Monthly Archives: February 2016
City of Chicago Announces Open Doors Organization
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection on Monday announced the Open Doors Organization has won the competitive bidding process to provide centralized wheelchair-accessible taxicab… Read more
City Officials Move to Redevelop Old Main Post Office
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Alderman Danny Solis, and the Chicago Department of Planning and Development, last week shared their plans to move forward with the “long-overdue” rehabilitation of Chicago’s old main… Read more
State Regulator Announces Paperless Renewals, Licensing for Professionals
Secretary Bryan A. Schneider of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) is pleased to announce that paperless licensing and renewals have now been implemented for the professions… Read more
COUNTRY Financial® invests $325,000 in grants to curb financial illiteracy
COUNTRY Financial awarded $325,000 to 21 organizations, six from Chicago, that offer financial education programs and resources to single parent families through its 2015-2016 Count on COUNTRY Financial grant program…. Read more
CHA, Big Brothers Big Sisters Kicks-Off First-Ever Sister Government Workplace Mentoring Program
Chicago Housing Authority CEO Eugene Jones, Jr., Big Brothers Big Sisters CEO Art Mollenhauer and Smyth Elementary School Principal Ronald R. Whitmore kicked off the CHA/Big Brothers Big Sisters Workplace… Read more
Congressman Gutierrez Endorses Candidate Carlos Claudio
Candidate for Judge of the 6th Judicial Subcircuit Carlos Claudio received an endorsement from Congressman Luis Gutierrez on Monday, Feb. 22nd during a press conference. Claudio began his career as… Read more
Reading Your Credit Report
By: Zalutsky & Pinski We have talked a lot about your credit report in the past few columns. It is important that you can read and understand what the different… Read more
Queen of Peace Dance Company “Rocks the House” for their 15th year
The Peace Dance Company will celebrate their 15th anniversary with the “Rock the House” show. “Rock the House” will feature dances choreographed to classic and current rock and roll hits…. Read more
HACE Redefines Leadership through Annual Gala
By: Ashmar Mandou The Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE), one of the longest national non-profit organizations dedicated to the advancement of employment, development, and leadership will soon host their… Read more
New CPS Computer Science Graduation Requirement to Prepare Students for Jobs of the Future
The Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday unanimously approved the addition of computer science as a graduation requirement for all Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students beginning with next year’s freshmen,… Read more
