August 15, 2020
News to Use
Austin looks for a solution – area leaders and advocates say – that doesn’t just depend on increased police presence, but relies on community organizing for equitable distribution of resources; better schools and adult education and workforce preparation; changes in juvenile justice; community centers and youth programs and creating an environment that can give residents hope.
By AustinTalks Chicago’s tax-increment financing program is designed to eradicate blight, create jobs and promote economic development in neighborhoods that need it most. But TIF…
By Kelsey Duckett, AustinTalks.org Two years ago it was a foreclosed home with weekly drug deals and constant gang violence. It was boarded up, overgrown…
A news report from Ed Finkel, LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program. About a dozen staff from community, environmental and architecture-related nonprofits toured and learned about…
A news report from Sarah Ostman, AustinTalks.org Elias Valencia didn’t know it when the rain started, but the storm that hit Chicago July 23 would…
A news report from Bill Healy, Chicago Neighborhood Stabilization Program “When you gonna come work for me?” Melvin Bailey shouts at a young man walking…
A news report from Kelsey Duckett, AustinTalks.org On Monday, Local 881UFCW will host a free training session for those working or looking to find employment in…