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Monthly Archives: August 2016

Mayor, Union Partners Announce Pension Funding Solution

Mayor, Union Partners Announce Pension Funding Solution

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the City’s union partners announced an agreement in principle to put the Municipal Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund (MEABF) on a path to solvency. If approved… Read more »

Cook County Board Accepts Grant to Remove Lead-Based Paint in Targeted Suburbs

Cook County Board Accepts Grant to Remove Lead-Based Paint in Targeted Suburbs

The Cook County Board of Commissioners authorized acceptance of a three-year $2 million Lead Hazard Reduction Grant to remove lead-based paint from homes in specific high-risk suburban areas. In accordance… Read more »

Jobs Up in Eight Metros; Down in Six Areas

Jobs Up in Eight Metros; Down in Six Areas

Eight of Illinois’ 14 metropolitan (metro) areas experienced decreases in their over-the-year unemployment rate and eight of the metro areas had increases in nonfarm jobs, according to preliminary data released… Read more »

Social Media Workshop Series Returns to City Hall

Social Media Workshop Series Returns to City Hall

Social media can be a powerful tool for startups, businesses and brands to grow if implemented and utilized appropriately. The Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection’s (BACP) Small Business… Read more »

Illinois State Fair Launches New Mobile App

Illinois State Fair Launches New Mobile App

Planning your trip to the Illinois State Fair just got easier with the release of a brand new Illinois State Fair mobile app. Available for both Apple and Android devices,… Read more »

Two Little Village Non-Profits Receive Large Donation

Two Little Village Non-Profits Receive Large Donation

By: Ashmar Mandou On Friday, July 29th Pebbles Cereal donated $15,000 to two Chicago non-profit organizations during at art evet in Little Village. Pebbles Cereal teamed up with local artist… Read more »

Calling All Ninjas for the LEGO Wu-Cru Weekend

Calling All Ninjas for the LEGO Wu-Cru Weekend

The Wu-Cru needs allies! Come out to LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Chicago, located on the Streets of Woodfield, 601 N. Martingale Rd., Saturday and Sunday, August 13 and 14, from 9… Read more »

Goodman Theatre Holds Open Auditions

Goodman Theatre Holds Open Auditions

Goodman Theatre announces open auditions on Saturday, August 27, 9am – 2pm for four of the young performer roles in the 39th annual production of A Christmas Carol. Aspiring Chicagoland… Read more »

DHS Releases Guidelines After ICE Raids Schaumburg Church

DHS Releases Guidelines After ICE Raids Schaumburg Church

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released guidelines on how immigration agents conduct raids and other enforcement operations at schools, churches, and other locations considered to be “sensitive.” The… Read more »

Gift of Hope Launches New Campaign

Gift of Hope Launches New Campaign

Caption by Ashmar Mandou Gift of Hope continued its vital message of organ donation when they host a press conference at Northwestern Memorial Hospital to launch The Greatest Gift in… Read more »