North Lawndale Employment Network Receives Neighborhood Builders Recognition
The North Lawndale Employment Network is one of two Chicago-based organizations that have been awarded the 2023 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders grant. It is the second time North Lawndale Employment Network has received the award. It will use the $200,000 grant money to continue its mission to provide employment opportunities to residents in the North Lawndale community.
LISC Chicago Accepting 2024 Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards Applications: Celebrating 30 Years of Honoring Excellence in Community Development and Architectural Innovation
LISC Chicago announced that applications are now open for the 2024 Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards (CNDAs), The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design, and The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Community Design Impact Award. Submissions for all awards will be open through January 23, 2024.
New Executive Director Wants To Highlight Mission Of Greenwood Archer Capital
The Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives has announced that Terrence Johnson is the new Executive Director of Greenwood Archer Capital, a subsidiary of Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives. Johnson begins on Monday, Jan. 29th.
HYDE PARK ART CENTER PRESENTS FREE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY CELEBRATION
Hyde Park Art Center, the renowned non-profit hub for contemporary art located on Chicago’s vibrant South Side, proudly presents a free public Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration MLK DAY 2024: Yesterdays, Todays, and Tomorrows on Monday, January 15, 2024, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at 5020 South Cornell Avenue. Eclectic programming for all ages celebrating Black creators and artists includes art making inspired by artists Candace Hunter and Robert Earl Paige, an artist talk with Candace Hunter and scholar Kimberly Harmon, a pop-up bookshop, a live music performance by the Civic Orchestra of Chicago Chamber Ensemble, and more. Registration is recommended at HydeParkArt.org.
Male Mogul Initiative impacts The Lives Of Young Men
Walter Mendenhall IV founded the Male Mogul Initiative in 2016 after he had a conversation with a young man at a career day. Mendenhall founded Male Mogul Initiative because he believed that while young men in Chicago have the gifts, talents and skills to be successful, legal entrepreneurs, they didn’t have the opportunities or exposure to do so.
The Daisie Foundation Partners with Meijer and ComEd to Surprise 500 Students at Howe Elementary School
The Daisie Foundation (DF) exists to empower women and children in underserved communities. Since its founding in 2016, DF has dedicated its time to providing opportunities to Chicago, Milwaukee, and Houston neighborhoods in need of support, guidance, and, ultimately, love. The work is rooted in random acts of kindness. This holiday season, DF teamed up with Meijer, ComEd, and a host of other sponsors to carry out their 7th annual Holiday Magic event at Howe School of Excellence in Chicago's Austin Neighborhood (720 N Lorel Ave, Chicago, IL 60644) on December 13th, 2023.
Hypertension Control Program Aims to Tackle Major Driver of Health Disparities for Black Americans
The Association of Black Cardiologists announced the launch of its Hypertension Control Program. The program will offer 50 member clinicians the opportunity to receive American Hypertension Specialist Certification in clinical hypertension care.
THE CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND SUPPORT SERVICES AND MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON ANNOUNCES OPENING OF WESTSIDE COMMUNITY REENTRY SUPPORT CENTER
The Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) and Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the opening of Chicago’s fifth Community Reentry Support Center (CRSC), furthering the City of Chicago’s commitment to improving and providing residents returning from periods of incarceration the supports and services needed to successfully integrate into their communities, fostering paths toward a brighter future and reducing the likelihood of reoffending.
Matteson Culver’s Owner-Operator Leads By Example
Dawndria Murray has been the owner operator of the Culver’s Restaurant, located at 20716 S. Cicero, for three and a half years.
CANDACE MOORE JOINS RACE FORWARD AS SENIOR STRATEGIC ADVISOR
Race Forward recently announced Candace Moore, Esq., a policy and systems strategist with demonstrated experience addressing issues of equity and racial justice, will join the organization on January 8, 2024, as Senior Strategic Advisor. Moore brings executive government, legal practice and community-based advocacy experience to this role, in which she will focus on bridging and aligning the placed-based work of Race Forward’s programs and deepening collaborations. She will also lead the expansion into new sites of our place-based strategies, training curriculum and tools for government and community.
Treasurer Frerichs Eclipses $1.2 Billion In Investment Earnings For State Portfolio During 2023
The State Treasurer’s Office has made more than $1.2 billion in investment earnings from the state investment portfolio in 2023, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced today. That amount includes the $115 million earned in November.
