Monthly Archives: June 2018
Walgreens, Greater Than Aids Team Up with Corazón Community Services to Heighten HIV Awareness in Berwyn
Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS, a leading national public information response to the domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic, are working with 220 health departments, AIDS service organizations, and other community organizations to… Read more
Social Interactions and Mental Health
McLean Hospital investigators have released the results of a study that outlines how age, socioeconomic status, and other factors might contribute to social isolation and poorer mental health. In a… Read more
Chicago Trump Tower Violates Clean Water Act
On Monday, the Illinois Chapter of the Sierra Club and Friends of the Chicago River provided notice of their intent to sue the Chicago Trump International Hotel and Tower over its continuing… Read more
Increasing Awareness of Suicide Risks to Save Lives
According to recently released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide rates in the United States have risen nearly 30 percent since 1999. To help address… Read more
Summer Learning Challenge Returns
Chicago Public Library (CPL) launched the 2018 Rahm’s Readers Summer Learning Challenge. This summer, the Earth Explorers will be challenged to read 20 minutes a day, participate in STEAM activities… Read more
CPS, Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center to Prevent Sexual Abuse
Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center (ChicagoCAC) announced the launch of an extensive partnership to help improve the district’s response, outreach, and prevention of sexual abuse. This partnership… Read more
Comcast NBCUniversal Awards Scholarships to H.S. Seniors
Comcast NBCUniversal announced that it has awarded $175,000 in scholarships for the 2018-19 school year as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers(r) Scholarship Program to 175 students in its… Read more
City Colleges of Chicago Recognizes One Million Degrees Graduates
Gradates of the One Millions Degrees received recognition from City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Juan Salgado and CEO of One Million Degrees Paige Ponder attended the One Million Degrees Scholar… Read more
Cicero School District 99 Opens Sixth STEAM Lab
Caption by Ashmar Mandou Cicero School District 99 hosted its latest ribbon cutting ceremony on May 29th unveiling the sixth STEAM lab, this time housed at Burnham Elementary, 1630 S…. Read more
Meet Your Teacher in the Library
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Library (CPL) Commissioner Brian Bannon announced results from a Chapin Hall Collaborative analysis indicating that the Library’s Teacher in the Library (TIL) program is… Read more
