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Women’s Business Development Center Receives $500K for Childcare Business Program in Illinois
The Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) received $500,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) funds to support business training for childcare providers throughout Northern Illinois and boost the number of affordable… Read more
Column: Your Property Taxes with Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas
Homeowner exemptions slash tax bills. So why do so many fail to apply? By: Maria Pappas Homeowners can reduce their property tax bills by hundreds or even thousands of dollars… Read more
Cook County Hosts Manufacturing Reinvented Grant Workshop
On Tuesday, April 2nd, Commissioner Frank J. Aguilar partnered with Commissioner Maggie Trevor, Commissioner Tara Stamps, local Chambers of Commerce, the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC), Cook County’s Bureau of… Read more
SiteOne Landscape Supply to Award Five $1,000 Scholarships to Students Attending Hispanic-Serving Institutions
SiteOne Landscape Supply’s Associate Resource Group, UN1DOS, has partnered again with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), to offer five $1,000 scholarships to students attending HACU-member institutions for… Read more
Chicago Public Schools Announces 2024-25 Preschool Application Launch
The School Year 2024-25 application is open for Chicago Public School’s (CPS) free full-day preschool program for four-year-olds and half-day preschool program for three-year-olds. Families can apply via the Chicago Early… Read more
ComEd Job Training Programs Graduate Nearly 80 Area Residents
By: Ashmar Mandou ComEd recently celebrated the hard work of 78 individuals who graduated from two of ComEd’s arduous training programs. In a pool of community and corporate partners, ComEd… Read more
Provident Scholarship Fund Applications Now Open
The application period for the 2024 Provident Scholarship Fund is now open. The scholarship program supports students pursuing health care careers who are from, and committed to caring for, underserved… Read more
Gov. Pritzker Announces New Illinois Grocery Initiative Grant Opportunity
Governor JB Pritzker and Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton joined food justice advocates and local stakeholders to announce a new grant program from the Illinois Grocery Initiative. The New Stores in… Read more
Healthcare Providers on Alert for Possible Counterfeit Botox
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has alerted healthcare facilities and especially hospital emergency departments to be on a heightened lookout for patients who present with symptoms similar to… Read more
Tax Deadline Approaching
The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) is reminding taxpayers that the upcoming deadline is quickly approaching for filing 2023 state individual income tax returns on Monday, April 15th, 2024. If… Read more
