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Monthly Archives: July 2017

Chicago Resident Among Winners of International Writing Contest

Chicago Resident Among Winners of International Writing Contest

Chicago resident, Janey Bell, has been officially announced as a winner in the Writers of the Future Contest. The contest, one of the most prestigious writing competitions, is in its… Read more »

Triton College’s Cernan Center is Your Great American Eclipse of 2017 Headquarters

Triton College’s Cernan Center is Your Great American Eclipse of 2017 Headquarters

Stick with Triton College’s Cernan Earth and Space Center to ensure you have the best possible experience when you witness the Great American Eclipse of 2017. On Monday, Aug. 21,… Read more »

Students Participate in Summer Career Conference

Students Participate in Summer Career Conference

In an effort to increase the representation of African Americans and Latinos within the financial services sector, the Financial Services Pipeline (FSP) Initiative brought together more than 100 interns at… Read more »

City Announces New Partnership Between Illinois Institute of Tech and Politecnico Di Milano

City Announces New Partnership Between Illinois Institute of Tech and Politecnico Di Milano

Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a new partnership between Illinois Institute of Technology’s Institute of Design (IIT-ID) and Politecnico di Milano University’s School of Design (Polimi-Design) that will increase international academic… Read more »

Morton College to Expand Hours to Reach

Morton College to Expand Hours to Reach

Morton College will offer extended hours during the month of August to accommodate new and current students who are interested in registering for the Fall semester, meeting with an advisor… Read more »

CPS Board Approves GoCPS

CPS Board Approves GoCPS

CPS approved the new application at the April Board of Education meeting. All incoming eighth graders will be required to use GoCPS, a new online portal, to rank order their… Read more »

Nicaragua and the Two Chinas

Nicaragua and the Two Chinas

by Daniel Nardini We never hear much about Nicaragua or what is happening in Nicaragua these days in the U.S. news media. But some important things are happening in that… Read more »

Rep. Gutiérrez Puts Out The Call For Help Defending Dreamers, DACA and Immigrants

Rep. Gutiérrez Puts Out The Call For Help Defending Dreamers, DACA and Immigrants

On Wednesday in a speech on the floor of Congress, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) issued a call to action to resist the Trump Administration’s plans to turn 1.2 million… Read more »

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Presses Ahead on Third Party Review of Property Tax System

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Presses Ahead on Third Party Review of Property Tax System

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today that she has commissioned a full review of Cook County’s property tax system. The review was spurred by recent reports asserting that… Read more »

MacArthur Awards Millions to Help Organizations Prevent Violence in Chicago

MacArthur Awards Millions to Help Organizations Prevent Violence in Chicago

MacArthur on Monday announced nearly $10 million in new grants to Chicago organizations to help them grow stronger or expand and to prevent gun violence. “MacArthur is committed to Chicago’s… Read more »