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ComEd Volunteers Make Local Church More Energy Efficient with Upgrades and Offer CARE Bill Assistance on Earth Day
In celebration of Earth Day and during National Volunteer Week, a team of ComEd volunteers came together to install a variety of energy efficiency measures at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church… Read more
Chicagoans Reduce Disposable Bag Use by Over Forty Percent
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that Chicagoans significantly reduced the average number of disposable bags used per shopping trip in the first month of the Checkout Bag Tax, demonstrating measurable success… Read more
Peoples Gas ‘Energy Efficiency Squad’ brings Earth Week surprises to customer homes
Peoples Gas Energy Efficiency Squad celebrated Earth Day today by surprising four customers at their homes on Chicago’s South and Southeast sides with baskets of free energy-efficiency and sustainable goodies…. Read more
Climate change hits home in new Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum exhibit
In the face of record-breaking temperatures and the need for increased conversation around climate change, the Chicago Academy of Sciences/Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum is excited to open the self-produced exhibit… Read more
New Americans Initiative
Mujeres is taking part in The New Americans Initiative (NAI) in partnership with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. Over 50 organizations are working collectively to provide legal… Read more
Progress Doesn’t Stop Here: Instituto Celebrates 40 years of Impact in Chicago
April 27th, 2017 marks 40 years of innovative education and career programing at Instituto del Progreso Latino, a leader in Chicago’s Latino community and the broader workforce development, adult education,… Read more
Ava’s Change4Youth Collects Votes to Raise Visual Awareness of Youth Homelessness
Young activist Ava Santos-Volpe, age 12, is a girl on a mission. While working on a class leadership project two years ago, Ava asked a youth homelessness advocate to visit… Read more
Illinois Women March in Springfield
By: Ashmar Mandou The minimum wage, abortion rights, and the state budget were among the rallying points for women marching on the Illinois Statehouse Tuesday. Participants came from across Illinois… Read more
Kurt Summers Endorses JB Pritzker for Governor
Caption by Ashmar Mandou On Wednesday, Chicago Treasurer Kurt Summers announced his support for JB Pritzker for Governor at Gallery Guichard in Bronzeville. Joining Kurt in endorsing JB were Alderman… Read more
Community Savings Bank to Host Spanish Home Buying Seminar
Community Savings Bank will host a free Home Buying Seminar entirely in Spanish on Saturday, May 6th from 9a.m., to noon at the bank, 4801 W. Belmont Ave. With the… Read more
