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CPS to Hire Over 200 Social Workers to Support High Needs Communities
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools announced a $26 million investment to hire 254 new full-time, school-based positions for the 2018-19 school year to ensure students in high needs… Read more
ComEd Selects Young Women to Lead the Way in STEM
ComEd has selected 30 young women, ages 13 to 18, to participate in the 2018 Icebox Derby program that the energy company developed to encourage women to pursue science, technology,… Read more
City Colleges Introduces New Curriculum
City Colleges of Chicago on Tuesday joined Beam Suntory to launch two pathways at City Colleges to prepare students in the fields of beverage and bar management. The partnership will… Read more
Chicago Public Library Celebrates National Summer Learning Day
Chicago Public Library celebrated National Summer Learning Day with more than 300 children participating in learning activities and a story time with illustrator Bryan Collier, the National Summer Learning Association’s… Read more
Creating Leaders
By: Ashmar Mandou Each summer, Bank of America holds its Bank of America Students Leaders Program, a program designed to engage students in an eight-week internship where they will develop… Read more
Community Celebrates Reopening of Aurora McDonald’s
Clouds and rain showers couldn’t stop the Aurora community from attending the grand reopening of Gloria Kazanova’s McDonald’s. Gloria owns and operates several other McDonald’s locations in the Aurora area… Read more
Industrial Project in Little Village Breaks Ground
By: Ashmar Mandou Mayor Emanuel broke ground on a project that will bring 200 jobs and 174,000 square feet of new industrial space to Little Village. The $17.9 million project… Read more
Entrepreneurs to Get a Break on their First License
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) Commissioner Rosa Escareno announced new support for an estimated 2,000 entrepreneurs who are trying to launch or grow… Read more
CHA Board Approves Housing Support for Veterans
The Chicago Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners approved support for five developments that will bring 389 units of new or preserved affordable rental housing for veterans, women experiencing homelessness and… Read more
Castro Urges Rauner to Sign ‘Ashley’s Law’
Legislation sponsored by Senator Cristina Castro (D-Elgin) that would allow students to have access to medical cannabis on school grounds is still waiting to be signed into law. The measure… Read more
