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Public urged to attend community justice symposium Saturday

By AustinTalks | August 4, 2017

State Rep. Camille Lilly and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx are hosting the Aug. 5 event from 10 a.m. to noon at the Austin Public Library, 5615 West Race. They will lead a discussion on gun violence and policing.

Opinion

I will keep their names on my lips

By John W. Fountain III | September 10, 2015

Columnist John W. Fountain III says he – and we – must continue to fight racial injustice.

Opinion

This isn’t the African-American dream

By John W. Fountain III | June 23, 2015

Racism persists and is a problem for everyone, not just blacks, writes columnist John W. Fountain III.

Community

Attend restoring justice summit Saturday

By AustinTalks | April 6, 2015

The event, sponsored by state Rep. La Shawn Ford, the Wiley Resource Center and John Marshall Law School, will be held April 11.

Community

Juvenile justice workshop held tonight

By AustinTalks | August 11, 2014

The free event will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Austin branch of the Chicago Public Library, 5416 W. Race St.

Opinion

A history merely repeating itself

By John W. Fountain III | July 16, 2013

The Trayvon Martin case doesn’t surprise, but it wounds, writes commentator John W. Fountain III.

News

Youth organizations demand alternatives to juvenile detention centers

By Nick Samuel | November 27, 2012

Elected officials joined the advocates at the Nov. 19 meeting at La Follette Park Field House to hear about the benefits of mentoring and youth councils.

Community

West Siders honored at Martin Luther King Jr. Day Awards Breakfast

By AustinTalks | January 20, 2012

The Leaders Network of Chicago recognized individuals for service and commitment to their community.

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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