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Yearly Archives: 2015

City of Chicago Hosting Free Business Workshops Throughout May

City of Chicago Hosting Free Business Workshops Throughout May

The City of Chicago’s food truck season is underway and to help burgeoning food truck owners and aspiring entrepreneurs in the industry, the Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection… Read more »

UNO Names New Chief of Staff

UNO Names New Chief of Staff

United Neighborhood Organization (UNO) named Solskin Gómez-Krogh as its new Chief of Staff. Gómez is a result focused leader with more than 14 years experience in leadership, relationship and program… Read more »

College Illinois Extends Enrollment Through June

College Illinois Extends Enrollment Through June

Illinois families looking to find an affordable way to start tackling the costs of college will have an additional month to take advantage of 2014-15 reduced pricing on all College… Read more »

City Colleges of Chicago Celebrates 2015 Graduating Class with Academy Award-Winning Artist COMMON

City Colleges of Chicago Celebrates 2015 Graduating Class with Academy Award-Winning Artist COMMON

Hip-hop artist and recent Academy Award winner COMMON encouraged the 2015 City Colleges of Chicago graduating class to give back to their communities in his commencement address on Saturday, May… Read more »

17th Annual Early Childhood Education Entrepreneurship Expo

17th Annual Early Childhood Education Entrepreneurship Expo

The 17th Annual Early Childhood Education Entrepreneurship Expo, presented by the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC), will be held on Saturday, June 20, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at… Read more »

Morton District 201 Board President outlines priorities for coming term

Morton District 201 Board President outlines priorities for coming term

The Morton High School District 201 Board Monday approved a reorganization plan and outlined goals that continue to make student needs a priority for the district, Board President Jeffry Pesek… Read more »

Chemicals Found in Common Products Raise Cancer Concerns

Chemicals Found in Common Products Raise Cancer Concerns

Toxic substances found in many common household items—pizza boxes, new shoes, even carpet treatments—could stay in the body and the environment and increase our chances of developing cancer, cautions an… Read more »

Animal Lovers Beware: Pets Can Pass Illnesses to Their Owners

Animal Lovers Beware: Pets Can Pass Illnesses to Their Owners

If your family is among the 62 percent of American households that owns a pet, read on. Health researchers warn that our animal friends can pass along almost 20 different… Read more »

American Heart Association to Host Go Red for Women Community Expo

American Heart Association to Host Go Red for Women Community Expo

Chicagoland women are invited to take control of their heart health at the Go Red for Women Community Expo on Friday, May 29 in the Great Hall at Chicago’s Union… Read more »

Lupus Awareness Month

Lupus Awareness Month

Did you know more than an estimated 1.5 million Americans and 5 million people worldwide suffer from a disease that, on average, takes six years to be correctly diagnosed? The… Read more »