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Monthly Archives: June 2018

Mental Health Steering Committee Takes Steps on Police Reform

Mental Health Steering Committee Takes Steps on Police Reform

An expansion of mental health training and services aimed to prove crisis response for individuals with mental illness as part of the city’s ongoing police reform was announced on Monday…. Read more »

Mental Health a Priority in the Workplace

Mental Health a Priority in the Workplace

The recent suicides of iconic fashion designer Kate Spade and internationally renowned chef Anthony Bourdain renewed attention on a disturbing trend in the U.S. Deaths by suicide have been increasing… Read more »

Medical Corner: Brain Health

Medical Corner: Brain Health

By: Ashmar Mandou Nobody wants to see their loved ones forget who they are. It’s a very hard road to take on both the patient and their loved ones. While… Read more »

Daily Fasting May Work for Weight Loss

Daily Fasting May Work for Weight Loss

Daily fasting is an effective tool to reduce weight and lower blood pressure, according to a new study published by University of Illinois at Chicago researchers in the journal Nutrition… Read more »

Triton and West 40 to Host Free Backpack Giveback Resource Fair

Triton and West 40 to Host Free Backpack Giveback Resource Fair

Students from throughout West Suburban Cook County will start the school year off on the right track – thanks to a new initiative between Triton College and West 40 Intermediate… Read more »

Senator Sandoval Kicks Off 2018 Graduation Tour

Senator Sandoval Kicks Off 2018 Graduation Tour

Senator Martin A. Sandoval (D-Chicago) began his 2018 graduation speaking tour last week by addressing several graduating classes and a civics organization. “I think a lot of the problem with… Read more »

Lumity Positioned to Serve Hundreds of CPS Students Over the Summer

Lumity Positioned to Serve Hundreds of CPS Students Over the Summer

Lumity, a Chicago-based non-profit that prepares teens and youth from underserved communities for lifelong careers in STEM, has partnered with other impactful Chicago-based organizations to create summer programming focused on… Read more »

ISAC Hosts Annual College Changes Everything Conference

ISAC Hosts Annual College Changes Everything Conference

A renewed regional and national emphasis on improving the path for students from education to employment is creating new partnerships designed to provide students with the information, resources, and experiences… Read more »

CPA to Launch Office of Student Protections

CPA to Launch Office of Student Protections

Chicago Public Schools will launch an Office of Student Protections and Title IX, an unprecedented long-term commitment to ensure learning environments are free from sexual violence, harassment and discrimination. The… Read more »

New Initiative to Jumpstart Jobs

New Initiative to Jumpstart Jobs

Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined the City Colleges of Chicago and Chicago Public Schools to announce Jumpstart to Jobs – an innovative initiative to provide Chicago’s young people with career-ready skills… Read more »