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Learn why redistricting matters to you and the West Side

By AustinTalks | May 3, 2022

The South Austin Neighborhood Association is hosting an event May 4th for residents to learn more about redistricting and how it affects political power.

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CPS announces “Who’s Running For My LSC” app

By AustinTalks | April 16, 2012

The interactive map allows users to see candidates who will appear on the ballots Wednesday and Thursday.

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Web-based apps simplify access to government data

By Ellyn Fortino | April 5, 2012

Designed by members of the Meetup group, Open Government Chicago, the apps help citizens with tasks such as seeing if potholes have been reported and locating their child’s CPS tier.

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Ald. Ervin announces small business grant program expansion on the West Side

By AustinTalks | March 27, 2012

The 28th Ward alderman will hold a town hall meeting Wednesday at 9 a.m.

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Check out Chicago ClearStreets

By AustinTalks | January 20, 2012

This new plow tracker map shows you which streets have been cleared and when.

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Public hearings scheduled for new Chicago City Council map

By AustinTalks | January 10, 2012

Chicagoans can weigh in Wednesday at two sites.

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Group urges City Council to vote against remap that reduces black wards

By AustinTalks | December 8, 2011

Census data shows a drop in the African-American population, which could result in fewer black majority wards.

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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.

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Most TIF money since 2000 went to companies, nonprofits in the heart of Chicago

By AustinTalks | March 1, 2011

Tax increment financing of private-sector projects bypassed parts of the West and South Sides, though some funding was approved for Austin.

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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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