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Mayor-Elect Brandon Johnson
By: Ashmar Mandou The City of Chicago has spoken. Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson won the Mayoral runoff on Tuesday and will be Chicago’s next Mayor. Johnson, who received support… Read more
Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Human Services Announce Full Expansion of Pre-Release SNAP Program
This week marks the first that individuals in custody in Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) facilities across the state are eligible to submit pre-release Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applications…. Read more
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Workers Demand Safe Staffing, Livable Wages
As Northwestern Memorial Hospital faces a dangerous staff crisis and the healthcare giant stonewalls workers at the contract bargaining table, hospital workers with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare… Read more
State of Illinois and IDPH Observe National Minority Health Month
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is joining public health stakeholders around the state in celebrating National Minority Health Month this April by hosting and promoting a series of… Read more
Northern Illinois News Association Scholarship Deadline Approaches
The deadline is April 7 to help The Northern Illinois News Association find the 2023 “Northern Illinois High School Journalist of the Year.” The scholarship competition, recently named after longtime NINA… Read more
Latinos Progresando Encourages Students to Apply for Miller-Perez Scholarship
Calling on high school seniors and current college students to apply to the 2023 Miller-Perez Family Scholarship by Monday, April 10th. The scholarship aims to elevate future generations of scholars… Read more
Greater Chicago Ford Dealers Contribute to $1M Scholarship Program to Support Students Pursuing Careers as Automotive Technicians
The Greater Chicago Ford dealers are partnering with the Ford Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, to provide a million dollars in scholarship funding to help support students… Read more
UIC Urban Forum to Probe Data-Driven Solutions for Urban Challenges
The University of Illinois Chicago’s 2023 Urban Forum, titled “Can Data Deliver?: Harnessing Data-Driven Solutions for Urban Challenges,” will examine a wide range of issues related to the potential and… Read more
Department of Revenue Reminds Taxpayers that April 18 Filing Deadline is Quickly Approaching
The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) is reminding taxpayers that the upcoming deadline for filing 2022 state individual income tax returns is Tuesday, April 18, 2023. MyTax Illinois has been… Read more
McShane-Ashlaur Begins Construction on Phase IID of Westhaven Park in Chicago
McShane Construction Company and their joint venture partner, Ashlaur Construction, were selected by repeat clients Brinshore Development and The Michaels Organization to build Phase IID of Westhaven Park. Located on… Read more
