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Chicago Will Host 2024 Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Committee on Tuesday announced the selection of Chicago as the official site of the 2024 Democratic National Convention. The event, which will serve as the party’s nominating… Read more
Chicago Public Schools Continues Preschool Expansion to Nearly Every City Neighborhood
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) continues to expand early childhood learning opportunities as part of a citywide initiative to ensure every four-year-old child in the city has access to free full-day… Read more
ISBE Awards More than $5M in Grants to Support Bilingual Educator Pipeline
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has awarded more than $5 million in grants to support the bilingual educator pipeline. The number of English learners (ELs) enrolled in Illinois… Read more
Illinois Leads Nation in AP Exam Performance and Participation Growth, Outperforming Pre-Pandemic Years
The Illinois State Board of Education announced that Illinois students’ Advanced Placement (AP) performance and participation not only continues to rebound from the pandemic but has outpaced all other states… Read more
Thresholds Health Opens Its First Full-Service Primary, Behavioral Health and Substance Use Care Center on Chicago’s West Side
Thresholds Health, a new full-service primary care health center to serve communities on the west side of Chicago, has opened its doors. Specializing in the integration of primary, behavioral health,… Read more
Northwestern Medicine to Distribute Narcan Nasal Spray
Northwestern Medicine team members will distribute Narcan (naloxone) nasal spray and provide education about opioid overdose prevention during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m…. Read more
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
The Illinois Department of Transportation is teaming up with the Illinois State Police and more than 200 local law enforcement agencies to promote Distracted Driving Awareness Month, reminding drivers to… Read more
Water People Theater Studio Kids Announce Launch of Bilingual Musical Summer Creative Lab
Water People Theater (WPT) announces its WPT STUDIO Kids’ All for the Planet: One Planet for All, a bilingual (English/Spanish) musical, summer creative lab for children ages 6 – 11… Read more
TSA to Host Hiring Event for Chicago Airports
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting a hiring event to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) or Security Support Assistant (SSA)… Read more
Applications for Property Tax Savings are Now Available
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi announces that property-tax-saving exemption applications for the 2022 tax year are now available online. Exemptions are savings that contribute to lowering a homeowner’s property tax… Read more