Palos Fire Protection District Auctioning Off Used Ambulance (Perfect for Road Trips), Proceeds to Help Save Lives
Many Illinoisans are now in the market for road trip vehicle options. They’re in luck! The Palos Fire Protection District in Palos, IL, is currently auctioning off a 2000 International 4700 Low Profile ambulance. This vehicle can be converted into the ultimate camper for road trips! This online auction is open to the public at municibid.com and ends Tuesday, January 2nd. Illinois residents are able to bid in this government auction online, 24/7, on Municibid.
Reps. Kelly, Miller-Meeks, Eshoo, Burgess, PREEMIE Act Passes the House
H. R. 3226, the “Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Reauthorization Act of 2023,” or the PREEMIE Act, legislation to improve pregnancy outcomes and infant health by continuing research and education programs aimed at preventing preterm births passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation was introduced by U.S. Representatives Robin Kelly (IL-02), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), and Michael Burgess (TX-26).
Lt. Governor Stratton Launches New Statewide Initiative to Advance the Financial Health and Well-Being of Women in Illinois
Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton is launching a new initiative dedicated to advancing women’s financial wholeness: We Thrive. We Thrive is focused on fostering financial health, freedom and resilience for all women in Illinois. As both a woman leader and Chair of the Illinois Council on Women and Girls, Lt. Governor Stratton understands women have a huge role to play in our state’s financial success, but systemic barriers continue to prevent women from wholly engaging in the economy. We Thrive is a major step towards financially empowering women across Illinois—half of our state’s population—to engage in the economy with confidence.
CITY OF CHICAGO’S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY LAUNCHES THE PEOPLE’S PLAN FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY
The City of Chicago’s Office of Community Safety announced a new, community-led initiative – The People’s Plan for Community Safety – that brings together government, community organizations, philanthropy, youth leaders, faith organizations, researchers and businesses to address historic disinvestment as co-creators of safety.
The Adler Planetarium presents an Action Lines production: Cosmic Rhythms, in association with the Joffrey Ballet
In partnership with Action Lines Productions and The Joffrey Ballet, the Adler Planetarium announces a new, cutting-edge collaboration of the immersive production Cosmic Rhythms, running Wednesday evenings from February 14 through April 17, 2024. On view at Chicago's Adler Planetarium, located at 1300 S Lake Shore Dr., the fulldome film experience takes audiences on a mesmerizing journey through the universe by blending dance with animation, computer-generated imagery, and insightful commentary from Adler astronomers. Cosmic Rhythms marks the first-ever collaboration between the Adler Planetarium, Action Lines, and Joffrey Ballet.
Frist Art Museum Presents Woodblocks, Prints, and Mixed-Media Works by LaToya M. Hobbs
The Frist Art Museum presents Carving a New Tradition: The Art of LaToya M. Hobbs, an exhibition of recent woodblock prints and mixed-media portraits from the Arkansas-born, Baltimore-based painter and printmaker. Organized by the Frist Art Museum with Dr. Rebecca VanDiver, associate professor of African American art at Vanderbilt University, the exhibition will be on view in the Frist's Gordon Contemporary Artists Project Gallery from January 26 through April 28, 2024.
Exelon Foundation Grants Over $850,000 to Education Organizations Providing STEM Education in Delaware, District of Columbia Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Exelon Corporation (Nasdaq: EXC), the nation’s premier transmission and distribution utility company, and the Exelon Foundation have awarded Green Lab Grants for the third consecutive year. To date, the program has provided $2.5 million to more than 70 grantees, which include public schools, private schools, and education-focused nonprofit organizations that run out-of-school programs serving Title I-eligible middle and high school students.
Hyde Park Art Center Provides Funds To Artists In Non-Traditional Spaces
The Artists Run Chicago Fund is supported by the Hyde Park Art Center. It provides funds to artist-run platforms that give opportunities to other artists, enable them to show their work, support artists in making artwork and make connections between artists and the work they make. The fund also gives priority to platforms led by Black, Indigenous, People of Color, LGBTQIA +, women artists and artists with disabilities. The hope is they can use the funds to strengthen the city’s art communities and artist-to-artist support networks.
