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Seniors from Austin will be inducted into city’s Hall of Fame
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Three Austin residents who’ve served their West Side community for decades are among those being honored Saturday by Mayor Daley.
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Jazzy afternoon at Columbus Park
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From our partners at the Austin Weekly News, find out who was honored this year by the Austin Chamber of Commerce.
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New alderman holds open house in Austin
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Our partners at the Austin Weekly News stopped by Ald. Deborah Graham’s office. Another new official – state Rep. Camille Lilly – will host the community May 20th from 6 to 9 p.m. at Columbus Park Refectory.
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New state lawmaker’s appointment not a surprise to some
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Party insiders today chose hospital executive and chamber official Lilly Camille to be the next representative in Illinois House District 78. Lilly’s selection caused one of her six competitors to question how open the process was.
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Camille Lilly chosen next rep for Illinois House District 78
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The Loretto Hospital vice president and Austin Chamber of Commerce executive director succeeds Deborah Graham, who became 29th Ward alderman last month. Wednesday Journal Publisher, Dan Haley, had predicted earlier this week that Lilly had the inside track. Read more here from our partners at the Austin Weekly News. We’ll post our own story shortly.
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Seven apply to be next House District 78 rep
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Committeemen will interview the candidates April 24 as they decide who should replace Deborah Graham, who now represents Austin in the Chicago City Council.
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Time running out to represent the West Side in the Illinois House
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Today’s the deadline for applying to be the next representative in Illinois House District 78. Former lawmaker Deborah Graham resigned the seat last month after being appointed alderman in Austin’s 29th Ward.
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Rep. Graham will help select her replacement in Illinois House
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State Rep. Deborah Graham (D-Oak Park), who will be sworn in Friday morning as the next 29th Ward alderman, will help choose her replacement in the Illinois House. The four-term state representative will be one of seven elected Democratic Party officials who will interview and select who will represent the state’s 78th District, which includes some of the west suburbs and parts of Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, and be the Democratic nominee for that seat in the November general election. Graham’s replacement must be named 30 days from the date she steps down from the Illinois General Assembly. Having a successor in place will be important as lawmakers could be preparing to cast votes on critical matters such as the state budget and a possible tax hike. Graham is participating in the process as the committeeman from the 29th Ward.