Archive: Page 2022
Reaching Higher Education
By: Laura Rodriguez The Hispanic Scholarship Fund, the nation’s largest not-for-profit organization that supports Hispanic higher education, hosted its first ever Scholar Celebration Tuesday evening at the Wells Fargo headquarters… Read more
CCC GED Students Eligible for Scholarship
On Wednesday Mayor Emanuel and City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) announced that City Colleges’ GED students will be eligible for scholarships that would substantially reduce the cost of the GED… Read more
College Changes Everything Conference Highlights Efforts to Get Illinois Students To and Through College
On Thursday, July 17, Illinois education, government and non-profit leaders converged in Tinley Park near Chicago to address challenges and identify solutions in helping Illinoisans get to college and graduate…. Read more
PNC Bank Provides Banking to Roosevelt Students, Employees
PNC Bank, N.A., a member of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., announced it will provide banking services to Roosevelt University. Under this agreement, the university’s campuses in Schaumburg, Illinois,… Read more
Munoz Legislation Protects Those who Protect Us
An initiative led by State Senator Tony Munoz (D-Chicago) creating the Law Enforcement Officer Bulletproof Vest Act was signed into law. House Bill 5688 requires all law enforcement agencies within… Read more
Mayor Barrett Pedersen Wins Sustainability Award
Mayor Barrett Pedersen was presented with the 2014 Sustainable Landscaping Award by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) recently at their annual Sustainability Summit. The award was… Read more
Emanuel, Suarez Announce Task Force to Reform Affordable Requirements Ordinance
Mayor Emanuel and Alderman Ray Suarez (31st ward) announced the establishment of an Affordable Housing Task Force consisting of community leaders, aldermen and developers to make recommendations to reform the… Read more
Saint Anthony Hospital Employee Receives Tomorrow’s Leaders Award
Saint Anthony Hospital’s manager, IT medical imaging and life-long resident of Little Village, Edgardo “Eddie” Reyes was one of eight healthcare professionals across the nation to be deemed Tomorrow’s Leaders… Read more
Larry Dominick, Cicero Voters Alliance, and 20 defendants to seek recovery of legal fees against Juan Ochoa and attorney Frank Avila
Cook County Judge Patrick J. Sherlock Monday dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit filed in December 2012 by defeated mayoral candidate Juan Ochoa and by his political attorney Frank Avila Jr…. Read more
Red Bull Launches ‘Red Bull Reign’ Basketball Tournament in Chicago
Red Bull is inviting Chicago’s best streetballers and challenging them to put their skills to the test in the one-day Red Bull Reign tournament. Taking place at Chicago’s Seward Park… Read more
