Community
Meet and greet for 15th District police commander Wednesday
|
State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford is encouraging residents to attend the 9:30 a.m. Aug. 22 event for Barbara West at his office, 5104 W. Chicago Ave.
Opinion
Take action for a safer community
|
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.
News
National Night Out at Levine Park
|
The Aug. 7 event brought hundreds of West Siders out to discuss ways to prevent crime and drugs in the community with activities for all to enjoy.
News
Fate of police deployment, 911 responsiveness lawsuit uncertain
|
A Cook County judge hear arguments last month in the lawsuit filed by the Illinois ACLU and Central Austin Neighborhood Association seeking the city to change the way it deploys police officers.
News
Austin homicides climb to 20 so far this year
|
Arrests have been made in just two of the West Side Chicago community’s cases, with gunshots being the number one cause of the violent deaths.
Community
Pastors discuss and develop strategies to reduce city violence
|
Tuesday’s emergency meeting allowed the faith leaders to talk about issues contributing to the problems and consider changes and resources that could help curb the violence.
News
Austin’s new police commander, community plan to take back five crime hotspots
|
Identified areas of high-crime will receive greater police attention and church groups, block club leaders, police and residents will picket the spots every Wednesday in June in an attempt to reduce violence.
News
Police response slow in Austin compared to Near North neighborhoods
|
Data showing inequities in the number of police dispatched prompted a lawsuit against the city, but residents have not seen improvements.
News
The Rev. Ira Acree calls for restoration of law that would help report black missing children
|
The Minority Tax Certificate program fostered diversity in media by providing incentives that increased black ownership of radio and TV stations.
Opinion
Let’s take back our streets
|
James Deanes asks why young people are allowed to loiter and urges residents to take a stand against it.