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How one nonprofit is bringing STEM professionals into schools and inspiring future healthcare leaders

For many students, choosing a career in healthcare begins with a simple but powerful question: Can I see myself doing that one day? At South...

Cook County College teachers call on Illinois Senate to pass Academic Freedom of Expression Act

As Attacks on Higher Education Spread Across the Country, Illinois Has a Chance to Take a Stand for Truth, for Research, and for the...

Registration announced for tuition-free summer STEM program for grades 7 through 9

Registration for the highly acclaimed Chicago Pre-College Science & Engineering Program (ChiS&E) summer session opens on Saturday, June 27, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Chicago State...

The Imani Pearls and Alpha Kappa HBCU College Fair 2026:

Imani Pearls Community Development Foundation in partnership with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® Chi Omega Omega Chapter, proudly invites students, parents, educators, and community...

South Side Educator Launches Free Math and Movement for math skills and kindergarten readiness

This summer, Chicago families will have the opportunity to participate in aunique educational experience that combines movement, music, and play to help young children...

Chicagoland Apartment Association opens applications for 2026 Pathways to Excellence DE&I Scholarship

Chicagoland Apartment Association Opens Applications for 2026 Pathways to Excellence DE&I Scholarship Program Scholarship provides professional development opportunities to underrepresented leaders in the apartment industry The...

2026 UNCF ‘A Mind Is…’® Gala – Chicago takes place Saturday, June 6

Join us for the 26th Annual UNCF Chicago A Mind is… Gala: Continuing the Legacy: An Evening of Illuminating the Promise of HBCUs The UNCF...

Should Our Black Scholar Athletes Give Up Their Opportunities

By Troy Rolling Frederick Douglass once said, "I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong." Words to live by....

Dreamchasers United NFP to host Young Entrepreneurs Program Business Pitch Competition & Commencement Ceremony

Chicago Youth to Showcase Innovative Business Ideas and Entrepreneurial Talent Dreamchasers United NFP proudly invites community members, families, supporters, and local leaders to attend the...

Rich Township Senior Earns Associate Degree Before High School Graduation

Rich Township High School senior Queen Thigpen walked across the graduation stage in May with more than a high school diploma. Before completing her senior year,...