News
Street lights in some parts of Austin keep going out
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Residents should let Ald. Deborah Graham know what ward improvements they’d like for 2011.
News
State lawmakers expect busy spring
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AustinTalks talked with Sens. Don Harmon and Kimberly Lightford, and Reps. Camille Lilly and La Shawn Ford about what they think will happen this month as the Illinois General Assembly returns to Springfield for the veto session.
News
Political hopefuls gear up for alderman race in the 29th Ward
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With the Nov. 2nd election over, attention now turns to the Feb. 22nd ballot. Candidates have to turn in their petitions to the Chicago Board of Elections between Nov. 15 and Nov. 22.
News
Should you get a water meter?
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Over the last week, the Chicago Sun-Times has published several stories detailing the disparity in the way the city’s water-billing system works. See how much West Side aldermen pay for their water.
News
West Side pastor says next mayor should serve community, not special interests
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Read what one local minister told our partners at the Austin Weekly News about Mayor Daley deciding to retire next year.
News
New state legislator will be unopposed on Nov. 2 ballot
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Rep. Camille Lilly will face no opposition in her first election for House District 78.
Opinion
Send in the troops
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With police officers the intended targets of criminals and the department stretched thin, John W. Fountain III revisits a suggestion made by an Austin politician.
News
Austin’s new alderman wants to bring more businesses to the West Side
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Ald. Deborah Graham says she’s also interested in improving the physical health of the community and exploring ways to fund projects in the 29th Ward using TIF money. Graham says her experience as a state lawmaker will help her put a much-needed spotlight on Austin.
News
Bank officials attend lively town hall meeting on foreclosure
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West Side residents pushed US Bank to set up a fund to deal with the growing problem, but officials say they can’t promise $25 million right now.
News
Elected officials take a foreclosure tour in Austin
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The West Side community is invited to a town hall meeting tonight at 6:30 at Hope Community Church to disclose the growing problem of abandoned and boarded-up houses.