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Mayor Rahm Emanuel

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Outgoing alderman named to mayor’s transition team

By AustinTalks | April 16, 2015

Ald. Deborah Graham, who lost her 29th Ward seat in the April 7th runoff, is one of about a dozen people serving on the special committee.

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29th Ward hopefuls square off in heated forum

By Terry Dean | January 27, 2015

Incumbent Ald. Deborah Graham was center of attacks by rivals; she faces seven challenges Feb. 24.

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No response from Ald. Mitts to debate request

By Reema Amin | January 16, 2015

The longtime alderman faces three challengers in the Feb. 24 city election.

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Potholes another speed bump in quest to improve Austin

By Christa Smith | March 28, 2014

One West Side nonprofit plans to fill some potholes on its own as city crews continue to work on the damaged roads.

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Boykin wins Cook County Board primary

By Reema Amin | March 19, 2014

The former chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Danny Davis won a close race Tuesday, beating a field of four other candidates seeking the Democratic nomination.

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Key endorsements boost candidate in final weeks of Cook County Board race

By Barb Iverson | March 15, 2014

Attorney Blake Sercye is one of the front runners in the 1st District commissioner race.

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The self-proclaimed true independent

By Christa Smith | March 11, 2014

Ronald Lawless hopes the second time is the charm in his race to be the next commissioner of Cook County’s 1st District.

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Family of man killed in Austin plans to resubmit evidence

By Christa Smith | February 25, 2014

Lawyers for Freddie Wilson’s five children want more answers from the Independent Police Review Authority. The Chicago City Council recently approved a $4.5 million settlement.

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Ministers put focus on West Side

By AustinTalks | October 14, 2013

Several pastors met late last week to discuss how to press City Hall to do more for Austin.

Community

Community celebrates Columbus Park’s new fields

By Ald. Deborah Graham | October 12, 2013

About $3.5 million in state, city and other local funds were used to upgrade the park.

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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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