News
Homicides are up in Austin
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Deaths for the first half of the year are down citywide, according to RedEye. The Chicago Reader analyzes gun registrations.
Opinion
Residents and police need to work together
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One local woman observes stark differences between citizen and aldermanic involvement of two Chicago neighborhoods – Austin and Hyde Park/Kenwood/Oakland.
News
Chicago’s top cop talks crime
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Austin residents packed a meeting room earlier this week to hear Garry McCarthy’s take on fighting crime.
News
Hundreds stand in unity on Madison
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This year’s 100 Blocks & 100 Churches ended a month of prayer with a unity chain as West Side residents continue their fight against violence.
Community
Join unity chain tonight along Madison Avenue
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The 15th and 11th Police Districts host their 2nd annual 100 blocks/100 churches grand finale from 6 to 7. The unity chain comes at the end of a month of prayer and speaking out against violence on the West Side.
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
Community gears up for summer – and uptick in crime
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Starting tonight, residents in the 11th and 15th Police Districts will stand on street corners in June as part of the 100 Blocks & 100 Churches initiative.
News
More police to be deployed in Austin
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It’s not clear how many new officers will be assigned to the West Side starting Sunday.
Community
Officers celebrated at local event
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More than 60 officers participated in the 1st annual day of appreciation for Chicago Police Department’s 15th District.
News
New evidence uncovered in Yasmin Acree’s disappearance
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In a front-page story today, the Chicago Tribune reports it found the missing 15-year-old’s journal, which mentions a rape suspect who lived in the same building as Acree before she vanished.