Community
Shakespeare at Austin Town Hall Park Wednesday
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The free Aug. 1 event will present a 3:30 p.m. performance of “The Taming of the Shrew,” one of many stops by the theater parks tour running through Aug. 19.
News
Where to get a free meal in Austin
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There are many pantries, soup kitchens and mobile produce marts for those in need of food on the West Side.
News
West Side engineers honored
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The students and recent graduates received cash awards from the Chicago Engineers’ Foundation of the Union League of Chicago.
News
Monday Brazilian night at the Garfield Park Conservatory
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The 6 p.m. July 30 free event will feature performers from the Chicago West Community Music Center’s cultural exchange program.
News
Austin businesses suffer from crime, violence in community
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Crain’s Chicago Business talks to owners about the financial toll and fear resulting from the rash of thefts and homicides in the West Side community.
News
Austin homicides climb to 20 so far this year
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Arrests have been made in just two of the West Side Chicago community’s cases, with gunshots being the number one cause of the violent deaths.
News
Meet the Pathways to Princeton scholars
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The students will be spending nearly a year in the Bethel New Life program to help them realize and pursue their academic dreams, ending with a trip to Princeton University spring 2013.
Opinion
Summer cycle of death continues
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Columnist John Fountain III writes about the deeper issues behind the violence plaguing the city.
News
Loretto Hospital faces Medicaid and Medicare cuts
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The decision will come after a federal inspection this week, a move resulting from a June stabbing incident the hospital failed to take measures to prevent.
News
CTU President, West Side officials address state of education on West Side
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Last week’s meeting was held to discuss the schools’ issues, assess past reforms and current changes in process, and talk about Chicago Teachers Union negotiations.