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Chicago Public Schools Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is celebrating the contributions teachers make both in and outside the classroom this week as the District celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week. Since 1984, the National Parent… Read more
ComEd Program Prepares More than 80 Local Residents for Growing Clean Energy Jobs
Community members and corporate and workforce partners joined ComEd for a graduation ceremony celebrating the newest cohort to complete the CONSTRUCT Infrastructure Academy and Craft Academy job training programs. Today, more than… Read more
Get Proactive with Your Mental Health – Five Tips and Tricks
We live in a time when people are stressed out, easily irritated, over stimulated and overwhelmed. This can lead to problems with our mental health, such as stress, anxiety, low… Read more
Greater Chicago Food Depository Partner Pantry Provides Options for SNAP Participants After Emergency Pandemic Benefits End
When emergency SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits were eliminated two months early this past March, it caught many program participants off guard, including Tim Wennerberg, 59, who lives in… Read more
Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivor Enjoys Memorable Day at Wrigley
Flynn McGuire, a 10-year-old Cubs fan from Yorkville, Ill., who underwent a craniotomy to have a brain tumor removed at the age of 1, enjoyed a memorable afternoon Friday at… Read more
Miss Senorita Cicero Natalie Baeza runs for Miss Illinois
A meet and greet fundraiser was held for Miss Cicero 2022-2023 Natalie Baeza. Baeza is the first Miss Cicero to ever compete in the Miss Illinois Pageant. The goal is… Read more
City of Chicago Announces $15M Investment for Community Safe Spaces for Youth
The City of Chicago and the Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) announced the awarded delegate organizations for the My CHI. My Future (MCMF) Year-Round Safe Spaces for Youth… Read more
Illinois State Fair Announces Re-opening of the Multi-Purpose Arena MPA Entertainment Set for 2023 ISF
The Multi-Purpose Arena (MPA) will be up and running for the 2023 Illinois State Fair. The MPA underwent an $8.6 million overhaul in 2022, repairing sidewalks, walls, steps, expansion joints,… Read more
Chicago Food Truck Festival at Daley Plaza Serves Flavorful Favorites
The Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) announced the first Chicago Food Truck Festival of 2023 will kick-off on Friday, May 19. The popular weekly event features… Read more
Anti-Doxing Bill Moves One Step Closer to Governor Pritzker’s Desk
By: Ashmar Mandou Anti-Doxing legislation introduced to the Illinois General Assembly in February by State Repreentative Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17) is now one step closer to moving to Governor JB Pritzker’s… Read more
