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Activists Call to End Illinois’ School Voucher Program
By: Ashmar Mandou Chicago organizations are calling for the Illinois General Assembly to ensure Illinois’ Invest in Kids voucher program ends after the 2023-2024 school year. According to members of… Read more
Latino Art Beat Announces 2023 National Youth Art and Film Competition
Chicago based Latino Art Beat, a national not for profit arts organization that offers a youth art and film competition themed ”What Hispanic Heritage & Culture Means to Me?” has… Read more
Chicago Public Schools Welcomes CPS Students to the 2023 Skilled Trades Career Fair
The City of Chicago and The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Pedro Martinez launched a three-day, in-person Skilled Trades Career Fair to give CPS students an up-close look at postsecondary… Read more
Governor Pritzker Announces New Partnership Between Illinois Universities and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Governor Pritzker congratulated the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Northwestern University, and the University of Chicago for being selected by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) to launch the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub… Read more
Back 2 School America Launches ‘We Appreciate Teachers’
Back 2 School America (B2SA), a national non-profit organization that provides free school supplies each year to tens of thousands of deserving kids from low-income families to help them succeed in the classroom,… Read more
Attorney General Raoul Asks Court to Require TikTok to Comply with Investigation
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief on Monday asking a court to order social media company TikTok, Inc…. Read more
Cook County Awards Community-Based Service Providers $25 Million to Address Gun Violence
In response to high levels of gun violence experienced since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois Department of Human Services Office of Firearm Violence Prevention (OFVP), together with… Read more
Foundation for Culinary Arts Awarded Grant from The Million Dollar Round Table Foundation
Foundation For Culinary Arts (FFCA) is thrilled to share that it has been awarded a $5,000 grant from The Million Dollar Round Table Foundation (MDRT). MDRT is fa global, independent association… Read more
Representative Rashid introduces Comprehensive Data & Digital Privacy Bill
State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid, D-Bridgeview, is working to increase online privacy protections by introducing the Illinois Data Protection and Privacy Act which would cut down on the dangerous collection, and… Read more
The People of Chicago Have Spoken
By Daniel Nardini What a whirlwind the last four years have been for Chicago. When Lori Lightfoot was elected, I do not think that I or anyone else could have… Read more »