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Opinion

Congressman Davis backs state lawmakers’ vote on mandatory minimum bill

By Rep. Danny Davis | November 13, 2013

The earliest the legislation could be considered by the Illinois General Assembly is in January.

News

Austin legislator says getting laws passed to help the West Side may prove difficult

By Reema Amin | November 7, 2012

Rep. La Shawn Ford will push for legislation to help ex-offenders and get an elected school board, but winning approval of these measures will be challenging even with a Democrat-controlled legislature.

Community

Public hearing on school actions set for Thursday

By AustinTalks | November 30, 2011

The Illinois General Assembly’s Chicago Educational Facilities Task Force is holding the Dec. 1 meeting to examine whether CPS’ decisions comply with the new reform law.

News

Austin lawmaker leaves today for Cuba

By Rep. La Shawn Ford | September 6, 2011

Rep. La Shawn K. Ford is one of six legislators making the trip with the aim of increasing Illinois exports.

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Controversy erupts over who should get credit for education reform law

By AustinTalks | July 14, 2011

The head of Stand for Children takes credit for getting the legislation passed, causing lawmakers and other lobbying groups to cry foul.

Community

Check out the Illinois Senate’s plan to redraw political boundaries

By AustinTalks | May 19, 2011

The redistricting map can now be viewed online, and two hearings to discuss the proposal have been set for this weekend and early next week.

News

Legislative panel begins work on state contractors

By Sen. Don Harmon | May 5, 2011

The Illinois Senate Committee on Procurement held its first hearing Tuesday.

News

Find out how your state lawmakers voted

By Deborah Kadin | January 17, 2011

The Illinois General Assembly passed major legislation raising the state’s income tax, abolishing the death penalty and limiting free rides for seniors on the CTA.

Opinion

The billionaire boys club and public education

By AustinTalks | January 6, 2011

Dwayne Truss urges West Side residents to stop the Illinois General Assembly from acting on a bill he says will hurt Austin schools. Attend an emergency meeting this Saturday at 10 a.m. at 5660 W. Madison St.

News

New state legislator will be unopposed on Nov. 2 ballot

By Deborah Kadin | August 26, 2010

Rep. Camille Lilly will face no opposition in her first election for House District 78.

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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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