Pascal Sabino

SkyART is looking for youth to join its Project 3rd Space program, which is dedicated to helping teens on the West Side explore career pathways in art.

Free walk-in cervical cancer screenings are available to West Side women who are uninsured or underinsured.

"We know the more information individuals have ahead of time ... the more apt they are to make an informed choice about their health care," said Tanya Woods, executive director of the Westside Justice Center.

"We're uniting together to make sure that we're stronger. That is the purpose of this year," said Rev. Reshorna Fitzpatrick of the Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church.

The state Legislature approved the Pretrial Fairness Act, which will end money bond statewide, and other sweeping criminal justice reforms Wednesday.

The Sunken Gardens are more than a century old. Their redesign will be a walk back in history that will allow residents to envision a new future for their community, organizers said.

The city's Small Business Improvement Fund provides grants businesses can use to pay for building repairs, interior renovations and other construction projects. Businesses in several West Side taxing districts can apply.

The food pantry is using the relationship-driven model of the block club program organized by I AM ABLE to deliver groceries to seniors in need.

Dozens of groups demanded the state act more quickly to protect prisoners and detainees, who now are in line to be vaccinated in the second round of immunizations. The policy change is "a major victory," an advocate said.

Armed security guards tasked with enforcing the building's coronavirus rules pulled a gun on one visitor, a tenant said. Housing organizers say the lockdown is illegal.

Rush University Medical Center is coordinating the testing in partnership with a church network that helps address health inequities on the West Side.

A panel will answer questions about the vaccine trials and empower residents with the information they need to make a decision on getting vaccinated.

COVID-19 infections in state prisons have surged far higher than during previous spikes. More than 11,000 inmates and staff have contracted coronavirus this year.

Forty Acres Fresh Market is expected to expand its pop-ups and delivery service into a full-service brick-and-mortar location at 5713 W. Chicago Ave.

The legacy of medical studies like the Tuskegee experiment and disparities in health care loom large as some Black West Siders weigh getting a coronavirus vaccine.

The window decorations draw attention to community-driven projects Austin residents are doing to improve their neighborhood.

The holiday light show spanned the length of Douglas Boulevard, the first time the street has been fully decorated.

"If you're lucky you can find these if you go foraging ... but most people definitely will never have bought these in the supermarket or at a restaurant before," said Guy Furman, Windy City Mushroom's founder.

Save A Lot representatives did not offer an explanation for why it is closing its Austin location, frustrating elected officials who said the company could have asked for help.

Police and Mayor Lori Lightfoot's office rejected a plan to require police give detainees a phone call within an hour, saying officers need a vague, "reasonable" amount of time.