Prince: The Immersive Experience takes music lovers on a ride
Prince: The Immersive Experience is the latest immersive, interactive experience from the company that brought The Friends Experience and The Office Experience to Chicago.
Harlem Teens Receive Business Advice From Nick Cannon, Place Third in National Pitch Competition
Nick Cannon Foundation, Inc., in collaboration with Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs in public schools nationwide, held its 7th Annual National America’s Teen Mogul (ATM) Competition in Southeast Queens, NY. Previous ATM pitch competitions have been held in San Diego, Los Angeles, Chicago, DC, Miami, and Charlotte. The event took place on Friday, June 3, at Excelsior Preparatory High School Auditorium in Southeast Queens.
1st Congressional District Candidate has built a grassroots campaign
The candidates for the 1st Congressional District have various backgrounds and experiences. We asked some of them to fill out a questionnaire so that readers can make an informed decisions on Election Day, Tuesday, June 28th .
Juneteenth Festival set for June 18 activates site of planned Morgan Park Commons
The nonprofit Far South Community Development Corporation (Far South CDC) is proud to announce its Juneteenth Festival on Saturday, June 18 from 12-5 p.m. on the northwest corner of Halsted Street and 115th Street in Chicago’s Morgan Park neighborhood — activating the site of the planned Morgan Park Commons mixed-use development project.
2nd Year of Z Fest celebrates life of talented artist
Taalib-Din Ziyad knew when his son Saalik Ahmad Ziyad was a baby that he had a kind and gentle spirit. Ziyad said Saalik was a gifted, lovable human being. He never heard Saalik bad mouth or talk about anyone, and he always tried to help people.
Chicago Children’s Choir to collaborate with Nesma Mahgoub on tour to Cairo
Chicago Children’s Choir (CCC), a nonprofit organization that empowers and unites youth from diverse backgrounds to find their voice and celebrate their common humanity through the power of music, will embark on a 10-day, five-city tour of Egypt this June.
MASS GROUP OF CLERGYMEN GATHER TO PUBLICLY DECLARE THEIR ENDORSEMENT FOR THE OPEN 1ST CONGRESSIONAL SEAT DURING INTERFAITH BREAKFAST
Recently Bishop Larry D. Trotter and Bishop Horace Smith will led over 100 pastors from throughout Cook County traveled to Chicago to officially announce their endorsement of Alderman Pat Dowell to replace outgoing Congressman Bobby Rush. In January of 2022, Representative Rush announced his retirement from Congress after 30 years of service.
SEIU Local 73 Endorses Pat Dowell for Congress
SEIU Local 73 has endorsed Pat Dowell for U.S. Representative in the 1st Congressional District of Illinois. SEIU Local 73 represents more than 5,600 frontline, essential workers in the district. "We are proud to endorse Pat Dowell for Congress. She is a proven, trusted leader and a lifelong public servant,” said Dian Palmer, President of SEIU Local 73. “As Alderman of the 3rd Ward in Chicago, we have worked closely with Pat to ensure our members, and the communities they serve, receive the dignity and respect they deserve.”
Sterling Bay Celebrates Pride Month by Flying Chicago’s Largest Progress Pride Flag
For the second year in a row, local real estate investment and development firm, Sterling Bay, is celebrating Pride Month in a big way by flying Chicago’s largest Progress Pride Flag in the city’s Fulton Market neighborhood.
20-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO SAVED VICTIM FROM BEING ELECTROCUTED FROM RED LINE TRACKS, TO GET BIG SURPRISE FROM PHILANTHROPIST EARLY WALKER
On Monday, 20-year-old Anthony Perry had just exited the redline train at 59th street when he noticed an unconscious man who appeared lifeless on the live rail track. The victim ‘s hand was also pinned under the track. Perry without hesitation jumped carefully in a clear spot between live tracks and pulled the man off the tracks.
Former Van Dyke Horn Public Relations Agency Rebrands as 98Forward
It’s true. The communications agency formerly known as Van Dyke Horn has a new name and brand: 98Forward. While the name and brand has changed — the 24 years of communications knowledge and expertise remains the same. The agency’s new name, 98Forward, not only marks the year that the agency was founded, 1998, it signifies the continuity with its institutional legacy, and the trajectory of the Black-owned, woman-owned businesses:
2022 Chicago Dancemaker in Residence wants to demystify tap dance
Dixon has been named the 2022 Chicago Dancemaker in Residence at the Rebuild Foundation. Dixon, the assistant director, choreographer and principal dancer of M.A.D.D. Rhythms, grew up on the West side of Chicago.
CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY WELCOMES DAVID DUCHOVNY TO HAROLD WASHINGTON LIBRARY CENTER JUNE 14 IN CONVERSATION WITH PETER SAGAL
Chicago Public Library (CPL) today announced that they will be hosting award-winning actor, writer, director, singer-songwriter and bestselling author David Duchovny at the Harold Washington Library Center June 14 at 6 p.m., in conversation with Peter Sagal, to discuss his new novella The Reservoir. Books will be available for purchase and Duchovny will be available to autograph copies at the conclusion of the program.
Sheriff’s Office’s Assistant General Counsel for Litigation Appointed Editorin- Chief of the Illinois Bar Journal
Cook County Sheriff’s Office attorney Khara Coleman has been named the 2022-2023 Editor-in-Chief of the Illinois Bar Journal, giving her the distinction of being the first Black woman to hold the position, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced recently.
LICENSED AND UNBOTHERED®: A LIFECHANGING WEEKEND OF BRAND BUILDING AND COLLABORATION
Using the approach of “community over competition” in an industry that is historically known for its competitive nature, the third annual Licensed and Unbothered ® Conference in Downtown Chicago is back from June 10-12 at the Swissôtel to teach Savvy Chicks in Real Estate® how to build brands with multiple streams of income.
CHICAGO’S WNDR MUSEUM CELEBRATES JUNETEENTH WITH NEW ART GALLERY, BLACK LIGHT AT WNDR
WNDR Museum, Chicago’s original immersive art and technology experience, will celebrate Juneteenth with the opening of a new art gallery, Black Light at WNDR. Curated by WNDR Museum managers Randi Townsend and Huey Douglas-Small, the gallery will shine a spotlight on Chicago-based Black artists. Black Light at WNDR will be on view at WNDR Museum throughout the month of June.
Hope Chicago formalizes partnerships with 23 Illinois institutions to offer debt-free higher education
Hope Chicago, the innovative two-generation scholarship program providing college and vocational scholarships to Chicago Public School students and their parents, has announced formal partnerships with 23 Illinois-based colleges and universities to support its inaugural Fall 2022 Hope Scholar cohort.
Former Cook County Board member is running for Cook County President
Richard Boykin is running for Cook County Board President. Boykin, a former Cook County Board Commissioner from 2014 to 2018, also ran for Clerk of Circuit Court of Cook County in 2020.
THE 2ND ANNUAL JUNETEENTH ILLINOIS CELEBRATION: “RACIAL EQUITY” AT MALCOLM X COLLEGE ON JUNE 16 and 17.
Cook County’s celebration of Juneteenth 2022, kicks off officially next week as a part of “Juneteenth Illinois,” an initiative commemorating June 19, announced Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer (2nd District), who is heading up the effort. Juneteenth Illinois is a collaboration between The Office of Cook County Commissioner Deer, Bill Lowry (3rd District) Stanley Moore (4th District) Rep. Lakesia Collins (9th District), Cook County Juneteenth Joint Planning Committee, State of Illinois and the City of Chicago and marks the 2nd annual celebration of the day by the County since it became an official holiday in December of 2020.
