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IDHS and CPS Unite to Provide Summer jobs for Youth
Illinois Department of Human Services Assistant Secretary of Firearm Violence Prevention Chris Patterson and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Chief of Safety and Security Jadine Chou joined community organizations, students, youth,… Read more
CPS to Launch Summer Meals and LunchStop Programs for Summer Break
Chicago Public Schools announced the launch of its Summer Meals and LunchStop Programs to support students and their families during the break. As it has done in the past, the… Read more
Hernandez Introduces Summer 2022 Intern Class
State Rep. Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez, D-Cicero, is welcoming a group of promising Illinois college students who will comprise her summer 2022 class of interns in her Cicero constituent service office…. Read more
CPS Celebrates the Graduates of the Great Expectations Mentoring Program
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) proudly announced that 22 employees were celebrated and honored with a virtual ceremony last Friday afternoon as members of the District’s third class to successfully complete… Read more
Statewide Unemployment Rate Stable, Payroll Jobs Up in May
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced that the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.6 percent, while nonfarm payrolls increased by +12,800 in May, based on preliminary data provided… Read more
Sixth Black, Latino Houses Matter Phone Bank May Give Cook County Property Owners $3.3M in Refunds
More than 1,400 Cook County taxpayers may be eligible to receive $3.3 million in property tax refunds and exemptions after calling in to the Black and Latino Houses Matter phone… Read more
Illinois Department of Revenue Moving its Chicago Office out of the Thompson Building
The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) will officially move its Chicago office out of the James R. Thompson Center (JRTC) on Friday, June 24. It will reopen for business on… Read more
Chicago Department of Transportation Announces New Mobility Collaborative
The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced the launch of the Chicago Mobility Collaborative (CMC), a new public forum related to walking, biking, transit, public space, mobility justice, and accessibility…. Read more
City of Chicago Names Monique Scott New 24th Ward Alderman
City of Chicago announced that Monique Scott, a lifelong Chicagoan raised in North Lawndale, will serve as the new alderman representing Chicago’s 24th ward. The selection of Scott came after a… Read more
Preserving the Real Past
By Daniel Nardini In far-away Hong Kong, a man named Bryan Ong has opened a museum that documents Hong Kong’s colonial past under Great Britain. The museum, unlike what the… Read more »