guns
Nearly 100 weapons collected at Austin gun turn-in event
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Saturday’s event at Hope Community Church netted 65 firearms. So far this year, 458 weapons have been collected in this way by the Chicago Police Department.
peace
West Side residents to stand once again on Austin corners
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Young and old are encouraged to unite against violence and crime by joining forces tonight, June 22nd from 6 to 7 p.m. – and on Wednesdays throughout July.
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Rally gets residents ready for 5K walk/run
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Early registration for the late September event ends Aug. 15.
Community
Hoops competition this weekend in Austin
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The single-elimination tournament will be held at noon Saturday, Dec. 28th at Rising Sun Baptist Church. It’s sponsored by the Austin Dream Makers mentoring program, a collaboration of six West Side churches.
Community
Austin celebrates Ed Bailey-Leola Spann Community Garden
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The official dedication Sept. 8 brought a crowd including representatives from various sponsoring businesses and organizations, state Rep. Camille Lilly and Ald. Deborah Graham.
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Pantry offers food and hope
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Austin residents who live in the 60644 and 60651 zip codes can pick up food every Saturday at Hope Community Church. A mobile food truck visits the second Thursday of the month.
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Austin church doing work one block at a time
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More than 100 members of Hope Community Church have helped residents within a 23-block radius of the West Side church.