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AUSTIN FORWARD. TOGETHER. 2025 QUARTER 1
THE AUSTIN COMMUNITY PUBLISHED ITS FIRST QUALITY-OF-LIFE PLAN CALLED AUSTIN FORWARD. TOGETHER. (AFT) IN 2018. THIS QUARTERLY PUBLICATION DESCRIBES HOW AUSTIN COMING TOGETHER (ACT) IS SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY TO IMPLEMENT AFT AND OTHER EFFORTS.
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Developer calls for locals to apply for missing middle homes Alteza is one of six developers building multi-unit housing on vacant lots in North Lawndale By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
Are you looking to buy a multi-unit building, or possibly a condominium or townhome unit? Schaumburg-based Alteza Group LLC is planning to build 23 housing units around North Lawndale – two two-flats, five three-flats and one four-flat on eight lots scattered throughout the neighborhood. And since Alteza launched its project website in February, you can fill out an intake form to access a pre-sale offer before multi-unit buildings, plus possible condominium or townhome units, hit the market. The multi-unit buildings are one private developer’s part of the City of Chicago’s Missing Middle Housing Initiative, which aims to build market-rate, middle-density housing – something in between apartment buildings and singlefamily homes – in neighborhoods where it no lonSee MISSING MIDDLE on page 6
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From left to right: Melissa Washington, ComEd SVP Customer Operations and Strategic Initiatives; Dr. Sonja Feist-Price, Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs Chicago State University; Tegan Robins, 2025 ComEd Scholar; Gil Quiniones, ComEd President & CEO
ComEd scholarship to Chicago State awarded to Austin native student ‘This scholarship has given me even more motivation to push forward … and make a meaningful impact in my career and in my community,’ Tegan Robins says By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
Every year, the electric service company ComEd awards scholarships to
Chicagoland college students who are studying STEM – science, technology, engineering and math – as a way to promote equitable opportunities in these fields. “The ComEd Scholars program pro-
vides students with the resources and knowledge to excel in their educational and career journeys, while instilling
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