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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Lightfoot Announces Plans For Ticket Reform
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot proposed last month an end to the city's punitive practice of suspending driver's licenses over unpaid parking tickets and said she would support legislation to change state law, moves that are likely to bring relief to tens of thousands of mostly black, low-income motorists and lead to a reduction in bankruptcy filings here.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: A plan to keep East Garfield Park Affordable?
During a housing affordability workshop held July 23 at 345 Art Gallery, 345 N. Kedzie Ave., officials with the Metropolitan Planning Council brainstormed with East Garfield Park residents about ways to manage the gentrification happening in the West Side community.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Developer Has Sights on Old U.S. Bank Building
A developer is looking to refurbish the former U.S. Bank building at 6700 W. North Ave. and its surrounding parking lots. The development would include 126 upscale apartment units and possibly space for a new branch library and childcare center.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: North Ave. Apartment Building Breaks Ground
New residential development is coming to North Avenue, with a company breaking ground on a seven-unit rental building in late June along the oft-overlooked commercial corridor.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Ford's 'Re-entry Day' Event Spotlights Criminal Justice
During a forum held July 3 at Malcolm X College, state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (8th), activists and formerly incarcerated individuals addressed some of the injustices in the criminal justice system.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Loretto CEO: Hospital to Save Big
In May, officials with Loretto Hospital, 645 S. Central Ave., announced that were laying off an unspecified number of employees and consolidating services at the nearly century-old safety net institution.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Free HIV/AIDS tests available on West Side
Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS are offering free, confidential HIV testing and counseling in 22 Walgreens locations, including several in Austin and nearby neighborhoods.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: A Playground Built In A Day
Two hundred volunteers from Wells Fargo and Kidz Express joined KaBOOM!
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: City Wonders if Bicycling Is A Priority On The West Side
On June 6, the Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Council — a body made up of city transportation officials, regular cyclists, community activists and representatives of cycling-related community organizations throughout the city — met on the 11th floor of City Hall to discuss some of the major biking-related issues on the West Side.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: IL House OKs Marijuana Legalization
The Illinois House on May 31 passed a bill legalizing adult recreational marijuana in the state.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Re-imagining North Avenue
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) has officially released the draft of the new North Avenue Corridor Revitalization and Mobility Plan.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: City Council Awards Patronage, Favors
The Chicago City Council's Transportation Committee has an annual budget of more than $467,000 to cover expenses related to its work on legislation and government oversight.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Emergency Meeting Held To Raise Opioid Awareness
On a Tuesday in April a few weeks back, at least 17 people experienced overdoses near the corner of Chicago and Homan avenues; four of them died.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $10M grant up for grabs on West, South Sides
On April 16, the Pritzker Traubert Foundation announced a new grant competition designed to pour money into areas on the city's neglected West and/or South Sides.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: County Eases Path To Housing For People With Arrest Records
The Cook County Board of Commissioners recently approved a measure that makes it easier for people with arrest records to secure housing in the county.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: West Side high school to get IB program
Austin high school students will no longer have to leave the West Side to study in an International Baccalaureate program.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 'MOMMA's Act' to lower U.S. maternal deaths
While maternal mortality rates decline across other developed nations, the maternal mortality rate in the United States continues to rise — despite outpacing all other countries on health care spending per person.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Local Governments Want In On Tax Revenue From Online Sales
A U.S. Supreme Court decision last year allows states to collect sales taxes from online retailers, even if they don't have a physical presence in the state.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Developers update proposed North Ave. Sears proposal
It was literally standing room only at Ald. Chris Taliaferro's (29th) March 20 community meeting on the redevelopment plans for the Chicago portion of the former North/Harlem Sears site.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Waiting List For Affordable Suburban Housing Opens Up
The Housing Authority of Cook County has opened a waiting list for project-based voucher units designed to provide affordable housing to disabled residents, Housing Authority officials recently announced.