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Shantel Franklin's full response to a questionnaire submitted by The Culture and the Westside Branch NAACP

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Tsatsoulis's full response to a questionnaire submitted by The Culture and the Westside Branch NAACP

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi

Kaegi's full response to a questionnaire submitted by The Culture and the Westside Branch NAACP

Organizers of Austin Pop-Up Museum Reflect on the West Side Roots of Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Coalition 

A Brother’s Hood, a cultural education group for young people, has organized a temporary museum open Saturdays through March 7

Candidate Forums for CPS Local School Council Elections Begin Next Week 

With forums running Feb. 23–27, fewer than half of West Side LSC races currently have enough candidates

County Assessor Candidates Clash Over Campaign Cash, Assessment Data, and Tax Fairness at West Side Forum

The event at Collins High in North Lawndale highlighted sharp divides between incumbent Fritz Kaegi and his Democratic challenger Pat Hynes over ethics rules and how to fix an inequitable property tax system

Chicago Black Restaurant Week Runs Feb. 8-22

One Austin restaurant and four west suburban restaurants will participate this year

Austin Resident Stands Alone at Cook County Board President Forum

Libertarian Michael Murphy, 32, was the only candidate to show up at the Feb. 5 candidates forum in North Lawndale

Black History Lives in the Details at Austin Pop-Up Museum

The temporary exhibit at the Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation draws on family collections to connect Black history to real lives

Leadership Successions Announced by Organizations Founded by Prominent West Suburban Bishop 

Bishop Claude Porter’s PLCCA and Interfaith Illinois Inc. both got new leadership this month, weeks after his death in December