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President Preckwinkle Launches Covid-19 Recovery Resident Cash Assistance Program
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Commissioners Donna Miller and Brandon Johnson, Bureau Chief Xochitl Flores of the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development, and the Family Independence Initiative (FII)… Read more
State of Illinois Joins LISC, Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives Launch Capital Grant Program
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) joined the Local Initiatives Support Group (LISC) and Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives (CNI) in announcing the opening of applications and plans to coordinate… Read more
Triton College Alumni Association presents “Tri it” A Virtual Cooking Class led by international award-winning Chef Carolina Diaz
The Triton College Alumni Association will host its first-ever “Tri it” Virtual Cooking Class on Friday, Nov. 13, 7-8 p.m. The livestreamed interactive event will be hosted by Triton alumna and adjunct faculty member Chef Carolina Diaz. All registered participants will be sent a private link to participate… Read more
Pritzker Administration, IBHE Award GEER Grants to Nine Illinois Institutions to Recruit and Retain Students Most in Need
The Illinois Board of Higher Education is awarding grants to nine colleges and universities which will target equity in recruitment and retention. The $3 million in funding comes from the… Read more
Chicago Public Schools Announces Updates to 2020 LSC Elections
Chicago Public Schools announced updates to the district’s 2020 LSC elections, including offering mail-in voting for CPS parents, guardians and staff for the first time. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic,… Read more
Sinai Health System Opens Center
The Center for Advanced Wound Healing located at Holy Cross Hospital – 2701 West 68th St in Chicago is now open to offer advanced wound care for people living with… Read more
Ways to Turn Seasonal Sad Into Seasonal Glad
An estimated 10 million Americans struggle with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and women are more than four times as likely as men to have it. “As a mental health issue,… Read more
Reps. García (IL) Introduces Legislation to Schools Safe During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Representatives Jesús “Chuy” García (Il-04), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) joined by 36 Members of Congress introduced the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Safe… Read more
Bridgeview Man Charged with Attempted Criminal Sexual Abuse
A 65-year-old Bridgeview man has been charged with multiple felonies after he solicited an undercover Cook County Sheriff’s Police officer who was posing as a teenage boy on a dating… Read more
Attorney General Raoul Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Block Robocall Loopholes
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a bipartisan coalition of 38 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Facebook v. Noah Duguid, a U.S. Supreme Court case that will determine the… Read more
