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New Austin community hub celebrated
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BUILD Chicago’s new 10,000-square-foot campus will be officially open to the public in May, with youth programs starting this month. The hub is located at BUILD’s Austin site at 5100 W. Harrison St.
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Black lawmakers push West Siders to take part in census
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Traveling as part of the “Get Counted” bus tour, members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus made a stop at MacArthur’s Restaurant to unveil a new partnership they hope will help hard-to-count areas such as Austin get an accurate count in next year’s census. The data collected every decade determines the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives and is also used to distribute billions in federal funds to local communities.
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West Side lawmakers put spotlight on state of education
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Parents and teachers from Chicago’s West Side and Oak Park attended a legislative forum last week at which funding and other issues were discussed.
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One and all invited to back-to-school celebration this weekend
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Sen. Kimberly Lightford hosts the July 31st event at Brookfield Zoo. Registration from 1 to 2 p.m.
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Back to school event at Brookfield Zoo
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Sen. Kimberly Lightford hosts her annual gathering Sunday, July 26.
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Rally spoiled by budget veto
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State Democratic lawmakers say they’ll fight Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed cuts and remain hopeful a new spending plan will be approved this week.
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Local politicians urge new governor to help Austin
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Bruce Rauner should focus on job creation and improving education on the West Side, they say.
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Plenty of debate, few solutions at town hall
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Community comes together to discuss plans to move forward in 2015
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Activist urges politicians to choose Blake Seryce
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Jim Allen wants the Austin resident and lawyer to replace state Rep. Derrick Smith, who was convicted Tuesday of bribery and will lose his seat in the Illinois House.
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Austin legislator says getting laws passed to help the West Side may prove difficult
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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.