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

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

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

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

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

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

 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

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

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

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

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