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Sinai Chicago Celebrates New Care and Surgery Center
Sinai Chicago held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the brand new One Lawndale Community Care & Surgery Center located at 2642 West Ogden Avenue on Tuesday, December 7th. Leaders from… Read more
Hispanic Adults Show Higher Level of Worry, Anxiety This Holiday Season
According to a recent poll, nearly half (48 percent) of Hispanic adults said that their level of stress increases during the holidays, compared to 43 percent of white adults, 37… Read more
Cicero Vaccination Rate Exceeds 70 percent, County Officials Report
By: Ashmar Mandou A pool of local officials, including Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle as well as members of the Town of Cicero Larry Dominick administration gathered on Monday morning… Read more
Union League Boys & Girls Clubs Opens Three After-School Clubs at Acero Schools
For over 100 years, Union League Boys & Girls Clubs have been serving youth in neighborhoods with the highest hardship index in Chicago; providing quality programming centered on academic success,… Read more
Gov. Pritzker Signs Law Adding Safeguards to Protect Students Against Sexual Abuse
Recently, Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 1975, also known as Faith’s Law, into law. The legislation adds safeguards by expanding the definition of grooming in the criminal code, increasing resources… Read more
Gov. Pritzker Signs Law Empowering Local School Councils
Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation empowering local school councils. The law establishes local school councils (LSC) for public small schools, creates LSC seats for 7th and 8th grade students, restores… Read more
Chicago Public Schools Celebrates Computer Science EdWeek 2021
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is partnering with Google in an annual call to action during CSEd Week (Dec. 6 -12) to inspire students to learn computer science, advocate for equity… Read more
City to Launch ‘Clark Street Crossroads’ to Study Key North Side Commercial District
A forthcoming Clark Street corridor study in Uptown will produce a series of land use recommendations to enhance the street’s mixed-use vitality and walkability, Department of Planning & Development (DPD)… Read more
CHA, Partners Break Ground on Sheffield of Lincoln Park, Renovation of Spurlock Sampson Apartments
The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), 43rd Ward Ald. Michele Smith and representatives from Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) and CHA co-development partner PIRHL Developers hosted a groundbreaking for the new… Read more
DOH Announces Investment in Affordable Housing
On Monday, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Chicago Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Marisa Novara joined City and community leaders to announce more than $1 billion in affordable housing. In 2021,… Read more
