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West Side town hall Jan. 3

By AustinTalks | December 29, 2014

Everyone is invited to the 10 a.m. to noon meeting at Austin Town Hall, 5610 W. Lake St.

Community

Town hall set for tonight

By AustinTalks | December 4, 2014

Local residents will discuss Chicago’s response to Ferguson from 6 to 8 p.m. at Greater St. John Bible Church, 1256 N. Waller.

Community

Town hall this weekend for all of Austin

By AustinTalks | September 4, 2014

The community listening meeting will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 at Greater St. John Bible Church, 1256 N. Waller Ave.

Community

Residents urged to attend town hall meetings on education

By AustinTalks | November 12, 2013

School performance, funding issues and other topics will be discussed Nov. 18, 23 and 25 at a West Side church.

Community

Take part in town hall on restorative justice

By AustinTalks | July 28, 2013

Rep. La Shawn K. Ford will chair Tuesday morning’s hearing, which will focus on recent reports of sexual abuse in state juvenile facilities.

Community

“Violence: Black in America” town hall Tuesday night

By AustinTalks | August 28, 2012

The emergency meeting, hosted by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 28 at Christ the King Jesuit College Prep High School, 5088 W. Jackson Blvd.

News

Local artists react to Chicago’s draft cultural plan

By Ellyn Fortino | August 3, 2012

While some express support for the city’s plan, others remain concerned the West Side was not singled out for specific projects.

Community

Ald. Ervin announces small business grant program expansion on the West Side

By AustinTalks | March 27, 2012

The 28th Ward alderman will hold a town hall meeting Wednesday at 9 a.m.

News

Criminal record sealing law hearing to be held Thursday

By Ellyn Fortino | March 6, 2012

Residents are encouraged to contact state representatives in support of the bill before March 8.

News

Some complain they didn’t know about congressman’s town hall

By Judith Ruiz-Branch | April 21, 2010

U.S. Rep. Danny Davis says he’ll hold an upcoming meeting in Austin. About 100 people attended the Davis town hall in Oak Park earlier this month.

News

  • 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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