News
Longtime Austin resident honored with street sign
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The corner of Congress Parkway and Leamington Avenue is now know as Lillian Drummond Parkway in honor of the 94-year-old social justice activist.
News
West Side aldermen join call to oust police chief
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The Chicago City Council’s Black Caucus wants Mayor Rahm Emanuel to fire Superintendent Garry McCarthy.
News
Ald. Mitts flip-flops on gay rights, apologizes for comments
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Her opponent, Tara Stamps, calls on Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago Forward PAC to withdraw its financial support.
News
City removing red-light cameras at one Austin intersection
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel is scaling back the controversial system; challenger Jesus Chuy Garcia has vowed to get rid of all the cameras citywide.
Community
Chicago Teachers Union leader coming to Austin
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Karen Lewis, who is considering a run for mayor, will visit the West Side Oct. 9 as part of a citywide “conversation.”
News
Another West Sider running for mayor
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Longtime police officer Frederick Collins is challenging Rahm Emanuel in the February 2015 municipal election.
News
Head of Austin Chamber running for mayor
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Thirty-year-old Amara Enyia is challenging Rahm Emanuel in a campaign she hopes puts the focus on uniting neighborhoods across the city.
Opinion
New proposed high school yet another slap in the face to African-American students
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Local resident Dwayne Truss laments Mayor Rahn Emanuel’s plan and urges West and South Side residents to fight back for the sake of their children.
Opinion
Congressman Davis backs state lawmakers’ vote on mandatory minimum bill
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The earliest the legislation could be considered by the Illinois General Assembly is in January.
News
West Side youth to discuss violence with police superintendent
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The scheduled Sept. 13 meeting with Garry McCarthy was arranged in response to essays the students wrote as part of Columbia College Chicago’s Columbia Links program.