Author Archives: Editor
ComEd, Equiticity Bring Environmentally Friendly Transportation Options to Chicago’s North Lawndale Neighborhood
Approximately 250 residents of Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood are in line to receive help with the purchase and maintenance of cleaner modes of transportation. The support comes courtesy of a… Read more
What Reassessments in Berwyn Mean for Property Owners
Courtesy of Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi Berwyn property owners received assessment notices from my office this week. As your County Assessor, I’d like to explain what this means. We… Read more
Illinois Department of Corrections and Northwestern Prison Education Program Announce First Statewide Admissions from Facilities Across Illinois
This month, more than 20 students recently accepted into the Northwestern Prison Education Program (NPEP) — the only bachelor’s degree-granting program for incarcerated students offered by a top 10 university… Read more
Chicago Public Schools Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is celebrating the contributions teachers make both in and outside the classroom this week as the District celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week. Since 1984, the National Parent… Read more
ComEd Program Prepares More than 80 Local Residents for Growing Clean Energy Jobs
Community members and corporate and workforce partners joined ComEd for a graduation ceremony celebrating the newest cohort to complete the CONSTRUCT Infrastructure Academy and Craft Academy job training programs. Today, more than… Read more
Get Proactive with Your Mental Health – Five Tips and Tricks
We live in a time when people are stressed out, easily irritated, over stimulated and overwhelmed. This can lead to problems with our mental health, such as stress, anxiety, low… Read more
Greater Chicago Food Depository Partner Pantry Provides Options for SNAP Participants After Emergency Pandemic Benefits End
When emergency SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits were eliminated two months early this past March, it caught many program participants off guard, including Tim Wennerberg, 59, who lives in… Read more
Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivor Enjoys Memorable Day at Wrigley
Flynn McGuire, a 10-year-old Cubs fan from Yorkville, Ill., who underwent a craniotomy to have a brain tumor removed at the age of 1, enjoyed a memorable afternoon Friday at… Read more
Miss Senorita Cicero Natalie Baeza runs for Miss Illinois
A meet and greet fundraiser was held for Miss Cicero 2022-2023 Natalie Baeza. Baeza is the first Miss Cicero to ever compete in the Miss Illinois Pageant. The goal is… Read more
City of Chicago Announces $15M Investment for Community Safe Spaces for Youth
The City of Chicago and the Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) announced the awarded delegate organizations for the My CHI. My Future (MCMF) Year-Round Safe Spaces for Youth… Read more
