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West Side engineers honored

By Ellyn Fortino | July 30, 2012

The students and recent graduates received cash awards from the Chicago Engineers’ Foundation of the Union League of Chicago.

Community

Getting a job is possible: Take Marion, for example

By Ellen Lindsey | June 7, 2012

The Greater West Town Woodworkers Training Program invites other local residents to participate.

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Spend spring break at the Austin YMCA for Youth Empowerment Week

By Ellyn Fortino | March 29, 2012

The S.W.A.G., or Stand up, Win and Achieve your Goals program will offer different workshops for teens and young adults that focus on career preparation, healthy living and violence prevention.

Community

Austin Polytech announces new course for manufacturing robotic surgical equipment

By AustinTalks | March 15, 2012

The partnership with Matrix Tooling, Inc. & Matrix Plastic Products is in line with the West Side school’s mission to provide students opportunities that prepare them for careers in cutting-edge technologies.

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Emanuel’s economic development plan to create jobs, fix roads on West Side

By Ellyn Fortino | March 12, 2012

Investments in manufacturing and improvements in infrastructure are outlined in the 64-page report released last month.

Community

Austin school honors Chicagoland manufacturers in unique private-public partnership

By AustinTalks | February 3, 2012

Contributions made by companies and organizations have provided students significant career exposure including nationally-recognized industry credentials, internships and paid positions.

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Austin school celebrates career day

By Ashlee Rezin | November 14, 2011

Students at Catalyst Circle Rock Charter School heard success stories from more than 10 business leaders.

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  • Expungement, record sealing event helps West Siders get jobs after leaving prison

    Austin resident Anthony Jefferson has been working over the past six years to expunge his criminal record. With help from the Monroe Foundation, he's moving toward the clean slate he wants to achieve to secure employment.

  • Get free groceries, other help from these Austin groups

    On a recent Thursday, volunteers from What About Us Charitable Enterprises spent the morning filling dozens of grocery bags with fresh food and staples that soon filled the arms of West Side residents in need. Dorin “Pastor Mac” McIntyre, executive director and co-founder of What About Us Charitable Enterprises and pastor of Mount Olivet Missionary Baptist Church, is one of many helping Austin residents struggling with food insecurity.

  • 29th Ward residents invited to holiday events on Tuesday

  • 29th Ward residents invited to propose how to spend $450,000

    Austin residents are invited to participate in this year's participatory budgeting cycle. The annual process lets ward residents ages 14 and up decide how to spend a portion of the aldermanic menu money.

  • Forty Acres Fresh Market marks important moment this week in bringing store to Austin

    Austin moves one step closer this week to getting a new grocery store with the groundbreaking of Forty Acres Fresh Market in the heart of the Soul City Corridor. Another effort to expand food offerings on the West Side continues with the Austin Community Food Co-op, which held a virtual info session last week on its efforts to bring a grocery store to the area.

  • Healing in nature workshop set for Saturday

    The Westside Cultural Alliance continues its "See, Feel and Heal" nature series Saturday at Garfield Park Nature Area, 100 N. Central Park with a workshop on making memory boxes. The workshop sessions focus on art and nature as vehicles of healing through art therapy, which provides wholistic healing for the body, mind and spirit.

  • Illinois residents can apply for help with paying gas, electric bills

    Applications are now open for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for qualified residential customers who are over the age of 60, have a disability or have children under the age of 6 to receive financial assistance to pay their energy bills. LIHEAP is a federally funded bill payment assistance program that helps low- and fixed-income families pay their utility during the winter heating season.

  • West Siders turn out for chili cook off in Austin’s Soul City

    Over a dozen local chefs competed in the second annual "It’s Getting Chili in Soul City" event on Saturday. A team of five who make up the Austin African American Business Networking Association board – Malcolm Crawford, Shirley Fields, Sharmine Rickett, Ronald Smith and Marshawn Felton – created the chili contest last year.

  • Chicago Marathon runner raises money for West Side girls

    Over the last 20 years, Ashley Graham has run 56 marathons - including the Chicago Marathon five times. Several of those marathons she raised money for charity - and this year was no different.

  • Stop by Austin farmers market this week

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