Author Archives: Editor
New Year’s Health Resolutions
Move With more and more people making the switch to remote work and spending more time overall at home, it can be easy to skip movement for the day. Staying… Read more
Court Grants Final Approval in $10.3 Million Settlement for Health Care Workers
Federal Judge John F. Kness granted final approval for the class action settlement in the Jane Doe 1, et al. v. Northshore University Healthsystem hearing for more than 500 current… Read more
Free Fitness Centers Week Kicks Off at Chicago Parks
Chicago Park District will offer free access to 69 fitness centers. Pre-registration is highly recommended. No memberships needed. Free Fitness Centers Week aligns with the Park District’s mission to motivate… Read more
Mayor Lightfoot, CTA and CPS Announce ‘CTA Elevating Futures Scholarship Fund’
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced that applications are now being accepted for the “CTA Elevating Futures Scholarship Fund”, an innovative… Read more
Early Childhood Education Mayoral Candidate Forum Announcement
In preparation for the 2023 Mayoral Election, CCAU has once again collaborated with supporting advocacy groups, childcare centers, and agencies across the city to host a candidates forum for early… Read more
Rideshare Drivers Rally at O’Hare Airport Slam Working Conditions
Amidst the busiest rideshare utilization period of the year, the Justice for App Workers coalition rallied at O’Hare Airport on Tuesday, December 27 to demand the app companies provide drivers… Read more
Congressman García Secures $27 million for Community Project Funding in his District
Congressman Jesús “Chuy” Garcia (IL-04) announced that he secured $27 million for 15 community projects for Illinois’ 4th Congressional District as part of the year-end government spending package. This sum… Read more
Increase Coming for Illinois Minimum Wage
The Illinois minimum wage is set to increase another dollar on Sunday, January 1, 2023, making the new required minimum wage $13 an hour. Minimum wage workers are encouraged to… Read more
Building Blocks of Success
The Illinois Department of Transportation is hosting free virtual workshops in January as part of its continuing Building Blocks of Success series for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firms interested in strengthening… Read more
The Insane Winter Storm
By Daniel Nardini The winter of 1979. I remember my mother and I having to dig out almost three and a half feet of snow from our house driveway so… Read more »