Steve Sewall: The West Side just lost a fearless leader. And Chicago lost a journalism pioneer.
- Posted on August 18, 2025
- By Chicago Tribune
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Steve Sewall: The West Side just lost a fearless leader. And Chicago lost a journalism pioneer.

In the 1980’s Austin was Chicago’s largest neighborhood, but had no community-wide media of its own. Enter Brad Cummings and The Austin Voice.