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Monthly Archives: April 2020

Cook County Assessor’s Office Announces Changes to Assessments and Appeals Due to COVID-19

Cook County Assessor’s Office Announces Changes to Assessments and Appeals Due to COVID-19

The Cook County Assessor’s Office announced updated information about its plans to reassess the southern and western suburbs of Cook County and adjust property values in the northern suburbs and… Read more »

Violence Prevention Organizations Target Violence “Hot Spots”

Violence Prevention Organizations Target Violence “Hot Spots”

Chicago organizations working to reduce gun violence will increase interventions in violence hot spots starting this month, despite the acute threat of COVID-19 in low-income communities, following a surge in… Read more »

Erikson Institute Announces Virtual Mental Health Services in English, Spanish for Parents, Caregivers

Erikson Institute Announces Virtual Mental Health Services in English, Spanish for Parents, Caregivers

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Erikson’s Center for Children and Families announced offer high-quality, virtual therapy services to parents and caregivers of children 0-5 in both English and Spanish, regardless of their… Read more »

Illinois DCFS reminds parents of the ABCs of Safe Sleep

Illinois DCFS reminds parents of the ABCs of Safe Sleep

Unsafe sleep is a leading cause of death for children one-year-old and younger, and while families are spending more time at home together, Illinois DCFS reminds parents of three simple… Read more »

Illinois Receives Approval to Provide Funding in Nutrition Benefits for Children

Illinois Receives Approval to Provide Funding in Nutrition Benefits for Children

The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced that Illinois has been approved to provide approximately 316,000 Illinois households with additional SNAP benefits. The USDA authorized and will fund Illinois’… Read more »

Sens. Duckworth and Durbin Call on USEPA to Monitor Chicago Southeast Side Metal Scrappers

Sens. Duckworth and Durbin Call on USEPA to Monitor Chicago Southeast Side Metal Scrappers

Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin urged USEPA Region 5 to require four metals facilities on Chicago’s Southeast Side, a heavily burdened environmental justice community, to install monitors for toxic… Read more »

Pritzker Administration Releases WI-FI Hotspot Map to Support Students

Pritzker Administration Releases WI-FI Hotspot Map to Support Students

Illinois state agencies released a Wi-Fi hotspot map to help students across the state who lack internet access in their homes. The effort was spearheaded by the Illinois Board of… Read more »

Academy Nominee Actress Adriana Barraza Talks Life, COVID 19 and Acting

Academy Nominee Actress Adriana Barraza Talks Life, COVID 19 and Acting

By Nikoleta Morales Academy and Golden Globe nominee Adriana Barraza is one of the leads in the new upcoming Showtime series, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, premiering on April 26…. Read more »

Illinois Higher Education Emergency Fund Increases to $550K

Illinois Higher Education Emergency Fund Increases to $550K

Illinois Board of Higher Education, Illinois Community College Board, and Illinois Student Assistance Commission are rallying private funders to support grants to meet emergency needs of low-income students at the… Read more »

COVID-19 Cases Plague Neighborhoods Suffering from Educational Inequality

COVID-19 Cases Plague Neighborhoods Suffering from Educational Inequality

Courtesy of Chicago Teachers Union Edited by Lawndale Bilingual News The data is clear: the working class Black and Latino neighborhoods being hammered with COVID-19 cases correlate to neighborhoods whose… Read more »