Yearly Archives: 2019
Cook County Assessor’s Office Mails Wheeling Township Reassessment Notices
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi announced that reassessment notices were mailed to close to 40,000 single family, 19,000 condominium homeowners and 4,000 industrial/commercial property owners in Wheeling Township. Detailed narrative… Read more
Triton, West 40 to Host Free Backpack Giveback Resource Fair
Students from throughout West Suburban Cook County will start the school year off on the right track – thanks to an initiative between Triton College and West 40 Intermediate Service… Read more
2020 Census Program Invites Teachers to Become Ambassadors
The U.S. Census Bureau’s Statistics in Schools program invites Illinois teachers to become 2020 Census ambassadors. Ambassadors will champion the 2020 Census in their classrooms, schools, and communities and in… Read more
Six Morton East Students Elected to Attend the International STEM Academy for Social Impact in Medellin, Colombia
Six out of the ten students selected to participate in the International STEM Academy for Social Impact in Medellin, Colombia are Morton East students and recent alumni. The students will… Read more
Access and Affordability Limiting Equitable College Enrollment, Achievement in Chicago Region
College enrollment and completion in the Chicago area is being limited by access and cost issues tied to race, family wealth and income, and the availability of financial aid, according… Read more
Students, Teachers Speak Out for Adult Education
By: Ashmar Mandou Surmounting disappointment over the changes in the Adult Education Program at Chicago City Colleges (CCC), has caused AFSCME 3506, the union that represents teachers and coordinators at… Read more
Are You Making These Common Mistakes After a Bad Sunburn
Unless you have been living under a rock, you know the importance of SPF and re-applying it. There are times when, despite your best efforts, you still manage to get… Read more
Maternal and Child Health Care Data Readily Available
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) proudly announces the addition of maternal and child health data to its Illinois Public Health Community Map. The Community Map features information about… Read more
Cook County Offers Heat Safety Tips and Cooling Center Information
As temperatures rise throughout the region, Cook County’s Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management offers the following tips to help keep you safe: drink plenty of fluids; try to… Read more
Construction Begins on New Cook County Health Center
This past Tuesday, Cook County Health (CCH) broke ground on a new $12 million state-of-the-art health center in the Belmont-Cragin neighborhood of Chicago. The construction for the new 25,000 square… Read more
