A group of African American elected officials, ministers, activists and attorneys are speaking out against the recent decision by the Illinois Supreme Court to replace a retiring subcircuit court judge who is an African American female and a resident of Austin.

Activists, clergy, elected officials say Cara Smith's selection to replace Marianne Jackson a sign of 'disrespect'

On May 23, City Bureau, Austin Weekly News and Austin Coming Together teamed up to host a workshop to give residents a chance to reimagine how local news could better serve the neighborhood.

In 1967, Austin Journal — a now-defunct publication that once circulated in Austin when the community was mostly white — ran an advertisement.