News
Rev. Flowers laid to rest
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State Rep. La Shawn Ford, Rev. Ira Acree and others mourn the lost of the longtime West Side leader.
News
At Peace Tournament, mayor, West Side aldermen call for more activities for Austin youth
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The Nov. 17 basketball game, sponsored by NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas and CeaseFire, brought together rival gang members with the hope of ending conflict on the streets.
News
Chandler in, Dixon out in the 24th Ward
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The former three-term alderman will return to the Chicago City Council in mid-May, along with many other new members.
Opinion
One Austin resident’s picks for the election
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See who Dwayne Truss think you should support Feb. 22.
Opinion
Austin and Tinky weigh in on the mayoral race
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Here’s our last installment of Austin and Tinky:
Community
Host an election party
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The Center for Neighborhood Technology will help local residents who want to host election parties to discuss being green and learn where the candidates for mayor and Chicago City Council stand on sustainability.
Opinion
The West Side is all over the news
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Longtime organizer Bob Vondrasek will be honored this weekend for his three decades of work in Austin. And Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell wonders why people won’t rally behind U.S. Rep. Danny Davis for mayor.
Opinion
Will the West Side be part of the “new Chicago?”
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Rev. Marshall Hatch writes in this week’s Austin Weekly News that residents must get involved and demand much from Chicago’s next mayor.
News
Chicago Coalition for Mayor announces two candidates still in the running for its support
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Carol Moseley Braun and Larry Rogers will meet with the coalition, which will then decide which candidate to back in the Feb. 22nd election.
News
Chicago Coalition for Mayor unveils its list of four finalists
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Former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun, Congressman Danny Davis, Rev. and Sen. James Meeks and Commissioner Larry Rogers will be interviewed again before the coalition decides which person to back in the Feb. 22, 2011, election to replace retiring Mayor Richard Daley.