Author Archives: Editor
Column: Your Property Taxes with the Cook County Treasurer
How a Treasurer’s Office Study Closed a Loophole that Allowed Wealthy Investors to Siphon Hundreds of Millions of Dollars from Low-Income Areas By: Cook County Treasurer For years, wealthy investors… Read more
ISBE Seeks Sponsors to Expand Access to Summer Meals Programs Statewide
The Illinois State Board of Education is seeking sponsors and sites for the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) to help ensure children across Illinois have access to free meals during… Read more
UChicago Inclusive Economy Lab Report Finds Chicago Star Scholarship Increases College Completion
Chicago Star Scholars are more likely to earn an associate degree and just as likely to earn a bachelor’s degree, according to a study by the University of Chicago’s Inclusive… Read more
Ford Pushes House Bill 2371 to Protect 340B Program, Defend Affordable Health Care in Illinois
State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, joined health care workers, advocates, and community leaders to highlight the urgent need for House Bill 2371, legislation he is championing to protect… Read more
Strategies to Prevent Heart Disease
Heart disease is a leading cause of death. You can’t change some risk factors for it, such as family history, sex assigned at birth or age. But you can take… Read more
The Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce to Host a “Love You Lab” Holistic Wellness Experience
The Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce will host its first-ever Love You Lab event, a thoughtfully curated wellness marketplace featuring local businesses and practitioners across health, fitness, beauty and… Read more
‘My own government attempted to execute me,’ Marimar Martinez testifies on Capitol Hill
By: Ashmar Mandou Chilling testimony from Chicago resident Marimar Martinez, shot by federal agents during ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ last October appeared on Capitol Hill this week to detail her encounter… Read more
Des Plaines Man Charged with Dissemination of Child Pornography, Possession of Thousands of Images
A 37-year-old Des Plaines man has been charged after a Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation found he shared child sexual abuse material (CSAM) via a social media app, Sheriff Thomas… Read more
Annual ‘You Name a Snowplow’ Contest Underway
Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) announced the 25 names chosen in Phase I of the City’s fourth annual ‘You Name A Snowplow’ contest. In the next… Read more
Shedd Aquarium, Partners Designate First-Ever Wetlands Week
The first week of February has been dubbed “Wetlands Week,” a coordinated effort led by Shedd Aquarium in response to shrinking protections for these important and dwindling ecosystems. Throughout the week and beyond, Shedd and environmental partners will… Read more
