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Domestic Workers Celebrate Landmark Victory
By: Ashmar Mandou Domestic workers rejoiced on Friday, Aug. 12th after Governor Bruce Rauner signed House Bill 1288 into law granting Illinois domestic workers the same protections as other workers,… Read more
Reboot Your Career
1871 announced a partnership with Silicon-Valley based, Reboot Career Accelerator for Women. ReBoot is an 8-session series designed to educate, inspire, and empower women to restart their careers and pursue… Read more
CPS Students Achieve Record-High Attendance Last School Year
After making strategic investments in improving attendance, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) released a District-wide attendance rate from the 2015-16 school year, hitting a District record of 93.4 percent attendance. The… Read more
Alderman George Cardenas Hosts Annual Back to School/Health Fair
12th ward-Alderman George Cardenas hosts his 13th Annual Back to School/Health Fair on August 27th, 2016 at McKinley Park Field house, 2210 W. Pershing from 10 am till 2 pm…. Read more
Back to School Jam
Free to all, Chicago City of Learning’s Back to School Jam is where youth and teens can do what they like and learn what they want. Hands-on activities hosted by… Read more
Back to School Fair
Berwyn North School District 98’ and North Berwyn Park District announces its “Back to School” extravaganza on Saturday, Aug. 20th. Admission is free. Hundreds of families are welcome to attend… Read more
Chicago Public Library Announces New Library Heading to Altgeld Gardens
Chicago Public Library (CPL) Commissioner Brian Bannon, Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) CEO Eugene Jones, Jr., Alderman Anthony Beale (9th) and community members joined together to announce a new library at… Read more
Millennial Men Are Weaker Than Their Dads, Study Suggests
If today’s men think that all those video games are helping them maintain optimal hand strength, they’d better think again. In a series of studies testing grip and pinch strength,… Read more
Loretto Hospital Receives Competitive Star Rating by CMS
Loretto Hospital received 3 out of 5 stars in the Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, a new quality measures by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which was… Read more
Food Advertisements May Work on Children’s Brains
Children make quicker decisions to eat “tasty” food and reward centers in their brains light up after watching food commercials on television compared to nonfood commercials, a small study finds…. Read more
