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CityHealth Names Chicago A Gold Medal City
Chicago has received a gold medal as one of the nation’s highest performing cities when it comes to passing policies that improve the health and well-being of its residents for… Read more
New Role, New Goal
By: Ashmar Mandou This year brought on many exciting changes, including former state senator Iris Martinez becoming the first Latina to take the seat as Clerk of the Circuit Court… Read more
Illinois Legislature Passes Bill Ending Money Bond
On Wednesday, the state’s legislature has voted in support of the Pretrial Fairness Act as included in the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus’ criminal justice reform bill, HB 3653 SFA2. Among… Read more
State Launches Training Program to Increase Human Trafficking Awareness
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is reminding the public that human trafficking is not something that only happens to… Read more
Cradles to Crayons Invites Families to Donate, Volunteer in honor of MLK Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a day to honor the late civil rights icon’s legacy of giving back to those most vulnerable in our communities. On Monday, January 18,… Read more
Legislators, Community-Based Groups Urge Pritzker to Renew COVID AID Funding
In parts of the city most ravaged by COVID-19, Black and Brown residents live on the margins, easy to forget by those who can hunker down, maintaining a decent income… Read more
Submission Season at Collaboraction
It’s submission season at Collaboraction, Chicago’s theater for social change. Collaboraction produces performing arts festivals that give under-represented voices platforms to share personal, powerful and authentic stories that move the soul… Read more
PAV YMCA of Berwyn-Cicero Awarded BDC philanthropic grant
A Berwyn Development Corporation (BDC) philanthropic grant was awarded to the Pav YMCA for their Senior Food Service Drive Thru Program in September 2020. The BDC philanthropic grant helped fund… Read more
La Ciudad Anuncia a Nancy Andrade como Comisionada de la Comisión de Relaciones Humanas de Chicago
A principios de esta semana, la Ciudad anunció a Nancy C. Andrade como Comisionada de la Comisión de Relaciones Humanas de Chicago (CCHR). Andrade, quien trae consigo años de experiencia… Read more
Goya Foods Manda Ayuda a Venezuela
Goya foods, la mayor compañía de alimentos propiedad de hispanos en Estados Unidos, entrega 220,000 libras de alimentos a la gente de Venezuela, quienes continúan sufriendo por severa escasez de… Read more
