Yearly Archives: 2016
No Makeup Monday
Singer Alicia Keys didn’t intend to start a movement when she went makeup free earlier this summer. In the past few months, we’ve seen more and more celebrities joining the… Read more
ISBE Announces Morton East Teacher as Finalist for Illinois Teacher of the Year
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 is home to one of the ten finalists for the 2017 Illinois Teacher of the Year Award presented by the Illinois State Board… Read more
City Small Business Center is ‘On the Road’ to Copernicus Center
The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) through the Small Business Center (SBC) heads to Copernicus Center on Saturday, Oct. 29th, 2016 for the 4th… Read more
City of Chicago Announces a 13 Percent Decrease in Homelessness
The City of Chicago released its annual Homeless Point-in-Time (PIT) Count and Survey Report, revealing a 13 percent decrease in both sheltered and unsheltered populations during 2015-2016, compared to the… Read more
Calling all Cocktail Lovers
Find the beverage for what ails you as we search for Berwyn’s Best Cocktail! While there is some debate about when exactly the term “cocktail” was coined, the distinctly American… Read more
Free Social Media Workshop at City Hall
Social media can be a powerful tool for startups, businesses and brands to grow if implemented and utilized appropriately. The Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection’s (BACP) Small Business… Read more
Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Assists Veterans impacted by ITT Technical Institute Closing
The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA)-Veterans Education and Training Section (State Approving Agency) took immediate action to assist Illinois Veterans impacted in their educational endeavors due to the closing… Read more
Tech Program Helps At-Risk Youth
Violence historically spikes during the summer months, but in Chicago, hundreds of kids were indoors, logged onto computers and learning to code. For the second year, Get IN Chicago, with… Read more
City Year Chicago AmeriCorps Members Kick Off their Year of Service in High-Need Schools
Last week, 230 City Year AmeriCorps members will pledge to support more than 14,000 students in some of Chicago’s highest-need communities this year at the Opening Day Ceremony for City… Read more
New Exhibit at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum’s newest arrivals – 131 endangered baby Blanding’s turtles — are now on exhibit for everyone to see. The Nature Museum is excited to introduce its… Read more
