Author Archives: Editor
Opinión: Congreso, defienda las pequeñas empresas de Illinois y su acceso a herramientas digitales
Por: Jaime di Paulo, president and CEO of Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Los últimos dos años han sido devastadores para las pequeñas empresas en Illinois y en todo el… Read more
Community, Legislators Urge Tax Relief for Illinois Families
By: Ashmar Mandou Legislators alongside families and advocates rallied outside of Daley Plaza on Monday morning to urge the State of Illinois to adopt a tax cut program for low-income… Read more
Elected Officials, Advocates Call on IL Attorney General to Enforce Sanctuary Law
By: Ashmar Mandou Members of Centro de Trabajadores Unidos (CTU), the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, and protestors rallied for Norberto Navarro on Tuesday outside of the Will… Read more
Two years of COVID-19: Executive Orders from Gov. J.B Pritzker
Courtesy of Illinois Policy Institute It’s been nearly two years since Governor J.B. Pritzker cited emergency powers to issue his first COVID-19 executive order on March 12, 2020. In that time, the… Read more
City of Chicago Announces Candidates for Sole Casino License
By: Ashmar Mandou City of Chicago announced the three bidders to move on to the next phase the bidding process for the city’s sole casino license. Following extensive evaluations, Bally’s… Read more
Clerk’s Office Conducts Ballot Lottery for Gubernatorial Primary Races
Cook County Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough and the Clerk’s Office Election Team held ballot lotteries in a public drawing March 21st to determine candidate ballot positions for countywide races in the June… Read more
UIC Faculty Deliver Intent to Bargain
The faculty union at the University of Illinois at Chicago delivered their intent to bargain a new faculty contract to new UIC Provost Javier Reyes yesterday. This marks the first… Read more
CPS Budget Invests $4B to Strengthen Classroom Instruction, Resources
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) released the 2022-23 school budgets that aim to strengthen rigorous standards-based teaching and learning following the past two challenging years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The $4… Read more
CDPH Removes Seven States from its Travel Advisory
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) on Tuesday removed seven states from its weekly COVID-19 Travel Advisory – Alabama, California, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Oregon… Read more
Illinois Humanities Launches Envisioning Justice RE:ACTION
This week, Illinois Humanities’ Envisioning Justice RE:ACTION, a virtual exhibition and interactive toolkit, opens to the public. Designed to generate action, reflection, and community conversation around mass incarceration, the exhibition… Read more
