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Westside Black elected officials show support for Loretto Hospital

By Shelby E. Hawkins | March 29, 2021

Several lawmakers held a press conference Saturday to voice support for the beleaguered hospital for the way it has distributed some of its COVID-19 vaccine supply.

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Another West Side pharmacy to close

By Abby Lee Hood | March 2, 2017

Elected officials decry the closure and local residents say more investment needed in Austin.

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Federal officials investigating check given to West Side alderman

By AustinTalks | May 27, 2016

Jason Ervin, who represents the 28th Ward in the Chicago City Council, was not available for comment, but a spokesman confirmed the elected official is “Individual A” named in a criminal complaint filed against Franshuan Myles of Divine Praise Inc.

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West Side leaders call for calm with release of police shooting video

By Terry Dean | November 24, 2015

Elected officials, clergy urge residents to peacefully protest and avoid violence after they see the footage of Laquan McDonald’s death.

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Austin aldermen split on new city budget

By Terry Dean | October 29, 2015

Jason Ervin and Chris Taliaferro rejected the spending plan, while Emma Mitts and Michael Scott supported it.

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West Side aldermen join call to oust police chief

By AustinTalks | October 7, 2015

The Chicago City Council’s Black Caucus wants Mayor Rahm Emanuel to fire Superintendent Garry McCarthy.

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Austin youth center hosts open house

By Katie Kather | June 20, 2013

The 11-year-old program has been a haven for many, including Sebastian Longstreet, who shared his story at last week’s event.

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Local youth direct a “community healing”

By Darryl Holliday | February 2, 2012

The Jan. 28 event included motivational speeches and performances to celebrate the student’s efforts to address issues young people face.

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West Side congressman has to pay election fines

By AustinTalks | December 12, 2011

U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis and other candidates running for election must settle up if they want their names to appear on the March 20th ballot.

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Elected officials rally to save West Side post offices

By AustinTalks | August 22, 2011

Ald. Jason Ervin and state Sen. Annazette Collins will hold a rally today at 9 a.m. outside one of the targeted sites, the Mary Alice Henry Post Office at 4222 W. Madison St.

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  • 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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