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IDPH Urges Illinoisans to Get Educated About Tickborne Illnesses
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is urging the public to get educated about how to protect themselves from Lyme disease at the start of National Lyme Disease Awareness… Read more
Whitney Young Magnet High School Takes Second Place in National Decathlon Championship
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School’s decathlon team took second place over the weekend at the rigorous and highly-competitive United States Academic Decathlon National Competition in Frisco, Texas, earning one… Read more
UIC Grad Students Design Solutions for CHA Property, Win First Place in HUD Competition
Graduate students from the University of Illinois-Chicago recently scored the winning design for an underdeveloped Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) site as part of a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban… Read more
Erikson Institute Offering Bilingual Summer Seminar
Erikson Institute, a graduate school in child development, is offering a unique seminar series in both English and in Spanish. Early childhood professionals can choose to take the 3-day workshop… Read more
U.S. Bank Expands Lending Opportunities for Women-, Minority-, and Veteran-Owned Businesses
U.S. Bank is introducing a new Business Diversity Lending Program that will expand the ability of diverse business owners to obtain capital, building upon the bank’s broader efforts to support under-represented… Read more
Gov. Pritzker Awards $6.6 Million in Route 66 and Local Tourism Marketing Grants
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced 58 awards totaling $6.6 million through the Route 66 ($3.7 million) and Tourism Marketing Grant Programs… Read more
Pilsen Property Tax Protest/Cultural Celebration
An open-air family-friendly celebration, 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, May 6 in Dvorak Park, 1119 W. Cullerton St. in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, will double as a protest of rising property taxes… Read more
Chicago Resiliency Fund 2.0 Distributes First $1.2M in Relief Payments
On Tuesday, the City of Chicago and Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) Commissioner Brandie Knazze announced that $1.2M has been distributed to more than 2,400 eligible households who… Read more
Berwyn Shops: A Homegrown Project Returns on Cinco de Mayo
By: Ashmar Mandou Twelve new businesses will make their Berwyn debut on Friday as part of the Berwyn Shops: A Homegrown Project grand re-opening. The Berwyn Shops: A Homegrown Project… Read more
The Necessity for Latino History in Illinois Schools
By Daniel Nardini Recently, the Illinois State Assembly has been passing legislation to make Native American history required in Illinois public schools. In 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into… Read more »