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Ohio case gives hope to Yasmin's family
Rose Starnes turned on the television, the morning of May 7, and saw hope. News reports recounted the daring escape of Amanda Berry and the subsequent rescue of two other missing women from a...
Women student co-op opens for business in Chicago
At the age of 18, Brandi Scott is a business owner. She is part of a student-run business cooperative that hopes to hit a high note in the music industry. Scott is one of four female owners of Mech...
Photos: Brick-laying ceremony at Austin Memorial Garden
Longtime Austin community leader MaryAnne Simmons was one of five remembered during a brick-laying ceremony at Austin Memorial Garden on May 18. Located at Washington and Laramie, the garden was...
CPS 'reforms' betray African-American children
Before its May 22 vote regarding school closings, the Chicago Board of Education would do well to address the elephant in the room regarding this issue, which is CPS' academic betrayal of...
Countdown to 2013 Juneteenth Festival
The 2013 Juneteenth Festival is set for June 14-16 in Austin. The event is co-sponsored by the Westside Historical Society and Austin Weekly News.
A foundation of memories
Five Austin community leaders were remembered during a brick-laying ceremony at Austin Memorial Garden on May 18.
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Breakthrough Film Club to premiere full-length film at Westinghouse
It takes a lot to share your history publicly, but the kids in the Breakthrough Film Club are not camera shy. On May 25, the film club members will debut the efforts of their spring session –...
Student-run cooperative opens in Chicago's Austin neighborhood
Four African-American high school students at the Austin Polytechnical Academy (APA) in Chicago are applying their computer-aided manufacturing skills to a new worker-run business. The cooperative,...
Chicago artist Richard Hunt unveils "Flight Forms" sculpture at Christ the King Jesuit College Prep
Internationally-renowned artist Richard Hunt unveiled a sculpture and other art works May 8, 2013 during a reception at Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School.
ComEd to host CARE Fair in Austin
To help customers experiencing financial hardship and in need of assistance paying their monthly electric bill, ComEd is partnering with CEDA (Community and Economic Development Association of Cook...
Ald. Jason C. Ervin to host community meetings
Community meetings with Ald. Jason C. Ervin.
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