Instead of toting her backpack to school on Friday mornings, high school sophomore Kyara Lee…
Tag: West Side
Experts Say Fewer Local School Councils Means Less Community Involvement
Local school councils are out, Renaissance 2010 is in, and the fight against the machine…
Program to Help Ex-Offenders Nearly Overwhelmed by Growing Demand for Services
Officials at a Far West Side organization fear if client demand continues to rise, more…
West Side Program Helps Ex-Offenders Get a Second Chance
Charles Ezzard speaks with ease and confidence, pausing from time-to-time as if visually sifting through…
Austin Lacking the Schools Needed to Educate Its Students
Local officials in Austin say if Chicago Public School leaders don’t create more high school…
Santa Claus Comes to Austin
As Jennifer T. Lacey reports, Santa Claus has arrived in Austin on the West Side,…
Program Sparks Interests in Health Care in Morgan Park, Other Low-Income Communities
As in many low-income neighborhoods nationwide, health care access is a serious problem in Morgan…
Despite Relative Wealth of Neighborhood, Lakeview Group Says Free Health Clinic is Needed by Many Residents
One Lakeview neighborhood organization hopes to open a free health care clinic in the North…