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The next round of classes begins Nov. 28th and runs through Christmas week. Austin Childcare Providers Network is offering the training every Tuesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 5714 W. Division. To register, call now.
The Chicago Board of Education is expected in early December to take action to shutter Plato Learning Academy, a K-8 contract school that has two campuses in Austin, for failing to meet the district’s academic standards. Parents, students and community members plan to speak at the Dec. 6th board meeting in hopes of saving the school.
The Illinois Alliance presents a post-Thanksgiving karaoke event 7 p.m. Nov. 25 at 5924 W. Chicago. Saxophonist Ike Carothers will be the special guest.
State Sen.Kimberly Lightford, state Rep. La Shawn Ford and Ald. Emma Mitts shared their thoughts about how the Chicago City Council and Illinois General Assembly are addressing sexual harassment that they say has troubled female legislators, staffers and lobbyists for far too long.
Join friends and neighbors at Assumption Church/Plato Hall, 5545 W. Harrison, Nov. 23 from 12 to 2 p.m.
Other West Side officials, including Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin, are also backing Kennedy, who is seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination in the March 2018 primary.
Five Austin businesses received awards in the first round of funding earlier this year. The deadline to apply for the next round is Dec. 22, 2017.
The Arthur Lockhart Resource Institute will host the free event from noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 18 at Healing Temple Church, 4941 W. Chicago Ave.
Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin and Lillian Drummond invite seniors to the free event from 12 to 3 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Senior Satellite Center, 5071 W. Congress Parkway. Make sure to RSVP to attend.
Churches, community groups and law enforcement need to focus on collaboration and increasing participation at various events, West Siders said at a meeting held last week at the 15th District Police station.