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Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

By AustinTalks | January 16, 2022

Celebrate the life and legacy of the civil rights leader by participating in a virtual discussion Monday at 5:30 p.m. The discussion will be led by Congressman Danny K. Davis.

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Westsiders say Juneteenth needs to be more than just another holiday

By Zach Cunning | June 29, 2021

Some West Side residents want Juneteenth to be more than just another day off from work; they want it to be a day of action.

Rep. Danny K. Davis

Davis marks 20 years in Congress with no plans to retire

By Terry Dean | March 29, 2016

The 7th District congressman easily won the March 15 primary and is poised to serve another two-year term.

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New charter opens in Austin

By T.J. Kremer III | August 25, 2015

Moving Everest Charter School welcomed 180 students to the dismay of some.

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Former congressional aide covets 1st District seat

By Reema Amin | March 14, 2014

Richard Boykin, former chief of staff to U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, touts his Capitol Hill experience in his quest to get elected to the Cook County Board.

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West siders discuss issues with U.S. Rep. Danny Davis

By Reema Amin | November 11, 2013

Topics raised by 7th Congressional District residents included an elected school board, violence and drug dealing.

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Former West Side Congresswoman Cardiss Collins dies

By AustinTalks | February 5, 2013

The former 7th Congressional District representative died of natural causes during the weekend.

Community

Congressman Davis hosting Kwanzaa celebration

By AustinTalks | January 1, 2013

The dinner and program starts at 2 p.m. Jan. 1. African attire is preferred.

Opinion

Congressman Davis weighs in on Sandy Hook tragedy

By Rep. Danny Davis | December 27, 2012

U.S Rep. Danny K. Davis (D IL-7) calls to end gun violence following the Newtown, Conn. school shootings.

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West Side holiday parade and tree lighting

By Ashlee Rezin | December 12, 2012

Members of the community gathered Dec. 6 for the eighth annual event that took them down Madison Avenue and ended in front of the 15th District Chicago Police headquarters.

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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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