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Monthly Archives: July 2016

College-Bound Youth Beat Odds

College-Bound Youth Beat Odds

Caption by Ashmar Mandou Youth who defeated the odds and are now off to college were honored by The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) at a scholarship… Read more »

Alderman Cardenas Joins BPNC Conference; Demands CPS Funding

Alderman Cardenas Joins BPNC Conference; Demands CPS Funding

12th-Alderman Cardenas joined BPNC Funding Conference on July 19th, 2016. Alderman Cardenas promised to continue fighting to counter CPS cuts to 12th ward schools. He is currently inquiring on use… Read more »

Registration Open for Teen Conservation Leadership Conference

Registration Open for Teen Conservation Leadership Conference

Life after high school may have many teens wondering what lies ahead, from deciding how to pay for college to what career to pursue. To help Chicagoland teens prepare for… Read more »

City Announces ThinkChicago: Lollapalooza 2016

City Announces ThinkChicago: Lollapalooza 2016

The City launched ThinkChicago: Lollapalooza 2016, through July 29th that brings together 200 of the nation’s top technology, engineering and computer science students to explore Chicago’s vibrant technology ecosystem and… Read more »

Chicago Heights New Resource Helps to Fight Food Insecurities

Chicago Heights New Resource Helps to Fight Food Insecurities

The Bloom Township Food Pantry Inc., in partnership with Bloom Township Government, hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony presenting Bloom Township Food Pantry’s new 3,000 square foot storage and distribution facility…. Read more »

Illinois Commerce Commission Hosts Cybersecurity Policy Session

Illinois Commerce Commission Hosts Cybersecurity Policy Session

On Thursday, The Illinois Commerce Commission hosted a Cybersecurity Policy Session that focused on the specific roles of government, industry, and third-party stakeholders in protecting the nation’s critical energy infrastructure…. Read more »

Whole Foods Market Breaks Grown in Pullman Neighborhood

Whole Foods Market Breaks Grown in Pullman Neighborhood

Whole Foods Market broke ground on a 150,000 square-foot Whole Foods Market Midwest distribution facility in the Pullman neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side on Tuesday. Expected to open in early… Read more »

Chicago Resident Wins $500,000 Instantly

Chicago Resident Wins $500,000 Instantly

Chicago resident Ovidio Alanis played an Illinois Lottery $500,000 Big Money ticket and instantly won $500,000. “Thanks to this prize I can buy a house for my brother. We feel… Read more »

McKinley Park to Host Hawaiian Luau

McKinley Park to Host Hawaiian Luau

On Sunday, July 31st for Hawaiian Luau at the McKinley Park Farmers Market from 10am – 2pm. Lanialoha Lee and Uke Nation return to the market as this week’s entertainment,… Read more »

Family Support Center Promises a Happy Life After High School

Family Support Center Promises a Happy Life After High School

Olivia is 26 years old and is diagnosed with an intellectual/developmental disability (I/DD) and is a lifelong Cicero resident. In high school she was a happy girl who was involved… Read more »