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Dot Your I Before Filing Your Illinois and Federal Tax Returns

Dot Your I Before Filing Your Illinois and Federal Tax Returns

As last-minute tax filers race to meet this year’s fast-approaching April 15 income tax filing deadline, the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) encourages a pause to double-check for easily avoided mistakes… Read more »

April is National 9-1-1 Education Month and National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

April is National 9-1-1 Education Month and National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

The City of Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) is celebrating National 9-1-1 Education Month to honor the outstanding contributions of the City’s 9-1-1 call takers and dispatchers…. Read more »

Busy Beaked Builders: Penguins Pair Up and Prepare Nests at Shedd

Busy Beaked Builders: Penguins Pair Up and Prepare Nests at Shedd

At Shedd Aquarium, annual nesting season is in full swing, which means the penguin colony is busy gathering materials, building nests and pairing up with mates. Guests who visit Shedd… Read more »

First Lady Creepy Cruise

First Lady Creepy Cruise

Cruise the Chicago River amidst twilight tales of the darker side of Chicago that you never knew existed. First Lady’s bone-chilling nighttime Creepy Cruise experience covers the city’s history through… Read more »

Brookfield Zoo Chicago Welcomes New Arrivals This Spring

Brookfield Zoo Chicago Welcomes New Arrivals This Spring

Several new babies were born, hatched and morphed at Brookfield Zoo Chicago Zoo since January, including Humboldt penguin chicks, a nyala antelope calf, and a Western gray kangaroo joey. Guests… Read more »

Assessor Kaegi Reminds Seniors to Apply for Property Tax Savings

Assessor Kaegi Reminds Seniors to Apply for Property Tax Savings

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi reminds all senior homeowners in Cook County to apply for their property tax-saving exemptions before the April 21 deadline. Exemptions provide homeowners to savings on their property… Read more »

Thousands Take Over Downtown Chicago to Protest Trump Policies

Thousands Take Over Downtown Chicago to Protest Trump Policies

Caption by Ashmar Mandou More than 30,000 people rallied and marched in downtown Chicago on Saturday, April 5th as part of a nationwide day of action to protest the policies… Read more »

Aves Ocupadas: Los Pingüinos se Aparean y Preparan Nidos en el Shedd

Aves Ocupadas: Los Pingüinos se Aparean y Preparan Nidos en el Shedd

La temporada de apareamiento anual del Shedd Aquarium está en todo su apogeo, lo que significa que la colonia de pingüinos está muy ocupada reuniendo materiales, construyendo nidos y apareándose… Read more »

Espeluznante Crucero First Lady

Espeluznante Crucero First Lady

Navega por el río Chicago entre cuentos crepusculares sobre el lado más oscuro de Chicago, que no sabías que existía. La escalofriante experiencia nocturna Creepy Cruise de First Lady cubre… Read more »

Community Savings Bank Ofrece un Seminario para la Compra de Casas

Community Savings Bank Ofrece un Seminario para la Compra de Casas

Community Savings Bank ofrecerá una vez más un Seminario para la Compra de Casas, el 26 de abril, de 9:00 a.m. a 12:15 p.m. en el banco. El propósito de… Read more »