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Hundreds of residents are expected to gather from 6 to 7 p.m. at corners across the West Side to take a stand against violence. Every Wednesday night in June, the community comes together in fellowship and solidarity. Watch our video story.
Three Austin residents who’ve served their West Side community for decades are among those being honored Saturday by Mayor Daley.
Every Wednesday night in June, residents will stand on corners throughout the West Side neighborhood to show they care about the community and want to be safe.
Friends and relatives go door-to-door hoping to find someone who will help solve the murder of Samuel Elam-Thomas.
The program will help residents of both communities fight crime. The office, located on Chicago Avenue near Austin Boulevard, opens in July.
Austin needs more than just one meeting to make the West Side neighborhood safe, says one AustinTalks commentator.
Instead, they pleaded for more jobs at a meeting Rep. La Shawn Ford held Monday night to discuss ways to reduce violence this summer.
One man has a change of heart over whether the National Guard should help keep peace in the city.
Read about one Austin man’s cause for concern as warm weather returns, and tell us what you think.
Ald. Emma Mitts (37th) says she isn’t upset Mayor Daley didn’t select her as chairman of the Chicago City Council’s Police and Fire Committee, which is one of the more powerful committees of the Chicago City Council. Daley instead tapped Ald. Anthony Beale (9th) to head that committee, but Mitts didn’t come out empty handed. Daley picked her as the new chairwoman of the council’s Landmarks Committee, which Beale is leaving.