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Don’t miss this week’s health and career fair

By AustinTalks | May 31, 2023

The free event will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. June 3 at By The Hand Club for Kids, 415 N. Laramie Ave. Network with Black professionals, learn about careers, sign up for a gym membership and more.

Community

West Side youth invited to career exploration/resource fair

By AustinTalks | March 26, 2018

The first 100 youth between ages 16 and 21 to arrive today, March 26, between 10:30 and 11 a.m. will be guaranteed summer job registration. There will also be a youth town hall during the free event, which ends at 4 p.m. and will be held at By the Hand Club for Kids at 415 N. Laramie

career

Career training expo in Austin

By AustinTalks | January 23, 2018

Learn about careers in health care, IT, manufacturing and more from 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 25 at 5049 W. Harrison St. Reservations encouraged.

Community

Job seekers invited to career conference

By AustinTalks | January 17, 2017

BUILD is hosting the event 10 a.m. Jan. 21 at 5100 W. Harrison St. Register online today.

Community

Updating your skills: Success for Nancy at Greater West Town

By Ellen Lindsey | September 18, 2015

The next round of job training classes start next month.

Community

Career day big hit on Austin High School campus

By Erica Swinney | May 1, 2015

More than 100 professionals met April 30th with about 500 students from the three schools during the annual event.

News

After-school program kicks off new year

By Katie Kather | October 1, 2013

Exelon, ComEd and United Way of Metropolitan Chicago back the initiative, which is seeking more Austin students.

News

Fewer Austin residents claim unemployment

By Ellyn Fortino | August 24, 2012

Recent information shows the rate has dropped, leaving some to believe the economy is getting better but others say it’s down because people have exhausted their benefits.

Opinion

Because I said so

By John W. Fountain III | August 22, 2012

Columnist John W. Fountain III writes about dreaming and his desire to get more out of an adult world that can cultivate mediocrity and redundancy.

Community

Austin girls learn to be leaders

By AustinTalks | August 13, 2012

They ended the summer program that provided cultural, career-building and community service experiences with a Rites of Passage celebration Aug. 4.

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  • Arts center celebrates Black youth with new mural 

    By Francia Garcia Hernandez Chicago artist Barrett Keithley stood with open arms before young elementary and middle school students from Catalyst Circle Rock last week. Behind him, glimpses of colorful patterns and musical notes caught the students’ eyes, awaiting to see Keithley’s work.

  • Still time to run or walk in Saturday’s 5K

    The eighth annual Austin P.O.W.E.R. 5K will kick off Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. in the heart of Austin - at the corner of Chicago and Mayfield avenues. It's not too late to sign up; the cost is $45 per walker/runner.

  • Food delivery service for Austin residents with disabilities extended

    By Francia Garcia Hernandez A city program that delivers food to people with disabilities in Austin has been extended six more months. The city pilot program, launched in February to improve food access for 100 people facing food insecurity, was given funding by the Greater Chicago Food Depository.

  • Diaster recovery centers open in Austin

    FEMA disaster recovery centers opened Aug. 29 in two Austin locations and two other sites in Cook County.

  • West Siders affected by summer flooding can apply for grants, loans from FEMA

    Federal funding is now available to West Side residents and others living in Cook County who have been impacted by flooding that happened earlier this summer, President Joe Biden announced this week. Austin residents are still recovering from record-setting rain and storms that caused devastating flooding in the Chicago area from June 29 to July 2.

  • Rep. Ford pushes overdose prevention sites for Chicago

    By Francia Garcia Hernandez A dozen medical experts, outreach workers and advocates joined state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford last week in his push to open a pilot overdose prevention site in Chicago, possibly on the West Side. Standing at the corner of West Van Buren Street and South Pulaski Road, one of many West Side areas with high overdose rates, Ford called for the public and lawmakers to support a bill that would allow the creation of overdose prevention sites in Chicago.

  • Free film and food!

  • New mural of U.S. Rep. Danny Davis unveiled at Safer Foundation

    A new 3,500-square-foot, 30-foot-high colorful representation of Congressman Danny Davis adorns the walls of the Safer Foundation building, 808 S. Kedzie Ave. in East Garfield Park.

  • Farmers market at Austin Town Hall kicks off

    Over 100 people stopped by Austin Town Hall, 5610 W. Lake St., last Thursday for its first day of the 2023 season. Five vendors sold their products, with many more vendors expected in coming weeks; the market will operate on Thursdays from 1 to 6 p.m. through Oct.

  • CPS launches waffles at breakfast for Austin HS students

    On a recent sunny Thursday morning, students lined up in the cafeteria to grab free waffles at Michele Clark Magnet High School before the school day started. The waffles are a new pilot program created by Chicago Public Schools to get more students to participate in school breakfast.

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