ComEd Encourages Income-Eligible Customers to Apply for LIHEAP Utility-Bill Support
August is Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Action Month and ComEd encourages income-eligible customers to be ready to apply for utility-bill assistance when the new program year begins Sept. 1. For fiscal year 2022, $8.3 billion in LIHEAP funding was provided by the federal government – the most ever to help Americans meet their energy needs.
CITY OF CHICAGO RECEIVES TRIO OF RATING UPGRADES FOR O’HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot has announced that S&P Global Ratings (S&P) and Fitch Ratings (Fitch) have upgraded their long-term ratings for Chicago O’Hare International Airport (O’Hare) General Airport Revenue Bonds (GARB) by one notch from “A” to “A+” with a stable outlook. S&P has also upgraded the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) long-term rating from “A” to “A+” with a stable outlook
New Principal at Epic Academy wants students to be proud
Dr. Kyla Mathews’ grandfather sowed a seed when she was in seventh grade that is now fully blossomed. She told her grandfather that she wanted to be a teacher, a math teacher, and he told her that she would be a principal. Thirty years later, she is the new principal at Epic Academy.
American Girl Celebrates Literary Heritage & Harlem Renaissance With Best-Selling Novelist Brit Bennett
American Girl, a cornerstone in the Mattel (NASDAQ: MAT) portfolio of purposeful brands, welcomes a new historical character—Claudie Wells—to its flagship line of dolls and books that give fans an understanding of important times in America’s past. Growing up in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood in 1922, Claudie™ and her family are living in a profound period of cultural growth that would become known as the Harlem Renaissance, the most influential movement of African American artistic and cultural expression in U.S. history. In her first foray into middle-grade fiction, New York Times best-selling author and childhood AmericanGirl fan Brit Bennett wrote Claudie’s story and takes readers on a journey to this extraordinary moment of Black artistic joy and expression, while also deftly exploring the challenges of the times.
Examining & Positioning the Path Forward for Black, Hispanic or Latino & Women Founded Companies in Chicago
CHICAGO, PRNewswire -- World Business Chicago, the city’s public-private economic development agency, in partnership with Chicago: Blend and Fifth Star Funds, published an original report detailing the status of startups founded by underrepresented (Black, Hispanic or Latino, and women) founders; as well, the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for Chicago-based startups ready for funding and growth.
ACTORS HOPE ‘MIZ MARTHA’ BRINGS ABOUT CHANGE
Melan Thomas participated in the Polished Pebbles’ Mommy & Me Entrepreneurship Program in 2020. She came up with the idea for her business Beauty Glam Nails, a service that would provide nail services to children in hospitals. Thomas presented her idea during Polished Pebbles’ and won capital to start her business.
PROGRAM TEACHES YOUNG PEOPLE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ENVIRONMENT
During Jeremy Whistenton’s freshman year of high school he was charged with finding a summer experience that related to agriculture. He chose to participate in Friends of the Forest Preserve. He loved the experience so much, he ended up participating in that program every summer. Later on, when he was looking for leadership opportunities, he went back to the Friends of the Forest Preserve, this time to participate in the Forest Preserves Experience program.
UNCLE NEAREST PREMIUM WHISKEY MAKES POWERFUL INC. 5000 LIST
Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, the most-awarded American Whiskey or Bourbon of 2019, 2020, and 2021, has been ranked among the top 1,000 companies honored on the 2022 Inc. 5000 list. With growth of more than 3,000% since its first year, and nearly 700% during the capture period of this Inc. 5000 list, Uncle Nearest joins an illustrious group of honorees like Microsoft, Facebook, Under Armour, Chobani, Patagonia and many other behemoths who first gained national exposure on the Inc. 5000 list. Every year, Inc. releases the ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America, based on percentage of revenue growth. Uncle Nearest is one of few spirit brands to ever be featured on the list.
