List/Grid

Archive: Page 89

Claim Your Money

Claim Your Money

By: Ashmar Mandou According to Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs, there is currently $5 billion in unclaimed funds across Illinois with $3.6 billion specifically in Cook County that have yet… Read more »

Chicago Park District Beach Season Sunsets as Fall Indoor Swimming Prepares to Start

Chicago Park District Beach Season Sunsets as Fall Indoor Swimming Prepares to Start

As summer sunsets and the end of the beach season nears, Park District is transitioning into indoor pool programming. In Chicago, beach season runs from Memorial Day weekend to Labor… Read more »

Chicago Opera Theater Kicks Off 2024-25 Season with the North American Premiere of Leonora

Chicago Opera Theater Kicks Off 2024-25 Season with the North American Premiere of Leonora

Chicago Opera Theater (COT), Chicago’s foremost producer of new and rarely produced operas, begins its 2024/25 Season, with an exciting and aptly timed production of the North American premiere of… Read more »

Mandatory Medicaid-Enrolled Healthcare Provider Revalidation Resuming, Following Pandemic Pause

Mandatory Medicaid-Enrolled Healthcare Provider Revalidation Resuming, Following Pandemic Pause

Providers actively enrolled in the Illinois Medicaid program will need to revalidate their enrollment status to continue providing services to Medicaid customers and bill Medicaid. This federal requirement was temporarily… Read more »

IDPH Marks National Food Safety Education Month in September

IDPH Marks National Food Safety Education Month in September

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding Illinoisans to pay attention to the safe handling and preparation of food. September is National Food Safety Education Month (sometimes also… Read more »

Prepare for Covid-19 and Flu Season

Prepare for Covid-19 and Flu Season

The FDA recently approved a new COVID-19 vaccine for the 2024-2025 respiratory virus season, and it will be available in early to mid-September. The CDC and CDPH recommend that everyone… Read more »

Department on Aging Announces Roundtables to Discuss Aging Issues and Priorities

Department on Aging Announces Roundtables to Discuss Aging Issues and Priorities

State aging officials are holding a series of roundtable discussions—open to service providers, older adults, family caregivers, and the public—to help shape the future of policymaking, service delivery, and investment… Read more »

CTU Launches ‘Underfunded and Understaffed’ Tracker

CTU Launches ‘Underfunded and Understaffed’ Tracker

The Chicago Teachers Union launched the #UnderFundedUnderStaffed Tracker, designed to monitor the impact of understaffing and underfunding on Chicago students. With frontline testimony and up-to-date data from CPS’ own reporting… Read more »

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Announces Back to School Bus Tour

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Announces Back to School Bus Tour

On Tuesday, Sept. 3rd, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona launched the 2024 Back to School Bus Tour from Sept. 3rd to Sept. 6th. The week-long, multi-state road trip showcased… Read more »

After School Matters Provides More Than 6,000 Young People Paid Programs This Fall

After School Matters Provides More Than 6,000 Young People Paid Programs This Fall

Teens can apply to more than 400 programs offered across the city this fall through After School Matters®. Program opportunities are available to teens in the arts, communications and leadership,… Read more »