Why It's Time

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Darnell Shields, Austin Coming Together

Posted

Oct 29, 2019

Chicago's Austin neighborhood is often overlooked. Austin Coming Together, focuses on bringing opportunities to the neighborhood to improve quality of life for Austin residents.

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