin and elsewhere.
gang database
Inspector general seeks transparency in Chicago Police Department’s gang database
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City official Joe Ferguson is collecting information from the public as he works on a report about the gang database. Some West Side residents shared their concerns at a meeting last week about how inclusion in the database – said to number more than 100,000 people – could be hurting innocent people as well as those who’ve turned their lives around.
Community
Share your thoughts about ‘Gang Girl’
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Austin Coming Together will host a free screening of the award-winning documentary at 5:30 p.m. April 13, followed by a discussion. It will be held in the Austin community hub at 5049 W. Harrison.