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House Fire in Cicero Displaces families, no Injuries
A fire gutted an apartment at 3118 S. 48th Court early Friday morning but was quickly extinguished by the Cicero Fire Department, Fire Chief Michael Piekarski said. No one was… Read more
Long-Awaited Saint Anthony Project Underway
By: Ashmar Mandou A decade in the making, the highly anticipated development Focal Point Community Campus Project, designed for a new Saint Anthony Hospital was recently approved by the Chicago… Read more
City Officials Announce ‘Readiness Summit’ for Cook County Businesses
Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced their partnership to host the first ever joint ‘Readiness Summit” on Friday February… Read more
First Installment Property Tax Bills in Mail to Cook County Property Owners
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas has mailed nearly 1.8 million Tax Year 2021 First Installment property tax bills. Payments are due March 1, 2022. The First Installment is 55 percent… Read more
548 Development and Related Midwest Selected to Redevelop Industrial Site in North Lawndale
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced a solar-powered, 302,000-square-foot industrial complex and a pair of community innovation centers is the winning proposal to revitalize 21 acres of City-owned land at 4300 W…. Read more
Experian Go™ Program Will Allow Millions of Credit Invisibles to Start Building Credit in Minutes
To further financial inclusion across the United States, Experian® launched Experian Go™, a free, first-of-its-kind program to help “credit invisibles,” or people with no credit history, begin building credit on… Read more
Comcast Rise Applications Now Open to All Women-Owned Small Businesses
Comcast announced that its Comcast RISE program is open to all women-owned businesses in its Greater Chicago Region, which includes Illinois, Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan. The expansion of Comcast… Read more
Morton College Joins with Google’s HIS Career Readiness Program
On Tuesday, Morton College announced its participation in the Grow with Google HSI Career Readiness Program. The initiative will help Latino students at over 20 Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) prepare… Read more
Chicago Public Library to Provide Free Signed Copies of Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s New Children’s Book to Children with Library Card
Chicago Public Library (CPL) announced that CPL will be encouraging children to get a library card by offering free signed copies of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s new children’s book… Read more
Back 2 School Illinois Launches ‘We Appreciate Teachers’ Statewide Contest
Back 2 School Illinois (B2SI), a Chicago-based nonprofit that provides tens of thousands of deserving kids from low-income families with free school supplies each year to help them succeed in the classroom, is… Read more
