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House, Senate Mental Health Committees to Address Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage
The House Mental Health & Addiction Committee will meet jointly with the Senate Behavioral Mental Health Committee to discuss the ongoing issue of the behavioral health workforce shortage across the… Read more
Illinois Moves to Ban Harmful Food Chemicals
By: Ashmar Mandou After a law banning harmful food chemicals passed in California, Illinois is now following suit. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, State Senator Willie Preston (D-Chicago), and State… Read more
Chicago Public Schools Observes National Mentoring Month
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) celebrates National Mentoring Month and the ongoing efforts to provide both our students and educators with targeted guidance and support through vital mentorship programs. In recent… Read more
Girls Opportunity Alliance to Provide Funding to Chicago-Based Girl Serving Organizations
Former First Lady and Founder of the Obama Foundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance, Michelle Obama, announced a new commitment to empower and uplift girls in Chicago. The Girls Opportunity Alliance will… Read more
Dominican University Announces Partnership with Hope Chicago
Dominican University announced a new partnership with Hope Chicago, a nonprofit organization offering debt-free college and workforce opportunities to 4,000 Chicago Public School graduates and their parents residing in some… Read more
President Preckwinkle Announces $1.5M in Relief Grants for Suburban Arts, Culture Organizations
Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle announced the launch of a new grant program to assist arts and culture organizations in building resiliency in the post-pandemic economy. The Nonprofit Relief Grant… Read more
Former Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot Announces New Organization
Former Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and colleagues today announced the launch of a new nonprofit, Chicago Vibrant Neighborhoods Collective. The mission of Chicago Vibrant Neighborhoods Collective (CVNC) is to… Read more
Record Attendance During Chicago Holiday Festivities
Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA) released its quarter four 2023 State of the Loop report on downtown activity, using a variety of data sources, which the organization has produced since July… Read more
Se acerca la fecha límite para las apelaciones de impuestos para Lake Township
La Junta de Revisión ha fijado como fecha límite el 6 de febrero para las apelaciones fiscales para Lake Township, que cubre los lados sur y suroeste de Chicago. Los… Read more
The Wrecked Human Souls of War
By Daniel Nardini I see them from time to time in all of the places I go shopping in. They wear hats describing them as veterans of a certain war,… Read more »