Community
Austin featured in ‘Violence hits home for aldermen’
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In the Sept. 16 Chicago Sun-Times piece, Ald. Emma Mitts and others express concerns about living in communities plagued by violence.
News
Austin residents attend conference to combat AIDS in black communities
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Last week’s event brought residents and experts together to discuss treatments and intervention methods they hope could save lives.
News
West Side youth to discuss violence with police superintendent
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The scheduled Sept. 13 meeting with Garry McCarthy was arranged in response to essays the students wrote as part of Columbia College Chicago’s Columbia Links program.
Community
Austin students, parents impacted by strike
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With teachers still picketing on day four, residents wait for an agreement that will allow kids to go back to school.
Austin
Ella Flagg Young teachers join strike
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Austin advocate Dwayne Truss snapped photographs of faculty on the picket lines Tuesday, day two of school closures due to failed contract negotiations.
Community
Austin celebrates Ed Bailey-Leola Spann Community Garden
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The official dedication Sept. 8 brought a crowd including representatives from various sponsoring businesses and organizations, state Rep. Camille Lilly and Ald. Deborah Graham.
News
Austin residents return to library thanks to amnesty event
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Chicago Public Library’s citywide program that ends today has allowed members to bring back overdue books and other materials without fees.
News
Spencer Elementary model for school improvement
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The Chicago Sun-Times reports the Austin technology academy more than doubled its student performance over the last decade, thanks to Principal Shawn L. Jackson and engaged parents.
Community
A year in review: 2011 Education Reform Act
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West Side advocate Valerie Leonard looks back at the changes made by the act and talks to other activists about the reforms they think are needed for Chicago schools.
Opinion
Some advice for college students
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Columnist John W. Fountain III, a non-traditional college student, shares his journey toward his last year in a master’s program at Loyola University Chicago.