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Any alert observer passing along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Chestnut Avenue in East Austin inevitably notices two revolutionary sites. One is the David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with its dramatically escalating roofline, color-block windows and soaring modernist steeple. The other is the radically geometrical and cantilevered residence located a bit to the east of the landmark church at MLK and Maple Avenue known as the Phillips House. Hidden two lots behind the Phillips House is another multi-level masterpiece, one that for decades was home to the late Irene Thompson, longt...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- From the global pandemic to civil unrest, the election to conspiracy theories and fake news to misinformation, it can be extremely difficult for news organization to ensure credibility in their product. This week is National News Literacy Week, so John Chase from the Better Government Association joined ABC 7 Chicago to discuss the issue. The BGA is wrapping up the week with their friends at Block Club Chicago, Chicago Defender, ProPublica Illinois and the Rockford Register Star to share insight and inform educators on how they and their students can figure out what informati...

At over 60 years old, John Chase loves living on the water and staying active.    “My whole life's been activity, I mean, jet skiing, 4-wheeling, that was my line of business, so we were constantly very active in the woods and on the water," said John. In March of 2020 his lifestyle came to a halt while working under his boat trailer. “I guess I had twisted myself in the wrong position, and all of a sudden, I had the most excruciating hit, like a baseball bat, to my back. Then it was excruciating pain and I crawled out of there into the house and made it to the bedroom. I was letting ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Better Government Association wants people to share their hopes for change in government in the new year. After experiencing 2020, the team at BGA was reminded of how important their mission really is, and they want to know more about what their readers want to know. John Chase with the BGA joined ABC 7 Chicago Saturday to talk about it.

Sewing: At home in Third Ward, an appreciation of the 'Tre' FacebookTwitterEmail 1of13 Artist Marc Newsome, also known as "Marc Furi," calls Third Ward the "Harlem of Texas." Here, he poses in front of his 3rd Ward Gentrification Monopoly board art project outside the Station Museum of Contemporary Art. Newsome also is the founder of the I Love 3rd Ward Project to help maintain the history and spirit of the community.Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of13 Artist Marc Newsome talks with Joy Sewing in front of his 3rd Ward Gentrification Monopoly board, w...