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Sign up today for city’s shared-cost sidewalk program

By AustinTalks | January 7, 2020

The application period is just one day – from 6 p.m. Jan. 7 through 5:59 a.m. Jan. 8. For more information, call 311 or go to www.311.chicago.gov.

Business

West Side residents help set guidelines for businesses at City Hall meeting

By Connor S. Carynski | June 20, 2018

Alleging that three businesses along the same strip of Madison Street in Austin neighborhood allow an environment of loitering, drug dealing, gambling and public indecency, community members met last week with city officials and the business owners to create a plan to resolve the issues.

budget

29th Ward residents, cast your votes now for 2018 community projects

By Xueer Zhang | November 8, 2017

Voting runs through Nov. 20th on five neighborhood projects on the list to be funded out of Ald. Chris Taliaferro’s $1.3 million “menu money” budget. This is the second year those living in the ward have been able to take part in “participatory budgeting.”

25th Police District

25th District hosts National Night Out event

By Terry Dean | August 7, 2017

Police, residents came together once again for their annual community block party held in Chicago and other U.S. cities every summer.

Community

Local residents, the police to join forces Tuesday night

By AustinTalks | August 1, 2017

The 25th District invites West Siders to National Night Out from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 1 at 5555 W. Grand Avenue. The annual event promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer, better places to live.

Community

Show your support for making Austin safer

By AustinTalks | June 28, 2017

Put on a red shirt and meet at 6 p.m. June 28 at Laramie and Adam. If you can’t make it this week, there are several other Wednesdays where the community will be gathering as part of 100 blocks/100 churches.

News

29th Ward residents offer ideas on neighborhood projects to be funded

By Xueer Zhang | June 20, 2017

Ald. Chris Taliaferro is collecting ideas about how to spend $500,000 of $1.3 million allocated to the ward in “menu money.”

Community

Boykin proposes free homes for teachers, police living in ‘endangered communities’

By Terry Dean | February 5, 2017

The Cook County commissioner plans to introduce the legislation Feb. 8th.

Community

Good neighbor campaign to meet Tuesday

By AustinTalks | November 13, 2016

Residents are invited to join neighborhood groups, local churches, elected officials and others working to support West Side youth at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at 5437 W. Division St.

Opinion

Some West Side teens have not explored much beyond their ‘hood

By AustinTalks | September 28, 2016

Al Raby High School student Kenneth Gordon shares his thoughts on visiting Downtown Chicago for the first time.

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