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The non-profit has more than 20 full- and part-time positions in violence intervention, youth enrichment, community wellness and other areas. Stop by Bethel New Life , 1140 N. Lamon Ave., on Nov. 10 from 12 to 5 p.m.
Applications are being accepted for One Summer Chicago. The deadline for Chicagoans ages 16 to 24 to apply for one of the thousands of opening is June 10.
Young people ages 14 to 24 learned how to apply for work through the One Summer Chicago program at a job fair held last week at La Follette Park.
The free event will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. April 21 at La Follette Park.
The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 13 at the Westside Justice Center, 601 S. California Ave. Free fingerprinting services to obtain rap sheets will be available to the first 50 people.
Uncle Remus will reopen at 5611 W. Madison St. on April 12. The business received a $160,000 grant from INVEST South/West, a community improvement initiative under Mayor Lori Lightfoot that targets Austin and several other West and South side neighborhoods.
The Chicago Park District is hiring Chicago residents 16 years and older to work as lifeguards, rec leaders and more. The 15th Police District, 5701 W. Madison St., will host the event from 5 to 7 p.m. March 3.
Members of The Leaders Network say changes to Illinois’ recreational cannabis law are overdue – and must ensure Black and Brown business owners will be awarded lucrative dispensary licenses that so far have gone only to whites.
ComEd’s CONSTRUCT Infrastructure Academy recently graduated 92 West Side residents, including 10 from Austin. Applications are now being accepted for the next round.
Austin United Alliance, the group the city of Chicago recently picked to develop the former bank building at the corner of Laramie and Chicago, briefed members of the Austin African American Business Networking Association about the nearly $40 million project.