Monthly Archives: October 2019
Pritzker Administration Awards $20M to Local Organizations for the 2020 Census
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced the 30 local community and government organizations across the state that will receive a combined $20 million to… Read more
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Announces Next Round of “Same-Site” Licenses for Adult Use Cannabis
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has announced “Same Site” adult use cannabis licenses, which will allow an existing medical cannabis dispensary to obtain an adult use dispensing… Read more
PBC Opens New Fieldhouse and Community Center at Williams Park
Carina E. Sánchez, Public Building Commission of Chicago (PBC) Executive Director, joined Alderman Pat Dowell, 3rd Ward, the Chicago Housing Authority, the Chicago Park. District and Douglas Park community residents… Read more
Garfield Park Conservatory Celebrates ‘Be My Neighbor Day’
The Garfield Park Conservatory with WTTW, Fred Rogers Productions and PNC Grow Up Great, welcomed Daniel Tiger and his friend Katerina Kittycat from the WTTW Kids series Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood… Read more
Illinois Lottery Hosts ‘Pink Pop-Up’ Events on National Mammogram Day
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Illinois Lottery has released a new version of its Carolyn Adams Ticket for the Cure instant ticket. One hundred percent of ticket proceeds go… Read more
City Funding Increases for Homeless Prevention
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced that the City of Chicago will increase funding for homelessness prevention by 36 percent, along with a commitment to increase the number of affordable units… Read more
2020 Budget Proposal
By: Ashmar Mandou Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot presented to City Council the 2020 budget proposal that promises to bring forth a progressive, responsible budget that maximizes government efficiency, prioritizes structural… Read more
Around Town
Compiled by Ashmar Mandou John Leguizamo’s Latin History for Morons October 29th through November 3rd Chicago Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph www.BroadwayInChicago.com LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS is inspired by… Read more
3Arts Awards 20 Chicago Artists of Color
3Arts, the Chicago-based nonprofit grantmaking organization, is honored to award 20 Chicago artists with unrestricted grants at the 12th annual 3Arts Awards Celebration, taking place Monday, Nov. 4th at the… Read more
The Growing Venezuelan Exodus
By Daniel Nardini It has been relegated to small articles on the back page of most American newspapers if at all. The refugee crisis in Venezuela has been growing worse… Read more »