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Giannoulias Issues $1.3M to Support 2,500 Illinois School Libraries
Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias has awarded more than $1.3 million to 2,484 Illinois public school libraries throughout Illinois. The grants, awarded in the spring of every… Read more
HACE Champions Credit Literacy for Hispanic College Students Across Chicago
Students from the University of Illinois Chicago, Roosevelt University, City College of Chicago and more will face off in The Legacy League Game Show™, a high-energy competition for students that… Read more
CPS, CCC, and UIC Launch Chicago Roadmap 2.0
Chicago Public Schools (CPS), City Colleges of Chicago (CCC), and the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) are expanding the nationally-recognized higher education partnership with the launch of “Chicago Roadmap 2.0.”… Read more
VNA Health Care Celebrates Grand Opening of New Clinic on Aurora’s East Side
VNA Health Care, the largest Community Health Center in the Chicago suburbs, celebrated the grand opening of its new clinic on the Bloomhaven Campus in Aurora last Thursday. The new… Read more
Vive Tu Vida En Forma Launches 10-Stop Chicagoland Health Equity Fiesta Tour
On Saturday, April 26, 2025, the Vive Tu Vida En Forma organization will launch its most ambitious health equity initiative to date — the Chicagoland Health Equity Fiesta Tour, a 10-stop… Read more
Cook County Health Announces Opening of Application Process for Provident Scholarship Fund
Cook County Government, Cook County Health, the Cook County Health Foundation and Project Rainbow announced the opening of the application process for the Provident Scholarship Fund. The scholarship program supports… Read more
April is Alcohol Awareness Month
Established in 1987 by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), Alcohol Awareness Month has become a way for the community to support those affected by or dealing… Read more
Tickets for 2025 Ravinia Festival on Sale
Tickets for the 2025 Ravinia Festival (June 6–Aug. 31) are now on sale. The Ravinia Festival has been a summer destination and tradition for over a century, attracting thousands of… Read more
Honoring the Legacy of Pope Francis
Caption by Ashmar Mandou Chicago honored the legacy of Pope Francis as Catholic churches across the city held a memorial mass, including at Holy Name Cathedral. Francis passed on Monday… Read more
City of Chicago, DCASE, CPL Partner to find Next Poet Laureate
Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), in partnership with Chicago Public Library (CPL) and the Poetry Foundation, announced that applications for Chicago’s next… Read more
