Yearly Archives: 2019
MSI Opens Youth Artist Submissions for Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition
Emerging youth artists are now invited to submit their work year-round to the historic Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI). The submission… Read more
ComEd Icebox Derby Opens
This summer, 30 young women from the Chicago area will build both high-tech racecars and pathways to their futures in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Girls can apply now… Read more
West Side street vendors write a memo to the mayor about their need for city support during On the Table
By: Princess-India Alexander On Tuesday, May 14 The Chicago Community Trust held its On the Table, an annual day where Chicagoans join across the city to have a meal and discuss… Read more
Mayor Lightfoot Announces Key Senior Staff Positions
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced several key staff who will serve in leadership positions in her administration. “We are hitting the ground running with a talented team of public servants… Read more
Mayor Lightfoot Signs First Executive Order to Limit Aldermanic Prerogative
In her first hours after being sworn in as the 56th Mayor of the City of Chicago, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot signed her first Executive Order instructing departments to end… Read more
Castro Bill Bans Employers from Asking Applicant’s Salary History
The Illinois Senate voted to approve Senator Cristina Castro’s (D-Elgin) legislation strengthening the Illinois Equal Pay Act. House Bill 834 would prohibit employers from asking about salary histories when interviewing… Read more
Negotiations Continue on Property Tax Reform Bill
House Assistant Majority Leader Will Davis, Revenue Committee Chairman Mike Zalewski, and Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi met Tuesday afternoon with representatives of labor unions and industry interest groups to… Read more
Tammy Duckworth: ‘I think every Memorial Day about the guys from Illinois that never made it home’
By Charles Mills Effingham Daily News U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth spends Memorial Day honoring her friends in the military who have fallen and the heroic soldiers who kept her from… Read more
Civil War general from Illinois considered creator of Memorial Day
By Charles Mills Effingham Daily News Civil War General John A. Logan is credited with creating what we know today as Memorial Day, according to the executive director of the… Read more
Memorable Weekend
By: Ashmar Mandou Escape the hustle and bustle of Chicago’s congestion with a weekend escape to nearby cities promising a more peaceful and serene environment. Door County, Wisconsin The 100-step… Read more
