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Ernie Baumann, Maywood Arts Champion, Dies at 87
Alongside his wife, Lois, Baumann built Maywood Fine Arts into the premier cultural and arts education nonprofit for Greater West Side youth
Ellen Jones, 85, at the Laundromat of African American History
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Bishop Claude Porter, Clerical Power Broker and Community Builder, Dies at 88
For more than half a century, he fused faith, politics, and social service into a network of institutions that reshaped Chicago’s western suburbs
A Tale of Two Museums
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Several institutions and three community leaders were honored at the annual event
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Community members enjoyed the annual Austin Chamber of Commerce Tree Lighting and Parade on Dec. 5
Softball ‘Was a Chess Match for Me’
Sharif Walker, a New Inductee Into the 16’’ Softball Hall of Fame, Dissects His Passion
A Forum for the Absurd: Democracy in the 7th District, 2026
A candidates’ forum in North Lawndale became an accidental portrait of American democracy in 2026: earnest, fragmented, and drifting into political absurdity
The West Side’s Only Chicago Restaurant Week Participant Says More Area Eateries Should Get Into It
Quenton Love, owner of The Soul Food Lounge in North Lawndale, lauded the annual citywide festival, urging other West Side restaurants to join its host, Choose Chicago
Ernie Baumann, Maywood Arts Champion, Dies at 87
Alongside his wife, Lois, Baumann built Maywood Fine Arts into the premier cultural and arts education nonprofit for Greater West Side youth
Ellen Jones, 85, at the Laundromat of African American History
The steward of Budget Wash in Austin spends most of her days working within the laundromat's history-laden walls
Bishop Claude Porter, Clerical Power Broker and Community Builder, Dies at 88
For more than half a century, he fused faith, politics, and social service into a network of institutions that reshaped Chicago’s western suburbs
A Tale of Two Museums
The Haitian American Museum of Chicago marked its 13th birthday by hosting a fundraiser at the Ukrainian National Museum of Chicago and the experience was eye-opening
Austin Coming Together Honors Trailblazers At Annual Membership Awards
Several institutions and three community leaders were honored at the annual event
In Photos: The West Side’s Very Own Winter Wonderland
Community members enjoyed the annual Austin Chamber of Commerce Tree Lighting and Parade on Dec. 5