Invisible Book Bag Calls on Chicago Community to Help Bring Christmas Joy to More Than 100 Families

For many families across Chicago, the holiday season is a time of joy and celebration. But for parents struggling with rising grocery prices, household bills and everyday expenses, Christmas can also bring financial stress and difficult decisions.

ComEd Connects 180 Students with Careers in the Energy Industry

ComEd recently welcomed 180 high school students from Chicago Public Schools’ Chicago Builds program for a Career Exposure Day designed to introduce students to the wide range of career paths available across the energy industry.

Advocate Health raises millions to support health and opportunity in Chicago and Milwaukee

Celebrating the power of philanthropy and partnership, GATHER brought more than 400 supporters together on Oct. 28 and raised nearly $900,000 to advance health access initiatives across Chicago’s South Side and Milwaukee’s Near West Side. The annual Advocate Health event has raised more than $2.2 million over the past three years.

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Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas highlights expanded exemptions and benefits available to veterans and their surviving spouses

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How the sandwich generation can help protect aging parents’ finances

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Advocate Health raises millions to support health and opportunity in Chicago and Milwaukee

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CICS Avalon Named the #1 Charter Middle School in Illinois by U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report has named CICS Avalon, a tuition-free public charter school operated by ReGeneration Schools, the top-ranked charter middle school in Illinois. 90% of CICS Avalon’s students come from low-income families, and 98% are students of color. CICS Avalon placed fi rst out of 73 charter middle schools statewide in the 2027 Best Elementary and Middle Schools rankings.

Invisible Book Bag Calls on Chicago Community to Help Bring Christmas Joy to More Than 100 Families

For many families across Chicago, the holiday season …

TCA Health Officially Opens Nutrition and Wellness Center

Illinois Rep. Thaddeus Jones (29th), who was instrumental …

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CHANTECAILLE UNVEILS THE BIJOUX D’OR COLLECTION, A LIMITED-EDITION …

Chantecaille, the luxury beauty house renowned for uniting botanical beauty, effortless artistry, and environmental philanthropy, proudly unveils the Bijoux d’Or Collection, a limited-edition Holiday 2026 color collection created to bring jewel-like luminosity to eyes, cheeks, and lips.