Austin Weekly News is a local news outlet focused on the Austin neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. It provides in-depth reporting on issues and developments affecting residents, alongside coverage of arts and culture, business and development, education, police and public safety, and neighborhood life. Its reporting highlights local institutions, community initiatives, public meetings, transportation, and the people shaping Austin’s future.

Readers can also find opinion pieces, letters to the editor, event listings, public notices, photo stories, and a regularly published print edition. The publication invites community members to pitch stories, submit events, and share their views, making local participation part of its approach to covering the neighborhood. Austin Weekly News offers a weekly email newsletter with headlines, happenings, and breaking news, as well as print and digital advertising opportunities, special sections, and community guides.

The site identifies itself as part of Growing Community Media, a nonprofit organization that also connects readers to coverage of nearby communities through related publications