AUBURN GRESHAM APARTMENTS BREAKS GROUND ON 79TH STREET
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot joined Ald. David Moore, City officials and local leaders on Wednesday, Aug. 24, to break ground on Auburn Gresham Apartments, a two-building, 58-unit, mixed-use complex in the heart of Auburn Gresham that represents the first of more than 10 major construction projects to move forward through the City’s INVEST South/West initiative.
ComEd to Hire Another 75 Entry-Level Trade Workers to Support Clean Energy Transition
ComEd is encouraging job seekers to apply for new entry-level positions that will play an important role in the clean energy transformation underway in Illinois. Over the next 10 days, ComEd is accepting applications for 75 entry-level overhead helper positions, which provide a path to a full-time union career as a line worker, and an essential part of the team powering communities across northern Illinois. Applicants can apply now on ComEd’s careers page.
Chicago State Foundation Names New Executive Director
CHICAGO -- The Chicago State Foundation (CSF) and Chicago State University (CSU) is proud to announce Melanie Sillas as the Foundation’s new Executive Director. Sillas is a public services professional with more than 10 years of experience across the nonprofit, higher education, and government sectors.
ComEd Celebrates First Graduating Class of New Job Training Program
ComEd announced the first-ever cohort of the ComEd Craft Academy program has graduated, with nine participants demonstrating the knowledge and physical competencies required to enter the craft workforce, comprised of roles in the skilled trades, including entry-level positions such as line workers and construction workers. The Craft Academy launched earlier this year to expand training opportunities for prospective skilled trades workers, a key focus of ComEd’s plan to grow its workforce to meet the demands of the clean energy transition underway in Illinois.
Illinois Tollway Welcomes Cassaundra Rouse as Executive Director
The Illinois Tollway today announced the promotion of Cassaundra Rouse to Executive Director. Rouse is a longtime veteran of the agency, most recently serving as the agency’s Chief Operating Officer.
PUMA Ambassador and Canadian Sprinter Andre De Grasse Shares His Motivation and Goals in PUMA’s “Only See Great” Campaign
HERZOGENAURACH, Germany -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Having just won gold in the men’s 4x100 relay at the World Athletics Championship in Eugene, De Grasse speaks about his motivation to keep performing at the highest level in a video interview with sports company PUMA.
Young entrepreneur gets boost to start business
Melan Thomas participated in the Polished Pebbles’ Mommy & Me Entrepreneurship Program in 2020. She came up with the idea for her business Beauty Glam Nails, a service that would provide nail services to children in hospitals. Thomas presented her idea during Polished Pebbles’ and won capital to start her business.
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES $450 MILLION NATIONWIDE SETTLEMENT AS PART OF OPIOID MAKER ENDO’S BANKRUPTCY
Proposed Settlement Would Provide Cash to Address Opioid Crisis, Require Significant Document Disclosure, and Ban the Promotion of Endo’s Opioids
Olive-Harvey College prepares students for TDL industry
Dr. Kimberly Hollingsworth has been working in higher education for 27 years. She has worked in different capacities within the City Colleges of Chicago during the past 22 years, including stints at Harold Washington College, Malcom X College and Richard J. Daley College. Now, Dr. Hollingsworth is the president of Olive-Harvey, where she has been since 2019.
Back to School, But Not Afterschool, for Many Students
There are 24.7 million U.S. children not in an afterschool program who would be enrolled if a program were available to them, according to a survey of 1,500 parents conducted in May and June of this year. That is up from 24.5 million in early 2020, just before the pandemic began, and the highest number ever recorded. Unmet demand for afterschool programs is significantly higher among Latino and Black children (at 60% and 54% respectively) than among children overall (49%). Unmet demand has been growing as the cost of running programs has far outstripped resources.
Leadership Greater Chicago Announces LGC Class of 2023
The Leadership Greater Chicago (LGC) announced the 2023 Class of its Signature Fellows Program, the area’s premier civic leadership development program. These 53 accomplished and diverse individuals represent a cross-section of professionals from the corporate, nonprofit, government and education sectors. During the 10-month program, with the city as a classroom, they will be immersed in major socioeconomic issues facing the region through full-day seminars, neighborhood site visits, conversations with subject matter experts and cultural events.
