29th Ward
Longtime Austin resident wants to lead 29th Ward
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Dwayne Truss hopes to raise at least $100,000 for his campaign. The incumbent, Ald. Chris Taliaferro, plans to seek reelection in February 2019.
Community
29th Ward meeting Wednesday in Austin
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Ald. Chris Taliaferro will host the Feb. 7th meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Columbus Park Refectory, 5701 W. Jackson Blvd. Victoria Vann of the Illinois Housing Development Authority will be a guest at the monthly get together.
Ald. Chris Taliaferro
29th Ward residents choose community projects to be funded in 2018
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About 390 residents cast votes last month to decide how to spend Ald. Chris Taliaferro’s $1 million menu money. Sixty-five percent will go to street and alley resurfacing, while $312,500 will be spent on four community projects.
29th Ward
West Siders question new oversight agency, express concern over police retaliation
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During the 29th Ward’s monthly community meeting, residents questioned whether the newly formed Civilian Office of Police Accountability is truly independent, and some expressed reluctance to file complaints, saying they fear harassment.
gun violence
Community will discuss violence
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Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin, the Peace Makers Coalition and North Austin Council invite West Siders from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 5 at 5730 W. Division St. Special guests expected to participate in the event include Ald. Chris Taliafero, Congressman Danny K. Davis and state Rep. Camille Lilly.
public art
New banner, photos going up in Austin as part of ‘Year of Public Art’ program
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West Side artists are working on projects in collaboration with members of the Chicago City Council under the city’s $1 million initiative to install art in all 50 wards.
health care campus
Westside NAACP wants Emmet project put on hold
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The civil rights group says agreements must be reached before the development moves forward. Ald. Chris Taliaferro remains supportive of the plan to convert the closed school into a health care campus but agrees more details need to be worked out.
News
Proposed health care campus for Emmet site opposed by some residents
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The bid process for the CPS property that has sit vacant for four years sparked intense criticism at a community meeting last week.
Ald. Chris Taliaferro
Austin celebrates garden that honors two residents who fought for the community
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Police officers, community groups and others worked on the Ed Bailey-Leola Spann community garden, which is sponsored by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s West Side Community Justice Center.
Ald. Chris Taliaferro
29th Ward alderman wants your input on how to spend nearly $1 million
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The first of three meetings being held to discuss which neighborhood projects should be funded with “menu money” is set for June 14 at Amundsen Park. Two other gatherings are planned for Rutherford-Sayre Park and the Columbus Park Refectory later this month.