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resource fair

What can government do for you?

By AustinTalks | May 16, 2017

Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin invites residents, other stakeholders to a resource fair May 20 at Austin Town Hall.

Community

Community discussion this weekend

By AustinTalks | January 18, 2017

Enjoy a free hot breakfast while discussing priorities for Cook County in 2017 with Commissioner Richard Boykin.

Community

Learn about your government

By AustinTalks | May 27, 2015

The youth and law project of the Wiley Resource Center hosts a weekly one-hour event every Saturday at 11 a.m. at 4540 W. Washington Blvd.

Community

Join the cultural conversation at the Austin Town Hall Park

By AustinTalks | March 9, 2012

The March 15 meeting is a series of events being held throughout the city to share stories and ideas about arts and culture in Chicago neighborhoods.

Opinion

Just say no to free turkey

By Ron Reid | November 11, 2011

Austin man urges residents to take a stand against free birds fueling political power.

News

Youth gear up for trip to Washington, D.C.

By Michael Sandler | July 8, 2011

Seven Chicago area teens will travel to the nation’s capital to advocate for changes in education policy as part of World Vision’s Youth Empowerment Project.

Opinion

Let freedom ring

By Rep. La Shawn Ford | July 4, 2011

State Rep. La Shawn Ford wants independence – and jobs – for all.

Community

Paid internship available this summer with Ald. Ervin

By AustinTalks | May 28, 2011

The deadline is May 30 for college students to apply for the 10-week position.

News

Free citizen watchdog training in Austin

By Better Government Association | November 23, 2010

Learn how to keep an eye on government and make it work for you. The first session will be held Nov. 29th and the second session will be Dec. 6th.

News

  • 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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