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Love is in the Air, Bald Eagles in Big Marsh Park
From eagles courting in Big Marsh Park to the Great Lakes Piping Plovers building a family near the Montrose Dunes, the Chicago Park District’s citywide natural habitat restoration efforts have… Read more
Albany Park Theater Presents ‘Port of Entry’
Albany Park Theater Project (APTP) and Third Rail Projects’ immersive production Port of Entry will return following a winter hiatus for performances starting March 8. After premiering in July 2023,… Read more
Inseparable Applauds Introduction of Legislation to Eliminate “Ghost Networks” to Improve Access to Mental Health Treatment
Inseparable, a national organization focused on closing the treatment gap for people with mental health conditions, improving crisis response, and supporting youth mental health, applauded the introduction of legislation in… Read more
Cook County Health Hosts First Behavioral Health Summit
On February 15, Cook County Health held its first Behavioral Health Summit, bringing together health care and social service providers, mental health advocates, community leaders and elected officials to discuss… Read more
Cook County Health Awarded Press Ganey Horizon Award
Cook County Health earned the 2024 High Reliability Horizon Award from Press Ganey. The award was announced at the Press Ganey Human Experience (HX) Conference in Orlando, Florida. The Horizon… Read more
Chicago Public Schools Ranks First in Post-Pandemic Reading Gains among Large Urban Districts
Recently released research shows that among large urban school districts, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) 3rd-8th grade students ranked first in post-pandemic reading gains and in the top third in math… Read more
Loss of State Invest in Kids Scholarship Program Forces Closure of Two Catholic Schools
The pastors of St. Frances of Rome School in Cicero and St. Odilo School in Berwyn announced that both schools will close in June of this year, bringing an end… Read more
AI Introduction at City Colleges of Chicago
City Colleges of Chicago will offer classes in Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) this Spring. The classes titled, Prompt Engineering for Everyone (non-Coding) and Accelerated and Machine Learning for Leaders –… Read more
Rep. LaShawn K. Ford Introduces Police Scanner Transmissions Legislation
Illinois State Representative LaShawn K. Ford (D-Chicago) has introduced legislation which would require any law enforcement agency in Illinois which encrypts police scanner transmissions to provide real time access to… Read more
CPD Police Support Pro-Police Capparelli
A consortium of retired Chicago Police officers have come together to endorse pro-police Metropolitan Water Reclamation District candidate R. Cary Capparelli for the special two-year vacancy election this November. Retired… Read more
