Austin Chamber of Commerce
Recent News About Austin Chamber of Commerce
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: More COVID-19 Cases Hit West Side
A physician at Mt. Sinai Hospital tested positive for COVID-19 on March 20, four days after they were sent home after developing symptoms
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Election update: Davis Wins Comfortably, But Pandemic Is Top Of Mind
Congressman Danny K. Davis cruised to victory in the Democratic primary on March 17 to once again become his party's nominee for Congress in Illinois' 7th District.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Local Business Vying To Win Grant To Build Grocery Store
Chicago Avenue has long been a backbone for business and foot traffic in Austin.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $6M To Fund West Side Health Issues
For folks on the West Side of Chicago, reminders of the city's historic lack of equity can be seen always and everywhere
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: In The Case Of An Attack, Face The Foe, Defense Instructor Says
If you're scared by someone who has approached you, step back, put your arms up and say something like: "Watch out there, you're too close."
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Scottie Pippen Christens New 'Safe Haven' Court
Just in time for the first NBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago in 32 years, boys and girls in Garfield Park got a brand new basketball court at the youth center where some of the greats got their start.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: City Catholic Schools To Share Nearly $50M
Two Catholic schools in Oak Park and Austin were listed among 30 in the Chicago area to receive a $47.5 million commitment over 10 years from Big Shoulders Fund, an independent charitable organization that supports inner-city Catholic schools.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Few Changes In Austin Schools' Enrollments, Ratings
Half of Austin's public schools are categorized as underutilized in a recently released report by Chicago Public Schools, with two high schools operating below 20 percent capacity.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Just Housing Ordinance Takes Effect
An ordinance introduced by 1st District Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson that's designed to protect people with prior convictions from housing discrimination is now in effect. Johnson's district includes most of Bellwood, Broadview and Maywood.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Fund To Grant $1M To Summer Programs
An alliance of grassroots organizations based on the city's West and South Sides may have more funding for their activities and programming this summer thanks to $1 million in rapid-response grants from the Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities' Chicago Fund.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Billions Held By State Treasurer Waiting To Be Claimed
The state treasurer is holding $2.9 billion in unclaimed funds that officials hope local residents will try to claim in 2020.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Weed Is Officially Legal In IL
On Jan. 1, cannabis officially became legal in Illinois, but what does that mean for you?
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Some New State Laws To Look For In 2020
The state's minimum wage will increase by $1 hourly, recreational marijuana will go on sale to those over 21 years of age, and some state taxes and licensing fees will increase when the calendar hits January.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Want Lower Property Taxes? Boost School Funding
A pair of researchers are suggesting the best way to reduce property taxes in Illinois is for the state to take over a greater share of funding for public schools and consolidate some units of local government.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Property Tax Refund Assistance Comes To West Side
West Side homeowners now have easier access to property tax relief.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: City Colleges To Offer Free Training For In-Demand Jobs
A new career training program at four City Colleges of Chicago will give West Siders the opportunity to earn a professional certificate from at no cost to them, thanks to Workforce Equity Initiative grants the colleges received a few months ago.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Austin School Gets New Flood-Resistant Playground
What started as a trickle quickly turned into a wave. Kids who attended Austin's Nash Elementary School and Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) Academy Chicago elementary charter school ran as fast as their legs could carry them to the newly built playground behind the 4818 W.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: West Side Gets $2.3M In Census Outreach Funds
Roughly 100 community members packed MacArthur's Restaurant, 5412 W. Madison St., on Nov. 23 for a press conference held to launch Counting on Chicago Coalition — the result of a $2.3 million grant awarded by Illinois' 2020 Census Grant program.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: New Digital Docuseries Explores Ins, Outs Of Gun Violence
Reality Allah, an outreach worker with READI Chicago, an organization dedicated to lowering the number of shootings and homicides in the city by engaging the people most likely to shoot or be shot, walks into the home of a prospective client who is on house arrest and notices something.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Westsiders Grapple With Marijuana Legalization
West Side residents came loaded with questions during a Nov. 5 forum on how the state's legalization of recreational marijuana would impact them.