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Local residents invited to Christmas party

By AustinTalks | December 18, 2015

Congressman Danny Davis, Ald. Chris Taliaferro, Commissioner Richard Boykin and Sankofa Safe Child Initiative are hosting the Dec. 21 event at Columbus Park Field House.

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Residents want more state money for youth, other nonprofits

By Terry Dean | November 15, 2015

West Siders ask elected officials for help at U.S. Rep. Danny Davis’ recent town hall meeting.

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Head of Austin Chamber of Commerce mulling congressional bid

By AustinTalks | September 28, 2015

Amara Enyia has created an exploratory committee to consider whether to run for the 7th District seat now held by Rep. Danny Davis.

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Rep. Danny Davis announces his re-election bid

By AustinTalks | September 8, 2015

The 74-year-old congressman, first elected in 1996 to the U.S. House, says he’ll seek another two-year term.

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After victory party, real work in 29th Ward begins

By T.J. Kremer III | May 20, 2015

More than 100 people attended Ald. Chris Taliaferro’s reception hours after he’s sworn into the Chicago City Council.

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Emergency town hall meeting draws big crowd

By T.J. Kremer III | May 4, 2015

West Side residents and elected officials gathered Saturday to discuss combating gun violence.

Community

Time running out to sign up for Obamacare

By AustinTalks | February 4, 2015

Two events will be held this Saturday, Feb. 7, one at Sankofa Cultural Arts Center and the other at Loretto Hospital.

Community

West Side elected officials react to Ferguson

By AustinTalks | November 25, 2014

State Rep. La Shawn Ford and U.S. Congressman Danny K. Davis say relations between African-American communities and the police must improve, and there needs to be a true commitment to community policing.

Community

Reading initiative kicks off Thursday

By AustinTalks | August 13, 2014

Books will be given away at Congressman Danny Davis’ annual back-to-school picnic Saturday at Columbus Park.

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Cook County Board candidates discuss priorities

By Reema Amin | February 3, 2014

Four of the five candidates vying to replace 1st District Commissioner Earlean Collins discussed the issues Saturday.

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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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