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Emanuel, Skills for Chicagoland’s Announce New Initiative
Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Skills for Chicagoland’s Future (Skills) to launch “Beyond the Diploma,” an innovative new demand-driven youth employment initiative that will connect unemployed and underemployed youth to jobs… Read more
Women’s Rights Pioneer Gloria Steinem Endorses Marie Newman
Earlier this month, Gloria Steinem, long-time activist and institutional leader in the women’s rights movement, announced her endorsement of Marie Newman in her bid to represent Illinois’ 3rd District. Steinem… Read more
City Launches Municipal ID Pilot Program
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and City Clerk Anna M. Valencia officially launched the Chicago Municipal IDs pilot today by printing the program’s first “CityKey” cards. Additional cards will be printed between… Read more
Bobbi-Toads Donates Shoes to Mission of Our Lady of the Angels Families In Need
To help ring in the holiday season and make the holidays brighter for local families in need, Chicago-based Bobbi-Toads, an exclusive line of customizable children’s sneakers, donated 500 pairs of… Read more
Madigan Will Appeal FCC Vote to Eliminate Net Neutrality Rules
Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that she, along with other state attorneys general, will appeal the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) action to eliminate existing net neutrality rules that prohibit internet… Read more
BREAKING: Illinois no longer fifth-largest state in the nation
On Wednesday morning the U.S. Census Bureau released new data on national population trends and reported that Illinois’ estimated population is no longer the fifth-largest in the nation. That title… Read more
Chicago’s Airports Prepare to Welcome Passengers for Holiday Season
The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) announced that it expects more than 5.2 million passengers to travel through O’Hare and Midway International Airports for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays…. Read more
Reducing Holiday Stress when Living with Alzheimer’s
While holiday celebrations are often joyous occasions, they can be challenging and stressful for the 588,000 Alzheimer’s caregivers in Illinois and their families. Friends and family may be unsure of… Read more
Madigan: Federal Government Has No Authority to Deny Immigrant Women Abortion Access
Attorney General Lisa Madigan and a coalition of 12 attorneys general issued a statement saying the federal government has no authority to block two young immigrant women in federal detention… Read more
Mexico’s Only Gun Store
by Daniel Nardini There is only one gun store in all of Mexico, and it is located in Mexico City. The Sedena (Secretariat of National Defense) gun store has people… Read more »