Monthly Archives: May 2016
City Colleges of Chicago Celebrates 2016 Graduating Class
Graduates of City Colleges of Chicago are getting ready to head off to in-demand careers or transfer to four-year colleges after receiving their associate degrees April 30th at the 2016… Read more
Chicago Organizations Unite to Show Youth What They Can Do
Nearly 1,200 youth and family members from 71 different zip codes registered for a free and unique opportunity held last Saturday at Jones College Prep to sample summer programs offered… Read more
Queen of Peace Faculty Members Awarded Beck Blended Learning Initiative Grant
Three Queen of Peace faculty members are the proud recipients of the Beck Blended Learning Initiative Grant. The grant is designed to provide teachers with tools to help them combine… Read more
Metra launching new Small Business Enterprise Program
Metra next month will launch a new initiative to help small businesses have a fair opportunity to do business with the agency and work on Metra projects. The Small Business… Read more
Illinois Study: Juvenile Record Confidentiality and Expungement Laws Threaten Public Safety, Burden Youth for Life
Laws and policies governing the treatment of court and arrest records of youth “threaten public safety, produce substantial unnecessary costs, and impede young people’s ability to transition to productive adulthood,”… Read more
What if Trump Wins?
By: Juan Garces As the prospect of a Trump presidency becomes increasingly plausible, there is one question our clients are asking on an almost daily basis: “What will happen to… Read more
MWRD Commissioner Santos Addresses Allegations
Commissioner Cynthia Santos of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago recently stated “As part of the plaintiffs” overall focus on the hypoxia issue in the Gulf of Mexico… Read more
Annual Comcast Cares Day
On Saturday, April 30th, was the 15th annual Comcast Cares Day, the nation’s largest single-day corporate volunteer effort. This year, more than 6,000 Greater Chicago Region Comcast NBCUniversal employees and… Read more
Cicero Breaks Ground on New Animal Shelter and Community Park
Town President Larry Dominick was joined by the Town’s Board of Trustees and major Department heads on April 26th to officially announce the construction of a new Waggin’ Tails Animal… Read more
Navy Pier Announces First-Ever Hotel on the Pier
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Navy Pier, Inc. President and CEO Marilynn Gardner announced that, for the first time ever, a hotel will be built on Navy Pier. The new hotel… Read more
