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Monthly Archives: September 2016

City Breaks Ground on Vista Tower

City Breaks Ground on Vista Tower

By: Ashmar Mandou Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Magellan Development, Dalian Wanda Group, Alderman Brendan Reilly and Architect Jeanne Gang on September 7th to break ground on the highly-anticipated Vista Tower… Read more »

Illinois Laundromat Owners Oppose Mayor Emanuel’s Water Tax

Illinois Laundromat Owners Oppose Mayor Emanuel’s Water Tax

The Illinois Coin Laundry Association (ILCLA) is strongly opposed to Mayor Emanuel’s plan to tax residents’ water, including those who use Laundromats, at a rate of 29.5 percent. The association… Read more »

Community Savings Bank Hosted Back-to-School Celebration

Community Savings Bank Hosted Back-to-School Celebration

Community Saving Bank held another of its annual Back to School celebrations on Saturday, Aug. 27th. Neighborhood kids, age 15 and under, were invited to stop in to spin the… Read more »

Comcast Program Reach Millions More

Comcast Program Reach Millions More

According to a five-year progress report the company released this month, Comcast’s acclaimed Internet Essentials program has helped connect 750,000 families, or three million low-income Americans, to low-cost, high-speed internet… Read more »

Local Groups Investigate Wage Theft at O’Hare

Local Groups Investigate Wage Theft at O’Hare

By: Ashmar Mandou On Wednesday morning, SEIU Local 1, O’Hare Airport workers, Chair of the Chicago Black Caucus Alderman Roderick T. Sawyer (6), Chair of the Latino Caucus Alderman George… Read more »

Toast to Wine Lovers

Toast to Wine Lovers

Experiencing fine wines doesn’t require a passport or trip to Napa. The Windy City Wine Festival presented by US Bank returns to iconic Buckingham Fountain for its 12th year this… Read more »

NADP Fellow Leaders Voter Registration Efforts at Erie House

NADP Fellow Leaders Voter Registration Efforts at Erie House

New Americans Democracy Project (NADP) fellow Javier Arellano will begin serving at Erie Neighborhood House as the agency seeks to increase efforts to register eligible voters in advance of the… Read more »

Museum Campus Hosts Open House for Teens

Museum Campus Hosts Open House for Teens

On Saturday, Sept. 10th, from 10am – 2pm, three of the city’s top cultural institutions will be teaming up to host a free open house for high school teens. Adler… Read more »

Viva, Mexico

Viva, Mexico

By: Ashmar Mandou This weekend will be ripe with festivals as we celebrate Mexican Independence Day across Chicago. From Little Village to Pilsen, to DuPage to Cicero, we have your… Read more »

Houby Day Underway

Houby Day Underway

The Town of Cicero is looking for food vendors to participate in the annual Houby Day celebration and parade that will be held September 29th through October 2. This year’s… Read more »