teens
Austin library branch targets teens
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On the second Monday of the month, barber Josh Kruel, a former Austin resident, gives teens free haircuts – and also shares his thoughts about education and life.
Community
Family night Thursday at Columbus Park
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The Chicago Park District invites West Side families for a night out March 15 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Columbus Park, 500 S. Central Ave.
Community
Come hear Austin teens share their stories
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BUILD will be holding its eighth annual public speaking contest from 6 to 8 p.m. March 15 at 5100 W. Harrison St. Don’t miss their motivational stories.
education
Residents continue to brainstorm plan to improve education
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Participants discussed at this week’s meeting about how to get more local teens to attend Austin high schools rather than leave the neighborhood.
Community
Free community meal Saturday
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Join members of Friendship Baptist Church, 5200 W. Jackson Blvd., on March 10 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Austin
West Siders keep focused on quality-of-life plan to improve Austin
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Dozens of residents and other stakeholders have been meeting monthly to come up with a detailed action plan to improve the city’s most-populated neighborhood. The process is being led by Austin Coming Together and LISC Chicago.
News
Few Austin residents have participated in early voting
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Less than 100 residents of the 29th and 37th Wards have cast their ballots in the March 20 primary. Early voting can be done at a Downtown site through March 4, then at a few Austin locations starting March 5.
Opinion
Contribution of Slaves, Wakanda and Black History Month
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State Rep. La Shawn Ford shares his view on how what happened centuries ago to African Americans still affects the country today.
News
Candidates raising big dollars in Cook County Board race
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Commissioner Richard Boykin and challenger Brandon Johnson have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in their quest to represent Austin and other parts of the West Side on the Cook County Board.
Community
Attend candidate forum Saturday in Austin
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Everyone running in the March 20 primary for Cook County assessor has been invited to the forum, which will be held at 11 a.m. March 3 at Sankofa, 5820 W. Chicago Ave. The Chicago Westside NAACP chapter organized the event.