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In the wake of last weekend’s torrential rain that flooded hundreds of basements on Chicago’s West Side, state Rep. La Shawn Ford is urging ComEd and People’s Gas to temporarily stop utility shutoffs of those affected by the storms and also offer assistance.
ComEd’s CONSTRUCT Infrastructure Academy recently graduated 92 West Side residents, including 10 from Austin. Applications are now being accepted for the next round.
The tree displayed outside the 15th District police station at 5701 W. Madison St. was donated by ComEd after a city forester noticed several spruces planted a few miles away on the utility’s property. The tree that was donated was growing too close to power lines and could have at some point caused power disruptions.
The Citizens Utility Board will help residents analyze their electric, gas and phone bills from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 7 at Greater St. John Bible Church, 1256 N. Waller Ave.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. (Tau Gamma Omega chapter) is putting on the six-hour event, which will include presentations, prizes and health screenings.
Exelon, ComEd and United Way of Metropolitan Chicago back the initiative, which is seeking more Austin students.
Eligible residents can receive help through CEDA’s winter heating season program or from ComEd’s hardship fund.
The National Volunteer Week event was part of the company’s ongoing involvement with students who participate in the Stay in School Initiative.
The program was part of National Volunteer Week and included Austin’s Frederick Douglass Academy.
The April 21 event, hosted by Ald. Deborah Graham and the 15th District Chicago Police Department, will begin at 10 a.m. at the corner of Laramie Avenue and Adams Street