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Morton College NSLS Members Receive National Student Scholarship Awards
Two Morton College students were among 88 nationally to receive scholarships from the National Society of Leadership and Success, the nation’s largest leadership organization with more than one million members… Read more
MHOA Hosts 2019 HACER Scholarship Recipients Dinner
HACER Scholarships Recipients Dinner recognized five new deserving Hispanic students with an HACER scholarship awarded by the MHOA. One of the pillars of the MHOA, is education and that is why… Read more
State Board Releases Report on Kindergarten Readiness
The Illinois State Board of Education released the statewide results of the 2018-19 Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS). The state- and district-level data provide Illinois teachers, administrators, families, and policymakers… Read more
More Than Sixty Percent of City Colleges Students Surveyed Are Food or Housing Insecure, According to A New Report
According to a report released by the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice at Temple University’s College of Education, 64 percent of the City Colleges of Chicago students surveyed… Read more
YMCA of Metro Chicago Teaming Up with Google to Bring Bilingual Online Safety
The YMCA of Chicago is teaming up with Google to host workshops for parents to help teach families about online safety and digital citizenship with its Be Internet Awesome program… Read more
Two Hours Per Week is Key Dose of Nature for Health and Wellbeing
Spending at least two hours a week in nature may be a crucial threshold for promoting health and wellbeing, according to a new large-scale study. Research led by the University… Read more
Be Aware of These Skincare Products When in Sun
You’re all set for a fun day in the sun with your wide-brimmed hat to shield you from the UV rays, and you have given your waterproof SPF 30 or… Read more
Erie Family Health Centers Moves Chicagoland Toward a Society Without HIV
After 30 fulfilling years of the nationally-recognized HIV/AIDS program, Lending Hands for Life, Erie Family Health Centers is the closest it’s ever been to moving Chicagoland toward a society without… Read more
Know Your Status: ‘GTZ-IL to end HIV epidemic by 2030’
By: Ashmar Mandou According to Getting to Zero Illinois (GTZ-IL), a state-wide initiative to end the HIV epidemic in the state by 2030, an estimated 39, 842 people were living… Read more
Gov. Pritzker Signs Bills Protecting Illinoisans from Cancer-causing Chemicals
Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation tightening restrictions on the cancer-causing chemical ethylene oxide in Illinois. The bills, SB1852 and SB1854, were proposed after tests showed alarming levels of ethylene oxide… Read more
