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Public-Private Education Partners Come Together to Close Chicago’s Digital Divide

Public-Private Education Partners Come Together to Close Chicago’s Digital Divide

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Chicago Connected—a multi-year, public-private partnership to close Chicago’s digital divide and ensure that Chicago Public School (CPS) students have access to the internet and remote learning. … Read more »

Child and Adult Care Food Program to Provide Meals

Child and Adult Care Food Program to Provide Meals

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced that funding is available for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in fiscal year 2021. The program assists child care… Read more »

IDPH Provides Phase 4 Guidance for Swimming Facilities

IDPH Provides Phase 4 Guidance for Swimming Facilities

Under Phase 4 of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Restore Illinois plan, swimming facilities licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) can open at a maximum of 50 percent… Read more »

Illinois Department of Public Health Expands Newborn Screening

Illinois Department of Public Health Expands Newborn Screening

Beginning this week, the Illinois Department of Public Health will test every baby born in Illinois for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).  SMA is a group of hereditary diseases that progressively… Read more »

Public Safety Officials Warn of the Dangers of Fireworks

Public Safety Officials Warn of the Dangers of Fireworks

With the number of illegal fireworks complaints up over 700 percent in Illinois over last year, public safety officials and the medical community gathered at AMITA Alexian Brothers Women’s and… Read more »

‘SummerDance in Place’

‘SummerDance in Place’

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announced the full lineup for “SummerDance in Place,” a new citywide, at-home version of the summertime tradition, Chicago SummerDance. Presented by… Read more »

McDonald’s Restaurants in Chicago Anticipate Massive Hiring this Summer

McDonald’s Restaurants in Chicago Anticipate Massive Hiring this Summer

As states and communities continue to re-open their economies, McDonald’s restaurants are expecting to hire approximately 260,000 restaurant employees nationally this summer. This comes as McDonald’s restaurants begin to welcome… Read more »

Fourth of July Fun

Fourth of July Fun

By: Ashmar Mandou The summer holidays may look a little different because of COVID-19 and social distancing, but that shouldn’t hinder you from having a festive time. Even if it’s… Read more »

Why Do the Lenin Statues Still Stand?

Why Do the Lenin Statues Still Stand?

By Daniel Nardini Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, known better to the world as Lenin, was the creator of the first Communist revolution in history. In 1917, Lenin took over portions of… Read more »

Pappas: facturas de impuestos de propiedad del condado de Cook están en el correo

Pappas: facturas de impuestos de propiedad del condado de Cook están en el correo

Las facturas de impuestos a la propiedad del Condado de Cook de la segunda entrega comenzarán a llegar a los buzones y los propietarios tienen hasta el 1 de octubre… Read more »