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James Nnabuihe graduated as valedictorian last month from Austin College & Career Academy. He will be the third sibling to attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he plans to study math.
Artists who live and work within Austin or other INVEST South/West neighborhoods are encouraged to apply. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. July 26. The budget for each capstone project will be $150,000.
People gathered for a rally to remember a toddler and 13-year-old who were killed in separate shootings over the weekend in Austin. They were two of more than 100 people injured or killed in shootings in Chicago over Father’s Day weekend. Faith leaders and community groups are offering a $13,000 reward for information leading to the person who killed 3-year-old Mekhi James.
Walk-up testing is available June 23 and 24 for anyone wanting to be tested for the coronavirus. The testing site will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days at the Austin Health Center, 4814 W. Chicago Ave.
The Austin Garden Collective will be hosting community volunteer days at various gardens throughout Austin this summer. There will be some changes – like social distancing and mask wearing – due to the coronavirus.
Sunday’s peaceful demonstration was one of many held throughout Chicago since police in Minneapolis killed George Floyd.
At least 1,500 people participated in a peaceful protest Thursday evening from Oak Park to Austin. It was organized by state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford.
Several elected officials, including Gov. J.B. Pritzker, will be in Austin Thursday afternoon for a day of action. Stop by Cicero and Monroe from 3 to 5 p.m. June 4. Masks, food and water will be available.
The United States is in the midst of its once-a-decade count of all U.S. residents. You may complete the 2020 Census online, by mail or by phone. You do not need the code that was mailed to your house earlier this spring to complete the census online, just go to my2020census.gov. To complete the census by phone, call (844) 330-2020. All responses are kept private by federal law.
All but four Chicago Public Schools in Austin could see an increase in their budgets for the 20-21 school year. The Chicago Board of Education still needs to approved the school district’s $2.8 billion budget; that’s expected to happen sometime this summer.