Latest News
- 11/12 Returning Next Week: ZooLights Brings the Holiday Spirit and Nostalgia to Lincoln Park Zoo
- 11/12 Kids Above All Kicks Off Annual Gift Drive
- 11/12 Chicago Latino Film Festival Launches Holiday Special and ‘Los 500’ Fundraiser Campaign
- 11/12 Greektown Chicago Hosts Festive Holiday Events
- 11/12 Party Outside the Ordinary: Your Next Gathering Starts in the Forest Preserves
- 11/12 Meridian Health Plan of Illinois Announces Nearly $1.2M Partnership with March of Dimes for Local Maternal Healthcare Initiatives
- 11/12 CDPH Opens New Care Satellite Site at Roseland Health Pub
- 11/12 CCDPH Awards $475,000 to Expand Youth Mental Health Programs in Four Suburban Communities
Local News
Returning Next Week: ZooLights Brings the Holiday Spirit and Nostalgia to Lincoln Park Zoo
Calling all hot chocolate drinkers and ugly holiday sweater wearers: Lincoln Park Zoo’s annual ZooLights Presented by Invesco and ComEd opens Friday, Nov. 20th. This beloved staple of Chicago’s holiday season will delight guests of all ages with festive… Read more
Kids Above All Kicks Off Annual Gift Drive
The holiday season is fast approaching, and Kids Above All is once again asking the community to help make it special for the 1,600 children in their care. The nonprofit’s… Read more
Education
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Latino Art Beat Celebrates Talented Young Miami Artists
Latino Art Beat held its annual Miami Latino Art Beat youth in the arts awards this year in collaboration with the Miami Mayors Office and Miami-Dade County Public Schools in… Read more
- Chicago Public Schools Launches National STEM Honor Society Recruitment Month
- Treasurer Frerichs Clinches 8th Gold Rating For Bright Start 529 College Savings Plan
Business
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Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin Announces Smart Money Strong Futures Summit with The Chi Star Cortez Smith
Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin, in partnership with State Farm and the Economic Awareness Council, will host the Smart Money Strong Futures Financial Empowerment Summit on Thursday, November 19, 2026, at… Read more
- Chicagoans Rally for Change Post Midterm Elections
- Illinois Expands Property Tax Breaks for Veterans to Include World War II Vets
Health
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Meridian Health Plan of Illinois Announces Nearly $1.2M Partnership with March of Dimes for Local Maternal Healthcare Initiatives
Meridian Health Plan of Illinois, Inc. (Meridian) announced a $1,185,000 partnership with March of Dimes, the nation’s leading nonprofit fighting for the health of all moms and babies. The multiyear partnership will… Read more
- CDPH Opens New Care Satellite Site at Roseland Health Pub
- CCDPH Awards $475,000 to Expand Youth Mental Health Programs in Four Suburban Communities
Commentary
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Republican Loonies in Southern Illinois
By Daniel Nardini Recently, 45 counties in southern Illinois voted on a non-binding resolution to either create a separate state or join another state. And as you might have guessed,… Read more
- Heaven Help the Afghan Refugees
- Canada Remains One


