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Criminal justice forum held Thursday night

By AustinTalks | February 11, 2021

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will hold a virtual forum on criminal justice at 7 p.m. Feb. 11. The panel will include state Rep. La Shawn Ford.

Community

Spend Monday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with day of service

By AustinTalks | January 16, 2017

First Defense Legal Aid and the Chicago Westside Branch of the NAACP invite youth and families to the West Side Justice Center, 601 S. California, from 1 to 7:30 p.m.

BUILD

“Endangered population” tour comes to Austin tonight

By AustinTalks | September 20, 2016

Share your thoughts on what needs to be done to strengthen the West Side and other communities of color.

News

Westside NAACP wants say in mayor’s new civilian police review agency

By Terry Dean | September 1, 2016

The civil rights group and 29th Ward Ald. Chris Taliaferro say a vote should not be rushed on the proposal to replace the troubled disciplinary body.

Chicago Police Department

Town hall on monitoring the police

By AustinTalks | March 4, 2016

Legal avenues to increase civilian oversight of the Chicago Police Department will be discussed at the NAACP-sponsored event March 8 at Jensen Elementary, 3030 W. Harrison.

Community

Lawmakers to discuss whether CPS should have an elected school board

By AustinTalks | November 5, 2015

The Chicago Westside branch of the NAACP is hosting the event Nov. 7 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the University of Illinois-Chicago.

Community

Free legal assistance

By AustinTalks | October 14, 2015

The Westside Chicago chapter of the NAACP and the Cook County Bar Association are sponsoring the event Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.

News

Summit offers solutions for criminal justice reform

By T.J. Kremer III | April 20, 2015

State Rep. La Shawn Ford organized the event, which brought together ex-offenders, officials, lawyers and concerned citizens.

Community

Find out where the candidates stand

By AustinTalks | March 6, 2015

The Westside chapter of the NAACP is sponsoring forums March 26 for the 29th Ward and April 2 for the 37th Ward.

News

37th Ward hopefuls discuss crime, education

By Terry Dean | January 31, 2015

While three candidates appeared at the event, Ald. Emma Mitts missed Thursday night’s forum.

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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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