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West Side alderman in the spotlight

The Daily Whale web site recently sat down with Ald. Deborah Graham (29th) to discuss her tenure on the Chicago City Council.

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.

April 18 is the deadline for groups to apply for a grant of $5,000 to $50,000 from the Advocate Bethany Community Health Fund (Bethany Fund).

Bethel New Life will soon start its next round of entrepreneurship classes. Learn more at the orientation meeting tonight at 5 p.m., 1140 N. Lamon.

Some residents object to CPS giving its conditional approval less than a year after four public schools closed in the neighborhood.

The grand opening for the eatery, at the corner of Pulaski Road and Lake Street, will be some time in February.

Discuss how to continue Rev. King’s Poor People’s campaign at Sankofa Cultural Arts Center, 5820 W. Chicago Ave.

One longtime Austin resident pleads with her fellow residents to step up now and be a part of the solution.

An Austin mom endures the pain of her only child’s murder, doing what she can to bring his killer to justice.

Some fear the long strained relationship between officers and West Side residents is beyond repair.