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Pritzker Administration, IBHE Award GEER Grants to Nine Illinois Institutions to Recruit and Retain Students Most in Need
The Illinois Board of Higher Education is awarding grants to nine colleges and universities which will target equity in recruitment and retention. The $3 million in funding comes from the… Read more
Chicago Public Schools Announces Updates to 2020 LSC Elections
Chicago Public Schools announced updates to the district’s 2020 LSC elections, including offering mail-in voting for CPS parents, guardians and staff for the first time. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic,… Read more
Sinai Health System Opens Center
The Center for Advanced Wound Healing located at Holy Cross Hospital – 2701 West 68th St in Chicago is now open to offer advanced wound care for people living with… Read more
Ways to Turn Seasonal Sad Into Seasonal Glad
An estimated 10 million Americans struggle with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and women are more than four times as likely as men to have it. “As a mental health issue,… Read more
Reps. García (IL) Introduces Legislation to Schools Safe During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Representatives Jesús “Chuy” García (Il-04), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) joined by 36 Members of Congress introduced the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Safe… Read more
Bridgeview Man Charged with Attempted Criminal Sexual Abuse
A 65-year-old Bridgeview man has been charged with multiple felonies after he solicited an undercover Cook County Sheriff’s Police officer who was posing as a teenage boy on a dating… Read more
Attorney General Raoul Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Block Robocall Loopholes
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a bipartisan coalition of 38 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Facebook v. Noah Duguid, a U.S. Supreme Court case that will determine the… Read more
Hyde Park Art Center Hosts Free Interactive Center Sundays
Hyde Park Art Center, the renowned non-profit hub for contemporary art located on Chicago’s vibrant South Side, will host its latest Center Sunday, an all-ages program filled with art-making activities,… Read more
Get in the Spooky Spirit
Compiled by Ashmar Mandou Arts in the Dark The City of Chicago will be hosting a safe and spooktacular line-up of Halloweek events — costumes are encouraged, masks are required. Check out… Read more
Bimbo Bakeries USA, Cicero Community Organizations Host Food Pantry and Free COVID-19 Testing
On Thursday, October 22, Bimbo Bakeries USA, in partnership with United Way of Metro Chicago and the Town of Cicero, hosted a food pantry and free COVID-19 testing site at… Read more
