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Justice-Involved Youth Create Literary Resource for Village of Ford Heights

Site Editor - July 17, 2019

Justice-involved youth enrolled in the construction program at IYC Harrisburg/Booker T. Washington Alternative High School constructed a new literacy resource for the village of Ford Heights....

AMS Residential and MNK Realty Professionals LLC awarded South Side Developers of the Year

Site Editor - July 17, 2019

The Cook County Land Bank Authority (CCLBA) recently honored Corey Scott of AMS Residential Solutions and Lovise Jiles of MNK Realty Professionals LLC as South...

ComEd Prepares for Excessive Heat This Week

Site Editor - July 17, 2019

With forecasts for the longest stretch of consecutive days in the upper 90s since 2012 this week, ComEd is increasing crew staffing, proactively opening...

ComEd Icebox Derby Helps 30 Young Women Bridge the Gap in STEM, Awards Each with $1,500 Scholarship

Site Editor - July 17, 2019

ComEd has selected 30 young women ages 13 to 18 to participate in the sixth-annual ComEd Icebox Derby,a program the energy company developed to...

President Obama visits students of the Obama Youth Jobs Corps

Site Editor - July 16, 2019

President Obama surprised a group of students who were at the Chicago offices of the Obama Foundation for a meeting of the Obama Youth...

Comer Education Campus Announces Rhonda Hopps as Executive Director

Site Editor - July 16, 2019

Rhonda Hopps join Comer Education Campus as its new Executive Director effective August 19. Hopps, will succeed Greg Mooney, who will serve as the...

Mayor Lightfoot: CPD will not assist in ICE Raids

Tia Carol Jones - July 16, 2019

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is set to converge on major cities this week to round up the undocumented. In an open letter to...

UIC Unveils New Academic and Residential Complex

Site Editor - July 16, 2019

A newly built Academic and Residential Complex was unveiled at UIC. The complex will provide the campus with a state-of-the-art living-learning community as enrollment in Chicago’s...

Double Good and Technique Gems Present: Black Girls Cheer a Documentary

Site Editor - July 16, 2019

On July 13, , '”lack Girls Cheer,” a landmark documentary produced by Double Good, made its Chicago debut in front of a packed house at the...

Graduates of the NAACP NextGen program to be recognized at 110th Annual Convention

Site Editor - July 16, 2019

The NAACP will recognize 68 graduates of the inaugural NAACP Next Generation (NextGen) Young Professional Leadership Program during a ceremony and reception at the...