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Illinois’ Family First Prevention Plan Approved by US Department of Health and Human Services
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) announced the approval of its Family First Title IV-E Prevention Plan by the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Children’s… Read more
CDPH Begins Offering COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Doses
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) this week began offering COVID-19 vaccine booster doses to all eligible Chicagoans. Pfizer and J&J booster doses will be offered at all CDPH… Read more
NLCP Student Receives Honorable Mention Award from CPD
The Chicago Police Department honored NLCP student Derrick Anderson with an honorable mention for Derrick’s intervention in an altercation earlier this summer. Police Chief Ernest Cato III witnessed Derrick Anderson… Read more
OneGoal and ISBE Partner to Support Postsecondary Success Statewide
Leading postsecondary success organization OneGoal and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced the beginning of a new partnership that will bring OneGoal’s postsecondary success support to districts and… Read more
CPS Expands Evidence-Based Program to Support Students Facing Trauma
CPS CEO Pedro Martinez announced a bold and aggressive effort to invest $7.5 million in public and private funds over the next year to serve 1,000 youth grappling with high-risk… Read more
CPS Amplía el Programa Basado en Evidencia para Apoyar a los Estudiantes que Enfrentan Traumas
El CEO de CPS, Pedro Martínez anunció un fuerte y agresivo esfuerzo para invertir $7.5 millones en fondos públicos y privados en el próximo año, para atender a 1,000 jóvenes… Read more
Columbia College Staff to Authorize a Strike
Members of the United Staff of Columbia College (USCC), the union representing Columbia College staff, voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike. The vote comes after three years of… Read more
Steppenwolf Theatre Company Unveils New Name for State-of-the-Art Building
Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced the name of its trailblazing new 50,000 square foot theater building and education center: the Liz and Eric Lefkofsky Arts and Education Center. Designed by world-renowned… Read more
El Milagro to be Investigated by Illinois Department of Labor
Following worker walk-outs, protests, and growing public anger over abusive working conditions at El Milagro tortilleria, the company now faces city and state investigations. Workers have filed with city and… Read more
House and Senate Democrats Release Revised Congressional Map
The House and Senate Redistricting Committees released an updated version of the proposed congressional map that accounts for public feedback while improving minority influence. “These new proposed congressional boundaries are… Read more
