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City Reinstates COVID-19 Restrictions
By: Ashmar Mandou The City announced it will reinstate COVID-19 restrictions for bars, restaurants, gyms, and persona services as a precautionary move in response to a heightened number of cases… Read more
Living Life in Limbo
With schools set to open in just a few weeks and numbers continuing to rise throughout the United States, parents across Chicagoland are struggling with what to do. Most schools… Read more
Public Health Experts Urge Congress to Fund Vote by Mail and Safe In-Person Voting in November
A thousand public health experts have signed a letter urging Congress to provide states with $4 billion so that they can expand access to vote by mail and ensure safe in-person… Read more
St. Augustine College Offers Free Online GED Courses
St. Augustine College offers innovative, free, and intensive 9-week GED and HiSET preparation courses in both English and Spanish, with a strong career and college readiness component. Students receive personalized… Read more
Comcast NBCUniversal Awards Scholarships to High School Seniors
Comcast NBCUniversal announced it has awarded $175,000 in scholarships for the 2020-2021 school year as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program to 70 students in its Greater… Read more
Attorney General Raoul Files Lawsuit Against Dept. of Education Over Critical Borrower Defense Regulations
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the U.S. Department of Education challenging their… Read more
Gov. Pritzker Announces Roads, Bridges Improvement Plan
Gov. JB Pritzker joined the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to announce the release of a $21.3 billion plan to improve Illinois roads and bridges over the next six years…. Read more
City Breaks Ground on Huddle House in Calumet Heights
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot joined Alderman Michelle A. Harris (8th) and local entrepreneur Siraj Elahi of American Antwan Land, LLC, for a groundbreaking ceremony for Chicago’s first Huddle House restaurant… Read more
Chicago City Council Latino Caucus Foundation Names New Executive Director
The Chicago City Council Latino Caucus Foundation (CLCF) announced Micaela Vargas as their new Executive Director. Working alongside Chicago City Council Latino Caucus members and public and private partners, the… Read more
Qualified Immunity
By Daniel Nardini With all the demonstrations, riots, protests, destruction of property, and whole cities being laid waste, one thing has been forgotten in this extreme escalation of violence. This… Read more »