Community
Westside Health Authority getting $300,000 grant
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State Rep. La Shawn Ford helped secure the funding, which will be used to provide crisis intervention to North Austin residents with critical health needs.
News
West Side turnout higher, while city-wide numbers down
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Voters cast their ballots in greater numbers than the last midterm election in 2010.
Opinion
New governor off to wrong start
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West Side advocate Valerie Leonard questions the lack of diversity on Bruce Rauner’s transition team.
News
Early voting for Nov. 4 election starts today
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Chicago residents may cast their ballots the next few weeks in one of 51 sites.
News
Divvy coming to Austin in 2015
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Chicago’s 1-year-old bike-sharing program will be expanding to the West Side.
Community
New state law should make it easier for felons to get work
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Some companies are now joining the state of Illinois in removing the box on employment applications that asks job seekers whether they have a criminal record.
Community
Take part in town hall on restorative justice
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Rep. La Shawn K. Ford will chair Tuesday morning’s hearing, which will focus on recent reports of sexual abuse in state juvenile facilities.
News
Circle Family Healthcare Network a victim of state’s financial problems
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Experts and political leaders say the state’s huge backlog of unpaid bills is hurting the neediest residents of Illinois and demands a permanent solution.
Opinion
Now is the time for an Illinois Education Facilities Planning Board
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Valerie Leonard says the state should create a planning board to regulate the development and expansion of schools in Illinois.
Community
First vote passed to give CPS more time to announce school changes
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Despite protests by Chicagoans who travelled to Springfield to make their voices heard, the measure was approved by the Illinois House Executive Committee. The House and Senate will still have to vote before it can be signed into law by Gov. Pat Quinn.