News
Elected official wants deputies to help police West Side
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Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin says Austin has been neglected by the city and plans a May 2nd community meeting to discuss the violence.
Opinion
Take action for a safer community
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Rickie P. Brown Sr., president of the West Side Historical Society, says the National Guard is not the answer to stopping violence; it’s up to residents and leaders to make changes to restore order and improve the quality of life for citizens.
Opinion
Send in the troops
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With police officers the intended targets of criminals and the department stretched thin, John W. Fountain III revisits a suggestion made by an Austin politician.
News
Austin residents say they don’t want the National Guard’s help
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Instead, they pleaded for more jobs at a meeting Rep. La Shawn Ford held Monday night to discuss ways to reduce violence this summer.