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CCDPH Talks about Sexual Health During Awareness Month
September is Sexual Health Awareness Month and Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) has several activities planned for the public, healthcare providers and partners to raise awareness about the… Read more
Nature Unplugged Hosts 2025 Hike-A-Thon to Help Chicago Public Schools
Nature Unplugged, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting preventative mental health through nature connection and digital wellness, announces the return of its fifth annual Hike-A-Thon, taking place October 1–31, 2025. The… Read more
Free ESL and GED Classes offered at Libraries this Fall
This fall, City Colleges and UIC’s Center for Literacy will be offering GED/HiSET and ESL (English as a Second Language/English Language Learning) classes at some libraries. These classes are free and open to Illinois… Read more
Chicago Public Schools Celebrates Peace Day 2025
Thirty-one Chicago Public Schools (CPS) joined in Monday’s festivities at the 47th annual Peace Day Chicago in Richard J. Daley Plaza. More than 1,500 CPS students attended the event, which… Read more
After School Matters Gala Raises Nearly $2.4M for Chicago Teens and Previews New Youth Center Coming to Cabrini Community
On September 18, more than 350 civic, corporate, and community leaders came together at 167 Events in the Fulton Market District for the After School Matters® Annual Gala. With more… Read more
The Pappas Portal: Free News You Can Use
By: Maria Pappas When it comes to property taxes in Cook County, a lot of people feel like they’re staring at a 1,000-piece puzzle—and someone hid the box with the… Read more
City of Chicago, City Colleges of Chicago Launch Partnership to Promote Business Education and Growth
The Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) and City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) launched a partnership to expand the benefits of the BACP Entrepreneur Certificate Program which… Read more
CHA Board of Commissioners Approves 69 New Project-Based Vouchers
At its September 2025 meeting, the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Board of Commissioners approved several significant actions that will expand Project Based Vouchers (PBVs) in Humboldt Park and West Englewood,… Read more
City of Chicago Hosts Casa Yucatán Affordable Housing Groundbreaking
City of Chicago officials attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Casa Yucatán affordable housing complex which will bring 98 affordable homes to the Pilsen community. Mayor Brandon Johnson joined Alderman… Read more
More Red, More Blue America Part II
By Daniel Nardini The frightening thing in my view is that neither the Democratic Party nor Republican Party want to think twice about re-arranging districts in the states they control…. Read more »