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West Side local school council members gather

By Katie Kather | October 16, 2013

Rep. La Shawn Ford tells members that if they unite, education on the West Side can improve.

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Emmet Elementary parents accuse administrator of misconduct

By Ellyn Fortino | July 11, 2012

Chicago Public Schools won’t confirm the details of their investigation, but an official says the district is looking into allegations made against the assistant principal.

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Few parents running for Douglass High School LSC

By Ellyn Fortino | April 14, 2012

Current members worry there aren’t enough parents involved to assist with selecting a new principal, fundraising and recruiting new students – all issues the new council faces.

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Low enrollment at Nash Elementary “No. 1 issue” for next elected LSC

By Ellyn Fortino | April 13, 2012

The current LSC coordinator says members elected next week will have the challenge of recruiting new students for the school that currently has just 390 enrolled and a capacity of 1,600.

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Theodis R. Leonard, 78, retired principal, activist dies

By AustinTalks | April 12, 2012

Funeral services by Leak and Sons are scheduled for Saturday, April 14, at Carey Tercentenary AME Church, 1448 South Homan Ave. from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., following the wake from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

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CPS extends Local School Council application deadline to March 23

By Ellyn Fortino | March 7, 2012

Applicants will now have an extra two weeks to submit the required forms, and many positions are still available.

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School-reform activists urge community members to run for LSC postions

By Ellyn Fortino | February 22, 2012

They say the job is important to improve the quality of education for students who attend Chicago Public Schools.

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Time is running out to apply for Local School Council positions

By Ellyn Fortino | February 17, 2012

Parents and community members interested in being part of a public school’s decision-making body have just until March 8 to submit an application.

Community

Nominate a Hero in the ‘Hood or Stop the Violence award candidate

By AustinTalks | February 16, 2012

Applications are being accepted through March 7 for both youth and adult leaders who have made outstanding contributions to their communities.

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Douglass Local School Council looking for new principal

By Ellyn Fortino | December 15, 2011

Some have concerns the school, already on academic probation, could be slated for closure if its new leader can’t make improvements.

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  • Expungement, record sealing event helps West Siders get jobs after leaving prison

    Austin resident Anthony Jefferson has been working over the past six years to expunge his criminal record. With help from the Monroe Foundation, he's moving toward the clean slate he wants to achieve to secure employment.

  • Get free groceries, other help from these Austin groups

    On a recent Thursday, volunteers from What About Us Charitable Enterprises spent the morning filling dozens of grocery bags with fresh food and staples that soon filled the arms of West Side residents in need. Dorin “Pastor Mac” McIntyre, executive director and co-founder of What About Us Charitable Enterprises and pastor of Mount Olivet Missionary Baptist Church, is one of many helping Austin residents struggling with food insecurity.

  • 29th Ward residents invited to holiday events on Tuesday

  • 29th Ward residents invited to propose how to spend $450,000

    Austin residents are invited to participate in this year's participatory budgeting cycle. The annual process lets ward residents ages 14 and up decide how to spend a portion of the aldermanic menu money.

  • Forty Acres Fresh Market marks important moment this week in bringing store to Austin

    Austin moves one step closer this week to getting a new grocery store with the groundbreaking of Forty Acres Fresh Market in the heart of the Soul City Corridor. Another effort to expand food offerings on the West Side continues with the Austin Community Food Co-op, which held a virtual info session last week on its efforts to bring a grocery store to the area.

  • Healing in nature workshop set for Saturday

    The Westside Cultural Alliance continues its "See, Feel and Heal" nature series Saturday at Garfield Park Nature Area, 100 N. Central Park with a workshop on making memory boxes. The workshop sessions focus on art and nature as vehicles of healing through art therapy, which provides wholistic healing for the body, mind and spirit.

  • Illinois residents can apply for help with paying gas, electric bills

    Applications are now open for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for qualified residential customers who are over the age of 60, have a disability or have children under the age of 6 to receive financial assistance to pay their energy bills. LIHEAP is a federally funded bill payment assistance program that helps low- and fixed-income families pay their utility during the winter heating season.

  • West Siders turn out for chili cook off in Austin’s Soul City

    Over a dozen local chefs competed in the second annual "It’s Getting Chili in Soul City" event on Saturday. A team of five who make up the Austin African American Business Networking Association board – Malcolm Crawford, Shirley Fields, Sharmine Rickett, Ronald Smith and Marshawn Felton – created the chili contest last year.

  • Chicago Marathon runner raises money for West Side girls

    Over the last 20 years, Ashley Graham has run 56 marathons - including the Chicago Marathon five times. Several of those marathons she raised money for charity - and this year was no different.

  • Stop by Austin farmers market this week

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