Yearly Archives: 2017
Local Woman Joins More than 150 Illinois Residents in Capitol
More than 150 Illinois citizens rallied together to make their voices heard in Springfield on Wednesday. One of hundreds of advocates was Deanne Alexander of Oak Park. Alexander recently lost… Read more
Advocate Honors ‘Healthcare Workforce Collaborative’ Graduates
By: Ashmar Mandou JPMorgan Chase and Advocate Health Care leadership, elected officials and community leaders joined at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center to celebrate more than 90 Healthcare Workforce Collaborative… Read more
Election Board Enters Settlement Agreement with Justice Department on Accessible Polling Places
The Chicago Election Board has entered a settlement agreement after ten months of a joint effort with the U.S. Justice Department and Chicago-based Equip for Equality to evaluate the physical… Read more
ComEd Volunteers Make Local Church More Energy Efficient with Upgrades and Offer CARE Bill Assistance on Earth Day
In celebration of Earth Day and during National Volunteer Week, a team of ComEd volunteers came together to install a variety of energy efficiency measures at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church… Read more
Chicagoans Reduce Disposable Bag Use by Over Forty Percent
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that Chicagoans significantly reduced the average number of disposable bags used per shopping trip in the first month of the Checkout Bag Tax, demonstrating measurable success… Read more
Peoples Gas ‘Energy Efficiency Squad’ brings Earth Week surprises to customer homes
Peoples Gas Energy Efficiency Squad celebrated Earth Day today by surprising four customers at their homes on Chicago’s South and Southeast sides with baskets of free energy-efficiency and sustainable goodies…. Read more
Climate change hits home in new Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum exhibit
In the face of record-breaking temperatures and the need for increased conversation around climate change, the Chicago Academy of Sciences/Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum is excited to open the self-produced exhibit… Read more
New Americans Initiative
Mujeres is taking part in The New Americans Initiative (NAI) in partnership with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. Over 50 organizations are working collectively to provide legal… Read more
Progress Doesn’t Stop Here: Instituto Celebrates 40 years of Impact in Chicago
April 27th, 2017 marks 40 years of innovative education and career programing at Instituto del Progreso Latino, a leader in Chicago’s Latino community and the broader workforce development, adult education,… Read more
Ava’s Change4Youth Collects Votes to Raise Visual Awareness of Youth Homelessness
Young activist Ava Santos-Volpe, age 12, is a girl on a mission. While working on a class leadership project two years ago, Ava asked a youth homelessness advocate to visit… Read more