Community
Free fitness classes this week at Chicago Park District facilities
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Work out for free at any of 71 park district fitness centers through Sunday, Jan. 7.
Community
Summer meals available for CPS students starting this week
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Free meals are available starting this week and running through early August at hundreds of locations across Chicago, including more than a dozen in Austin.
Community
Free food to be distributed Saturday
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Distribution will take place at 11 a.m. April 22 at Michele Clark High School, 5101 W. Harrison St.
Community
Free food on March 18
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Fresh fruits and vegetables will be distributed while supplies last from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 18 at the Legler Regional Library, 115 S. Pulaski Road. The next free produce market will be held April 15.
Community
New clinic to provide free dental care to underserved residents
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Appointments are being accepted online and by phone at the new clinic, which is located in the West Loop. To qualify, patients must be Illinois residents who are eligible for Medicaid, or who are uninsured with a household income that is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
back to school
Barbers providing free haircuts to hundreds of male students
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The group I Am A Gentleman will provide more than 500 haircuts to Chicago area males. The free haircuts will be given by appointment only on Mondays and Wednesdays through early September.
celebration
Celebrate Juneteenth
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There are a number of activities being held throughout Chicago’s West Side to mark Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.
Chicago Public Schools
Free meals available again at many West Side schools
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CPS will resume meal distribution Tuesday at more than 300 school sites – including about a dozen in Austin – after a temporary one-day suspension. No grab-and-go meal sites were open on Monday due to transportation and safety challenges that were anticipate for staff that hand out the meals. CTA buses and trains were shut down Sunday night and didn’t resume operating until Monday because of weekend looting across the city that followed peaceful protests over the police killing in Minnesota of George Floyd.
Community
Free legal advice available Saturday
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Attorneys will be taking calls from the public and offering legal advice from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 18. Calls will be accepted through the Chicago Bar Association’s “call a lawyer” program at (312) 554-2001.
Community
Work out for free this week at Chicago park facilities
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The Chicago Park District will offer free access to 69 fitness centers located in parks citywide, including Austin, and a free preview of over 25 fitness classes being offered during winter session. Free lap swim is also available at many citywide pools. Register online or sign in onsite.