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Bringing Clean Energy to Little Village
By: Ashmar Mandou In honor of Earth Month, City officials alongside community partners are celebrating the completion of Chicago’s newest Library Solar Project, located at the Toman library branch bringing… Read more
April is Earth Month –Get Involved
Every year in April, we celebrate Earth Month to focus on our relationship with Earth and our surrounding natural environments. Climate change is a very real threat to public health, and it’s easy to feel… Read more
Cervantes Pushes for Nurses, Physician Assistants to Conduct Admission Assessments
State Senator Javier Loera Cervantes advanced a measure out of the Senate that would allow physician assistants and registered nurses to complete admission assessments for assisted living residents. The measure… Read more
Medicaid Awareness Month
It’s Medicaid Awareness Month! Changes are coming to Medicaid in 2027, and CDPH wants to ensure residents have the information they need. Beginning in 2027, new federal guidelines may require some… Read more
Ortíz Passes Bill Increasing Tuition Assistance to Community College Students
State Rep. Aarón Ortíz, D-Chicago, advanced a plan out of the House last week to make community college programs more affordable for in-state adult learners. “Today’s development gets us one… Read more
CDPH Prevents Entry to Grocery Business Over Serious Asbestos Risk
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued Emergency Cease and Desist and Abatement Orders to the owner/operator of a business operating as Dearborn Wholesale Grocers, at 1841 W…. Read more
Hernandez Backs Bill Expanding Latin American History Curriculum in Illinois Schools
State Rep. Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez, D-Cicero, helped pass a measure out of the House last Wednesday that would expand curriculum covering the complex, impactful history of Latin Americans in the… Read more
City Colleges of Chicago Celebrate Star Scholars
More than 1,000 City Colleges of Chicago Star Scholars earned their associate degree in the 2025-26 school year. A number of these scholars gathered along with family and friends for the Star Scholar Cording Ceremony on Monday in the… Read more
Chicago Public Schools Preserves May 1 as Full Instructional Day
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) will maintain Friday, May 1, as a full instructional day, as originally scheduled in the 2025-26 academic calendar. An agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU)… Read more
City Officials Break Ground on Western Works Industrial Campus
City officials and community leaders broke ground on Western Works, a transformative four-building industrial campus on the South Side. The $100 million City-backed project is revitalizing a vacant 28-acre site, transforming the space into a modern hub designed… Read more
