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West Side Residents Take a Stand, Demand Partnership with US Bank
The message – Step Up, US Bank- was loud and clear Tuesday night at Hope…
Elected Officials Take Foreclosure Tour on West Side
Ald. Deborah Graham (29th Ward) and Rep. Camille Lilly (D-Chicago) walked a block in Austin last…
Austin Spelling Bee Gives Kids a Lift
Sherron Parker, a fifth-grader at May Community Academy, 512 S. Lavergne Ave., was once just…
Some See Silver Lining in Park National Bank Cloud
No matter what the outcome in the Park National Bank seizure, the situation has broken…
Community Not Ready to Give Up on Park National
When federal regulators seized Park National Bank and its parent company last October and turned…
Austin Wants to Count in 2010 Census
Residents of the West Side’s Austin neighborhood believe the community was undercounted in 2000, and…
In Austin, Sit-Down Restaurants a Rarity
Gritty storefronts, boarded-up gas station windows, graffiti-covered pavement and a plethora of fast food restaurants…