Author Archives: Editor
City of Chicago Partners with Biden-Harris Administration on New Initiative to Address Homelessness
Mayor Brandon Johnson; Deputy Mayor of Education, Youth, & Human Services Jennifer Johnson; the Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS); and All Chicago Making Homelessness History announced a partnership with… Read more
Western Governors University, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Announce Partnership
Nonprofit, fully online Western Governors University (WGU) and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce announced they have joined forces to provide Chamber members and employees with an affordable pathway to earning… Read more
PepsiCo, South and Westside Organizations Launch Summer Programs
This summer, PepsiCo will pilot a paid internship program, which leads with a reverse mentorship component that is designed with and for young people from the South and West Side… Read more
Hope Chicago Releases Report Demonstrating Economic, Social Benefits to Scholars and City, State Economies
Hope Chicago, the two-generation scholarship program providing debt-free college and vocational support to students and their parents at five Chicago Public Schools high schools, today released an impact report demonstrating… Read more
Chicago Public Schools and City Colleges of Chicago Celebrate More than 600 Dual Credit Graduates
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Pedro Martinez, City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) Chancellor Juan Salgado, school administrators and families came together to recognize the growing number of CPS graduates who… Read more
May is Childhood Drowning Prevention Month
Governor JB Pritzker has proclaimed May as Illinois Childhood Drowning Prevention Month, reminding parents of the importance of constantly supervising children when they are in or near water to avoid… Read more
Healthy School Meals for All Legislation Passes Illinois House and Senate
Free, healthy school meals for all Illinois students may soon become a reality if the state legislature funds the program recently passed in the House and Senate. House Bill 2471,… Read more
Chicago Department of Public Health End COVID-19 Emergency
The federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) declaration for COVID-19 ended on May 11, and with this, there have been some changes to the surveillance data collected weekly by CDC. CDC is no… Read more
Town of Cicero to Host Men’s Health Event
Town President Larry Dominick, the Town of Cicero Board of Trustees and the Health Department are excited to announce they will be hosting the very first Men’s Health event on… Read more
Sheriff Dart Calls on Congress to Make 24/7 Carjacking Hotline National
Citing the urgent need to address the rise in violent carjackings across the country, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart called on Congress today to follow Illinois’ lead and require automakers to… Read more
