Yearly Archives: 2019
Skills for Chicagoland’s Future Announces New Physical Presence on Chicago’s South Side
Skills for Chicagoland’s Future (Skills) announced plans for a physical presence on Chicago’s South Side to better serve neighborhoods experiencing disparities in employment and economic inclusion, set to open in… Read more
ComEd Part of Climate Change Investment Initiative
Innovators across northern Illinois can now take advantage of up to $20 million in funding from the Exelon Foundation and Exelon Corp., ComEd’s parent company, to support startups and the… Read more
Comcast Increases Internet Speeds for Greater Chicago Region
Comcast is increasing download speeds for some of its most popular Xfinity Internet tiers for customers in its Greater Chicago Region (GCR), which includes Illinois, Northwest Indiana and Southwest Michigan. … Read more
Chicago Fire Soccer Club Returns to Soldier Field
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, Chicago Park District Superintendent and CEO Mike Kelly, and the Chicago Fire Soccer Club announced that the team will return to Soldier Field to play their… Read more
City Budget Team Announces Results of 2020 Budget Survey
The City’s budget team have concluded a series of Budget Town Hall meetings last week where nearly 2,600 residents, elected officials and other key stakeholders from across Chicago’s neighborhoods participated… Read more
Calling all volunteers: Seniors Training Academy Recruits (STARS) Program
The Cook County Sheriff’s Police Training Academy and Triton College’s Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) are looking for older adults who want to volunteer for a new instructional program… Read more
NIU to Host Vendor Networking Fair
Companies looking to do business with Northern Illinois University and other state agencies are invited to the Diversity Vendor Networking Fair, 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 16, in… Read more
Latino Art Beat Presents ‘Visiting the Museum’
“Visiting the Museum” is a short 20-minute film about two high school teens Raul and Clint, who have been friends ‘forever’, visiting the Oriental Institute Museum to do research for… Read more
Set Limits on Exploding Class Sizes, Say Teachers, Parents
Courtesy of Chicago Teachers Union As CPS drags on addressing class size issues at the bargaining table, teachers, parents and students from South Side schools are calling on the mayor’s… Read more
City Colleges of Chicago Announces Career Launch Chicago Partners
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) announced that Career Launch Chicago, a new collaborative initiative between CPS, CCC, the City of Chicago,… Read more
