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Chicago Public Library Celebrates National Summer Learning Day
Chicago Public Library celebrated National Summer Learning Day with more than 300 children participating in learning activities and a story time with illustrator Bryan Collier, the National Summer Learning Association’s… Read more
Creating Leaders
By: Ashmar Mandou Each summer, Bank of America holds its Bank of America Students Leaders Program, a program designed to engage students in an eight-week internship where they will develop… Read more
Community Celebrates Reopening of Aurora McDonald’s
Clouds and rain showers couldn’t stop the Aurora community from attending the grand reopening of Gloria Kazanova’s McDonald’s. Gloria owns and operates several other McDonald’s locations in the Aurora area… Read more
Industrial Project in Little Village Breaks Ground
By: Ashmar Mandou Mayor Emanuel broke ground on a project that will bring 200 jobs and 174,000 square feet of new industrial space to Little Village. The $17.9 million project… Read more
Entrepreneurs to Get a Break on their First License
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) Commissioner Rosa Escareno announced new support for an estimated 2,000 entrepreneurs who are trying to launch or grow… Read more
CHA Board Approves Housing Support for Veterans
The Chicago Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners approved support for five developments that will bring 389 units of new or preserved affordable rental housing for veterans, women experiencing homelessness and… Read more
Castro Urges Rauner to Sign ‘Ashley’s Law’
Legislation sponsored by Senator Cristina Castro (D-Elgin) that would allow students to have access to medical cannabis on school grounds is still waiting to be signed into law. The measure… Read more
Special Olympics Celebrates 50th Anniversary
By: Ashmar Mandou From a backyard summer camp for people with intellectual disabilities to a global movement, Special Olympics has been changing lives and attitudes in the late ‘60s. Founded… Read more
High School Junior publishes SciFi mystery
High school junior Aaron Hanania published his first novel this month, a Science Fiction mystery about a science experiment gone-wrong, involving a misguided scientist, unknowing participants, and two children who… Read more
Share a Coke
PGA TOUR golfer, 3-time Major champion and Coca-Cola Brand Ambassador Jordan Spieth shares a moment with Coca-Cola employee and Special Olympics Athlete Matthew Wynne at the 2018 Special Olympics USA… Read more
