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Cicero to Hand Out Smoke Detectors

Cicero to Hand Out Smoke Detectors

The Town of Cicero is joining Lurie’s Children’s Hospital and Kohl’s Cares to celebrate Fire Prevention Week by handing out free smoke detectors to Cicero residents at the Community Center… Read more »

NHS Chicago Launches Mortgage Relief Campaign

NHS Chicago Launches Mortgage Relief Campaign

While some areas have rebounded from the housing crash, parts of Chicago are being left behind by the recovery. As a result, Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago (NHS) is launching… Read more »

City Launches First Phase of Mentoring Initiative

City Launches First Phase of Mentoring Initiative

Beginning this year, Becoming a Man (BAM) will immediately expand to serve 1,300 additional students this school year, bringing the total of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students served to 4,080…. Read more »

Behind the Music with Julio Reyes Copello

Behind the Music with Julio Reyes Copello

By: Amelia Orozco Follow me on Twitter: @Amelia_Orozco Julio Reyes Copello is a Multi-Grammy Winner for composing and producing some of the best music of our times, and with some… Read more »

¡Festival Hola México Regresa a Chicago!

¡Festival Hola México Regresa a Chicago!

El Centro de Cine Gene Siskel de la Escuela del Instituto de Arte de Chicago, 164 N. State St., anuncia el regreso a Chicago del Festival Hola México, el festival… Read more »

Halloween / Dia de los Muertos Party Tips

Halloween / Dia de los Muertos Party Tips

Throwing a Halloween or Día de los Muertos inspired celebration should be fun and delicious all around. There are plenty of ways to involve everyone in the prep and decorating… Read more »

Pilsen’s Day of the Dead Celebration

Pilsen’s Day of the Dead Celebration

ElevArte Community Studio proudly presents Chicago’s longest-running Dia de Muertos celebration on November 2nd at Dvorak Park in the Pilsen neighborhood–Muertos de la Risa. Rooted in Mexican tradition, Dia de… Read more »

Advocates: Suspension of Election Day registration will suppress the vote, hurt communities across Illinois

Advocates: Suspension of Election Day registration will suppress the vote, hurt communities across Illinois

Members of the Just Democracy Illinois coalition said on Tuesday they are disappointed by a federal judge’s decision to grant a preliminary injunction that would suspend Election Day registration in… Read more »

State Board’s Student Advisory Council Welcomes New Members

State Board’s Student Advisory Council Welcomes New Members

Sixteen sophomore, junior, and senior high school students from throughout the State of Illinois met for the first time as the State Board’s Student Advisory Council (SAC) for the 2016-17… Read more »

Riot On

Riot On

By: Michael Bacos For the second year in a row, people donned in liberty spikes, studded vests, and Doc Martens took over Douglas Park. The North Lawndale park is the… Read more »