Austin Chamber of Commerce
Recent News About Austin Chamber of Commerce
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Rep. Davis Leads Fundraising Race
One of the four candidates challenging U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis (D) in Illinois' 7th District out-raised him in campaign cash in the third quarter, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) reports filed last week.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Area Lawmakers Talk Renewable Energy at Unity Temple
How can Illinois convert to renewable, low-polluting energy and continue creating jobs in rural areas, suburbs and cities?
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: West Side Leaders Worry As CTU Strike Deadline Closes In
After working under an expired contract for more than three months and with negotiations between the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools still mired in stalemate, families across the city are bracing for the strong possibility of empty classrooms come Thursday — the day CTU will go on strike if no contract agreement is reached.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Mt. Sinai Workers Authorize Strike
Roughly 400 nursing assistants, patient care technicians, dietary workers, therapists, drivers who transport patients and food service workers, among other service workers employed by Sinai Health System and represented by Service Employees International Union Healthcare Illinois are prepared to go on strike if they can't reach an agreement with the hospital system.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: New Coffeehouse Headed to East Garfield Park
Passion House Coffee Roasters, a Near West Side-based coffee roaster with coffee shops in Logan Square, Goose Island and the Loop, is moving its roastery to a refurbished warehouse in East Garfield Park, at 328 N. Albany Ave., and it plans to open a coffee shop in the same building.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: City Releases West Side Traffic Safety Plan
When the Chicago Department of Transportation originally released the Vision Zero Chicago traffic safety plan on June 2017, activist Oboi Reed and others argued that the city didn't do enough to reach out to residents on the South and West sides and take their perspectives into account.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: As Temptations xpand, Treatment Will, Too
During a panel discussion in suburban Maywood last month, area lawmakers addressed the possible consequences of the state's recent gambling expansion and legalization of recreational marijuana, with many pointing out the significant increase in funds for mental health and addiction treatment services.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $725K in Funding Available For West Side Nonprofits
.From the beginning, West Side United was meant to do more than address healthcare disparities.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Gov. Pritzker Signs Rep. Welch's Corporate Diversity Bill
Public corporations with headquarters in Illinois will soon have to file public disclosures about the racial, ethnic and gender diversity of their boards of directors.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Chicago Casino Not Feasible, Study Says
The Illinois Gaming Board has determined that, at least as things currently stand, the idea of building Chicago's first-ever casino is just not feasible.
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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: A New Park For An Old School Brings Relief To Austin Youth
On Aug. 7, school officials, parents, students and community members gathered on the grounds of St. Catherine-St. Lucy School for a ribbon-cutting ceremony held to celebrate the installation of a small park on the school's playground.
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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.