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Austin, Oak Park residents come together for real talk about race, poverty
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The May 16th On The Table discussion, one of thousands organized by The Chicago Community Trust, was held at Columbus Park Refectory.
charity
CROP walk charity event draws more than 100
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Austin food pantries will receive a portion of money raised at the annual walkathon held earlier this week.
Austin
Austin, Oak Park residents invited to participate in “on the table” discussion
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Participants will discuss multiracial coalitions and racial integration at the free dinner May 16th at the Columbus Park Refectory.
Austin
Student play looks to cross Oak Park, Austin dividing line
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The production will be performed for the first time at the suburban high school March 17-20.
Austin Boulevard
New book sheds light on black history on Chicago’s West Side
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Recent resident Jeff Ferdinand has self-published “Austin Boulevard: The Invisible Line between Two Worlds,” which will be discussed later this month at a local library.
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West Side lawmakers put spotlight on state of education
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Parents and teachers from Chicago’s West Side and Oak Park attended a legislative forum last week at which funding and other issues were discussed.
Alan Taylor
Building bridges between Chicago’s West Side and Oak Park
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The senior minister of Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation urges residents living on both sides of Austin Boulevard to come together.
Community
State funds to be used to study possible improvements to North Avenue
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A $225,000 planning grant will focus on the stretch of road between Central and Oak Park avenues.
News
Divvy coming to Austin in 2015
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Chicago’s 1-year-old bike-sharing program will be expanding to the West Side.
News
Local church to host special dinner in May
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St. Catherine of Siena-St. Lucy in Oak Park will put on the event as part of The Chicago Community Trust’s On The Table project.