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Illinois DCFS thanks foster parents during Foster Parent Appreciation Month
May is Foster Parent Appreciation Month in Illinois, a time to thank the thousands of foster families across the state that have opened their homes to provide a temporary safe… Read more
Why Lighting Up and COVID-19 Don’t Mix
By: American Heart Association News As evidence continues to grow that people who smoke are at greater risk of dying from COVID-19, health professionals are turning to a familiar message… Read more
Teachers Will Get Credit for Remote Learning Transition
The Illinois Education Association (IEA) announced in a video on Facebook on Tuesday that teachers and paraprofessionals can earn Professional Development clock hours for time spent transitioning from in-person learning… Read more
CPS Announces Partnerships with Local Television Stations to Provide Supplemental Educational Enrichment Programming
Chicago Public Schools announced partnerships with WLS, Univision/UniMás, WCIU and WTTW to provide supplemental educational programming to increase the accessibility of enrichment resources for students. Through these partnerships, digital content… Read more
Prohibited Test Kits Seized by Chicago CBP in 45 Days
Since the beginning of the pandemic, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have seen an increase in unapproved or counterfeit COVID-19 tests being shipped through the mail system. At… Read more
Governor Pritzker Announces Restore Illinois: A Public Health Approach to Safely Reopen the State
Building on data, science, and guidance from public health experts and after consulting with stakeholders across the state, Governor JB Pritzker announced Restore Illinois, a five-phase plan focused on saving… Read more
COVID-19 Underscores Why Vulnerable Communities Must Complete the Census
Cook County’s mission is to ensure that communities across the county are responding to the 2020 Census not despite, but rather because of the global pandemic that is COVID-19. Forty… Read more
‘It’s Going to Be Challenging, But I’m Looking Forward to Bringing on Changes’ – Cook County Commissioner Frank Aguilar
By: Ashmar Mandou Former state representative and longtime Mexican activist Frank Aguilar was recently voted to serve as the successor to Cook County Commissioner Jeffrey Tobolski (16th District), who resigned… Read more
Illinois Humanities, Illinois Arts Council Agency Announce Cares Act Grant Initiatives
Illinois Humanities and the Illinois Arts Council Agency announced that they are each launching emergency relief grantmaking initiatives, that combine will total $1.3 million. The grants aim to assist humanities,… Read more
Cicero Files Lawsuit Against City View, Illinois Dept. of Public Health and Gov. Pritzker
By: Ashmar Mandou Amid reports of COVID-19 afflicting two nursing homes in Cicero, on Friday Town President Larry Dominick filed a lawsuit condemning City View Multicare Center of “negligent failures”… Read more
