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Black lawmakers push West Siders to take part in census

By Mateusz Janik | December 4, 2019

Traveling as part of the “Get Counted” bus tour, members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus made a stop at MacArthur’s Restaurant to unveil a new partnership they hope will help hard-to-count areas such as Austin get an accurate count in next year’s census. The data collected every decade determines the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives and is also used to distribute billions in federal funds to local communities.

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.

Opinion

Think twice before categorizing criminals who use guns as domestic terrorists

By Dwayne Truss | July 5, 2015

A longtime Austin resident says using such a label will only hurt communities like Austin; the answer lies elsewhere.

Opinion

Redistricting of Cook County board to be determined in coming weeks

By Valerie Leonard | May 11, 2012

An alliance makes the case to keep North Lawndale together, as officials work on a new map that will be unveiled later this month.

Community

Group urges City Council to vote against remap that reduces black wards

By AustinTalks | December 8, 2011

Census data shows a drop in the African-American population, which could result in fewer black majority wards.

News

Black aldermen propose new ward boundaries

By Sarah Ostman | October 5, 2011

The shrinking African-American population has leaders looking for ways to save political strength

News

Austin population drops by thousands

By Austin Weekly News | January 10, 2011

New figures from the 2010 Census show that while Austin remains the largest of Chicago’s 77 neighborhoods, it has just over 100,000 residents.

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