Austin Weekly News

1 week ago | austinweeklynews.com | Bill Dwyer

During interviews with Cong. Danny K. Davis and State Rep. La Shawn Ford about their plans to seek the 7th District congressional seat in 2026, they each offered their takes on recent actions by President Donald Trump. “This is heavy-handedness,” Davis said of Trump’s response to peaceful protest demonstrations against his polices and actions. “People in this country believe in the right to protest.

1 week ago | austinweeklynews.com | Lacey Sikora

The barriers to homeownership on the West Side was the focus of a day-long event last month sponsored by the Oak Park Regional Housing Center. The annual Austin Community Housing Forum and Fair at Michele Clark High School drew about 250 people. June is National Homeownership Month, which makes it an ideal time to discuss the barriers facing Chicago families, OPRHC Executive Director Athena Willams said.

1 week ago | austinweeklynews.com | Gregg Voss

The date was nebulous when the announcement came March 2 that St. Catherine of Siena-St. Lucy Catholic church would be closing, though it would be happening sometime in June. There is now a final mass date – 10 a.m. Sunday at the venerable church at 27 Washington Blvd. in Oak Park. That’s going to be a tough day for the mass celebrant, the Rev. Carl Morello, pastor of St. Catherine-St. Lucy and St. Giles, who made that March 2 announcement from the pulpit.

1 week ago | austinweeklynews.com | Gregg Voss

St. Angela Catholic School will have a new leadership team this fall. Whitney McIntosh will become St. Angela’s new principal, while Christine Molina-Rebecca will serve as executive director at the Austin neighborhood school at 1332 N. Massasoit Ave. They will also oversee St. Sylvester in Palmer Square and St. Agnes of Bohemia in Little Village.  McIntosh most recently served as the founding principal and CEO of Young Women’s Leadership Academy in Las Vegas.

1 week ago | austinweeklynews.com | Bill Dwyer

As speculation swirls around the intentions of long-time incumbent. Rep. Danny K. Davis to run or not for a 16th term in Congress, Davis has a suggestion for those hoping to replace him. “There’s a song by the Impressions,” Davis said, “People Get Ready.” Get ready, Davis said, not just to replace him, but to show a clear track record of working for those who would elect them. Davis is expected to announce a decision “probably in the new few weeks,” he said.