News
Chicago Police proposal would have shifted more officers to West Side
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Former Superintendent Jody Weis told the Chicago Sun-Times that his plan showed the city had enough officers if properly deployed.
News
Mom receives diploma of slain Austin teen
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Angela Brown and other family members of Isaiah Carter attended Sunday’s graduation ceremony for Manley Career Academy High School.
Opinion
Where are Austin’s street festivals, outdoor events?
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One local resident urges local elected officials to make sure the city’s most-populated neighborhood benefits from summer celebrations. What do you think?
News
Rod Blagojevich recalls his father’s laundromat in Austin
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In his first day of testimony, the ex-governor briefly mentions the business as well as what happened on the West Side after Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination.
News
Movie shows how girls are targeted for prostitution
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There will be a discussion and a free screening of “Very Young Girls,” which starts at 5:30 p.m. today.
News
Food mobile coming to the West Side this week
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Fresh Moves will operate the city’s first mobile produce stand catering exclusively to Austin and North Lawndale. The bus will be stopping Thursday at Spencer Elementary.
Community
Advocates push for change in state banking law
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A proposal before the Illinois General Assembly would require financial institutions to notify the state of plans to close or consolidate branch offices in low-income communities.
News
Austin aldermen set goals for their new term
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Hear what Ald. Jason Ervin, Deborah Graham and Emma Mitts want to focus on over the next four years.
News
West Side schools compete for top honors in knowledge bowl
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Find out which Austin students participated in the 5th annual Prevention Bowl, held last week at U.S. Cellular Field.
Opinion
It’s not easy being young and black in Oak Park
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One woman shares her thoughts about how her friend, a youth, black youth from Austin, has been treated. This piece was originally published in the Wednesday Journal.