Opinion
Students, you can beat the odds and graduate from college
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Austin native shares his struggles and gains, while encouraging others to follow in his footsteps.
News
Austin siblings solve business puzzle
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The brother-sister duo, part of a five-member team, placed second in a national contest.
News
Play illuminates AIDS crisis
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Don’t miss Saturday’s performance, which aims to increase awareness among African-American youths who are at higher risk for the disease.
News
Spotlight on Austin Wal-Mart
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An investigation by Crain’s Chicago Business raises questions about who benefited from the building of the retail giant’s first Chicago store.
Opinion
Stand For Children Illinois stands for billionaires and corporations
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Learn more about an effort at the state level to change the way public teachers are evaluated – and how one Austin resident feels about it.
News
Austin youth dive right in
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More than a dozen Austin high school students will complete this week a 10-week swim program held at Austin Town Hall.
Opinion
The West Side is all over the news
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Longtime organizer Bob Vondrasek will be honored this weekend for his three decades of work in Austin. And Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell wonders why people won’t rally behind U.S. Rep. Danny Davis for mayor.
News
Coalition picks Congressman Danny Davis as “consensus” candidate
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The 7th District congressman who easily won reelection Nov. 2nd received the backing of the recently created Chicago Coalition for Mayor Saturday after private meetings and much back and forth.
News
Safe at home?
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Many anonymous calls made from Austin to the state’s abuse hotline were not deemed valid. In its new issue, The Chicago Reporter also finds that black families are more likely to be investigated by the state for sexual child abuse – yet the allegations are less likely to be found valid.
Opinion
Will the West Side be part of the “new Chicago?”
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Rev. Marshall Hatch writes in this week’s Austin Weekly News that residents must get involved and demand much from Chicago’s next mayor.