News
Homicides down in Austin in 2019
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Mirroring a trend across Chicago, Austin reported 10 fewer homicides in 2019. Forty-seven people were killed, down from 57 in 2018, according to the Chicago Sun-Times homicide tracker.
News
Decrease in Austin homicides credited to community involvement
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There have been fewer homicides so far this year, a drop Ald. Chris Taliaferro attributes to “hard” police work and community involvement. Some also credit the drop in killings to the community-building work groups like BUILD and the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago.
Austin Town Hall
County officials pledge $4 million to Austin, South Side for job training for youth
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South Shore, Back of the Yards also will receive money as government officials look to address unemployment, violence in Chicago.
News
Austin churches call for community-wide prayer
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Members of several Austin churches have been gathering at intersections throughout the neighborhood this summer to pray for an end to the violence.
Opinion
This isn’t the African-American dream
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Racism persists and is a problem for everyone, not just blacks, writes columnist John W. Fountain III.
Community
Ministers plan an hourlong prayer for 2012 murder victims
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A sea of red worn by church leaders and Chicagoans is expected to cover many of the West and South Side street corners.
News
The Black Star Project mourns for 108 Chicago youth killed in 2012
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The group is sending petitions to Washington, D.C., asking for greater resources to fund education, mentoring programs and provide economic alternatives to crime for young people in the community.
News
Austin’s new police commander, community plan to take back five crime hotspots
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Identified areas of high-crime will receive greater police attention and church groups, block club leaders, police and residents will picket the spots every Wednesday in June in an attempt to reduce violence.
News
Slain teen’s parents need your help
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Devin Dyer’s family is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in their 18-year-old son’s death.