Author Archives: Editor
Bank of America Names After School Matters and Revolution Workshop as 2024 Neighborhood Builders
Bank of America announced After School Matters and Revolution Workshop were named its 2024 Neighborhood Builders for their work to remove economic barriers and advance economic opportunity in the Chicago area…. Read more
Eden Career Institute Hosts Grand Opening
Eden Career Institute (ECI), a faith-based nonprofit focused to providing vocational education and technical skills training, announced its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 21, 2024. The ceremony took… Read more
Chicago Public Schools Extends GoCPS Application Deadline for the 2025-26 School Year
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has extended the GoCPS application window until 5 p.m. November 22. This extension gives students and families additional time to explore their educational options for the… Read more
Red Cross Offers Steps to Help You Avoid a Cooking Fire on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving and the day before are the top two days in this country for the chance of a cooking fire to happen in someone’s home. Cooking causes an average of… Read more
CDPH Celebrates Reopening of Pilsen South Ashland Health Hub
By: Ashmar Mandou Elected officials, including Mayor Brandon Johnson, Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez, and Alderwoman Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez, and members of the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) celebrated the grand re-opening… Read more
IDPH Marks U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week, November 18-24
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) will observe U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week November 18-24, 2024. The annual event is intended to increase public knowledge about the importance of careful… Read more
Raising Awareness for Youth Facing Homelessness
By: Ashmar Mandou Despite lower temperatures, Chicago residents will brave the bitter cold for an honorable cause, Covenant House Illinois’ annual Sleep Out Chicago event. Thursday evening, the Chicago community… Read more
Salt Creek Ballet’s Production of ‘The Nutcracker’ Returns to The MAC
Salt Creek Ballet’s “The Nutcracker,” under the direction of Artistic Directors Erica De La O and Kristopher Wojtera, returns to the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) with performances at 1 and… Read more
Illinois Man Arrested for Allegedly Plotting to Abduct a Child in Florida
An Illinois man has been arrested in Chicago for allegedly plotting to abduct a child from a school in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. DEVONTAY SHIELDS, 35, of Danville, Ill., is charged… Read more
Chicago Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Robbing Three Banks at Gunpoint
A Chicago man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for robbing three banks at gunpoint. In 2020 and 2021, Christopher Porter, 53, robbed a bank in Evergreen… Read more
