News
Galewood residents say no to car wash at former US Bank site
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29th Ward Ald. Chris Taliferro said he will continue to seek community input about what happens with the property in the 6700 block of West North Avenue.
News
Small business boot camp held last weekend
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Tips on how to attract investment and continue to grow were shared, and financial institutions were on hand, too.
News
Time running out to sign up for Smart Savers
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Financial literacy classes begin soon, and there is room for 50-some participants in the program, run by Bethel New Life.
News
New movie highlights foreclosure epidemic
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Filmmaker David Schechter and others discussed “Plunder: The Crime of Our Time” at its premier held earlier this month at Columbia College Chicago.
News
Partnership between US Bank and West Side community may be in the works
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The Coalition to Save Community Banking will brief the West Side community on its efforts to reach a community benefits agreement with US Bank at an upcoming meeting. The coalition met this week with bank officials and elected officials. US Bank took over the branch offices of Park National Bank, which federal regulators shut down in fall 2009.
News
Foreclosure continues to hurt West Side
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Holding the property owner/s responsible can be challenging, housing and neighborhood advocates say.
Opinion
All talk and no action as residents vent at foreclosure town hall
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US Bank had no clear answers to the fury over the handling of foreclosed properties on the West Side. Now, how will the community respond?
News
Elderly woman upset that bank officials didn’t begin work on foreclosed building
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Volunteers from the South Austin Coalition and Westside Health Authority plan to clean up the property in the 5300 block of West Congress Parkway. Delia Ewing is hopeful US Bank will step in.
News
Bank officials attend lively town hall meeting on foreclosure
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West Side residents pushed US Bank to set up a fund to deal with the growing problem, but officials say they can’t promise $25 million right now.
News
Program gives entrepreneurs, home buyers a hand
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West Side residents can get help saving money through a program that matches the funds they set aside.