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CPS Students to Continue Academic Achievement Through Summer Programming

CPS Students to Continue Academic Achievement Through Summer Programming

As summer break begins, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is rolling out a slate of academic and enrichment programs to ensure students continue learning, thriving, and preparing for the 2025–26 school… Read more »

Chicago Public Library Hosts 4th Annual Gamer’s Universe

Chicago Public Library Hosts 4th Annual Gamer’s Universe

Chicago Public Library (CPL) is leveling up with the return of Gamer’s Universe, the city’s teen-led gaming convention. Now in its fourth year, this all-ages celebration of gaming culture will… Read more »

State of Illinois Teams with Rush and Lurie Children’s to Establish Elite Special Pathogen Treatment Centers

State of Illinois Teams with Rush and Lurie Children’s to Establish Elite Special Pathogen Treatment Centers

Governor JB Pritzker announced on Monday that the State of Illinois has teamed up with two leading Chicago Hospitals – Rush University Medical Center and the Ann & Robert H…. Read more »

Men’s Health Month: Time to Check In

Men’s Health Month: Time to Check In

June is Men’s Health Month, when we focus on raising awareness about preventable health issues affecting men and encouraging early detection and treatment. Men are less likely than women to… Read more »

Howard Brown Health Launches New Site at Chicago Public Library –South Shore Branch

Howard Brown Health Launches New Site at Chicago Public Library –South Shore Branch

Howard Brown Health, one of the nation’s leading LGBTQ+ healthcare providers, is proud to announce the launch of a new community-based screening and linkage to care site at the Chicago… Read more »

CDC Warns of Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Eggs

CDC Warns of Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Eggs

Seventy-nine people across seven states have gotten sick with the same outbreak strain of Salmonella that has been linked to eggs. Twenty-one people have been hospitalized and no deaths have… Read more »

Chicago House Music Icons DJ Lady D and DJ Heather to Headline Taste of Randolph Festival

Chicago House Music Icons DJ Lady D and DJ Heather to Headline Taste of Randolph Festival

Chicago’s own DJ Lady D, celebrated as the “House Music Queen,” is set to deliver a dynamic back-to-back set with fellow Superjane co-founder DJ Heather at the 28th annual Taste… Read more »

Shedd Aquarium Welcomes Weedy Seadragon Babies

Shedd Aquarium Welcomes Weedy Seadragon Babies

For the first time in its history, Shedd Aquarium is celebrating over a dozen weedy seadragon babies, or fry, that successfully hatched behind the scenes to a male seadragon and… Read more »

Puerto Rican Festival Chicago Returns

Puerto Rican Festival Chicago Returns

The Puerto Rican Festival Chicago 2025 returns for another exciting year JUNE 12-15, 2025, bringing together the community for a vibrant celebration of Puerto Rican heritage. As one of the city’s most anticipated… Read more »

Vivid Creatures Sculpture Exhibition Now Open at The Morton Arboretum

Vivid Creatures Sculpture Exhibition Now Open at The Morton Arboretum

The Morton Arboretum’s newest exhibition, Vivid Creatures: Colorful Sculptures as Tall as Trees, is now fully installed and open to the public—offering visitors a summer of vibrant outdoor art and… Read more »