Then Chicago mayoral candidate Amara Enyia toured of Spencer Academy in Austin in April. Enyia, however, dropped out of the race this month. (David Pierini/staff photographer)
Ethel Mason, 85, had a furnace and new energy-efficient windows installed in her Austin home under the MMR program. She is also set to get a new roof. (David Pierini/staff photographer)
Chicago West Community Music Center students participated in Chicago’s Thanksgiving Day parade in downtown Chicago Nov. 27. (Courtesy Chicago West Community Music Center)
Elected officials joined the community July 18, in celebrating the opening of Mandela Road. The honorary street runs along Cicero Avenue. (Terry Dean/staff)
Austin High School campus students celebrated their Homecoming in October 2014. (Courtesy Diondai Brown-Whitfield)
Kevin Cunningham works behind his West Side Subway shop that he opened in December 2013. (David Pierini/staff photographer)
On bended knees with heads bowed, the Greater St. John Bible Church congregation prayed for the families of police shooting victims Michael Brown and Eric Garner following their Dec. 7, Sunday morning service; (Dwayne Truss/Contribution)
Models Belinda Williams, Dee Jones and Lauren Whetstone wait for the start of the “Natural Hair and Fashion Show” Aug. 23, at Sankofa Cultural Arts Center. (David Pierini/staff photographer)
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