Landmarks Illinois Awards Grant Funding To 14 Preservation Projects
Landmarks Illinois has awarded $35,000 to preservation projects in Illinois through its three grant programs. The grants, given to 14 preservation efforts in more than a dozen Illinois communities, were all awarded between August and November of this year through the Preservation Heritage Fund, the Barbara C. and Thomas E. Donnelley II Preservation Fund for Illinois and the Timuel D. Black Jr. Grant Fund for Chicago’s South Side.
SENATOR HUNTER REFLECTS ON HER CAREER AND LOOKS AHEAD TO 2022 IN A Q&A WITH THE CITIZEN
Illinois State Senator Mattie Hunter represents the 3rd District, which includes some of the poorest and richest neighborhoods in the City of Chicago. Healthcare has been one of her number one priorities, and she has sponsored and co-sponsored bills, like Senate Bill 1846 and House Bill 158.
Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislation to Further Protect Reproductive Rights
Building on efforts to make Illinois a national leader in safeguarding reproductive rights, Governor JB Pritzker signed House Bill 370, repealing the harmful Parental Notification Act (PNA). Rescinding the PNA ensures that while a pregnant minor can choose to involve a family member or legal guardian in their decision to have or not have an abortion, vulnerable youth – such as victims of rape, incest, and domestic abuse – are not compelled to do so under the law.
Treasurer Frerichs Returns $90,000 to Shriners Hospitals for Children
Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced the return of more than $90,000 to Shriners Hospitals for Children in Chicago. The proceeds were turned over to the Illinois Treasurer’s Unclaimed Property Program from the estate of Army veteran Ernest Ulrich, who named the non-profit as a beneficiary. Ulrich passed away in 1999.
Nearly $197 Million Delivered in Tax Cuts to 79,000 Families in 1st District in 2021
U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) announced that, with the final payment going out on December 15, the expanded monthly Child Tax Credit will have delivered a total of nearly $197 million in tax cuts to more than 79,000 families in Illinois’s 1st District in 2021. Rush voted for the expanded monthly Child Tax Credit (CTC) as part of the American Rescue Plan, which was signed into law by President Biden in March.
Jennifer Epps to take helm of major fund
Amidst a global pandemic and ever-increasing worker inequality, the need to effectively organize and uplift worker voices towards better and safer working conditions has become imperative. Worker centers and labor unions have an opportunity to step up to create unique partnerships that support new forms of worker organizing that ultimately lead to greater and sustained prosperity for workers.
A “DREAMER” WHO REFUSES TO QUIT
Greg “Olskool Ice Gre” Lewis describes himself as a dreamer and he knows there are more dreamers like himself out there.
CPS Distributes Approximately 150,000 Take-Home COVID Test Kits
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) distributed approximately 150,000 take-home COVID test kits to more than 300 schools in communities that have been highly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shop Style Shark Features Massive Christmas Sale
Woman-owned online fashion retailer Shop Style Shark announces huge Christmas sale event. At Shop Style Shark, our goal is to help our customers find everything they need in one place. And there is no better time than now to stock up on your favorite hot and trending styles. From Christmas Day to Dec. 29th, Shop Style Shark is offering customers 20% off everything in their online store.
MULTI ENTREPRENEUR CHANAY WALTON RE-LAUNCHES HER TRAVEL APP
Chanay Walton created My Pay Circle in 2019. It is an app that allows its users to organize trips and payments for group travel. When the pandemic hit and people stopped traveling, she decided to pivot and retool the app, with a focus on how travel would change post pandemic. Now, she is ready to re-launch the app in 2022.
WIND CREEK ILLINOIS IN HOMEWOOD – EAST HAZEL CREST TO HOLD CASINO LICENSE IN THE SOUTHLAND REGION
The Illinois Gaming Board voted that Wind Creek, LLC, is preliminarily suitable for an owner’s license for a casino in the South Suburbs. Wind Creek Illinois, operated by Wind Creek Illinois Hospitality, LLC, will be located in Homewood-East Hazel Crest
Silver Jeans Co.™ Releases All-new Infinite Fit Jean
The Infinite Fit jean features innovative denim technology, allowing for one size to fit up to four waist sizes, making it a supple, adaptive jean that will fit every day.
New App Dedicated to Saving the Lives of Black Women with Breast Cancer
Breast cancer doesn’t have a color but the journey, narrative, and experience of a Black woman surviving cancer are radically different from a white woman. Studies suggest Black women do not have the highest diagnosis of breast cancer incidence, yet they have a higher death rate than other races of women.
500 Black State Legislators Address Voting Rights and Other Issues in Atlanta
Over 500 Black State Legislators from across the United States left the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) Annual Legislative Conference last weekend recommitted to addressing voting rights, health care, education, and other important issues that are impacting African American communities. Presently, more than 20 states have passed laws that will make it harder for millions of Americans to vote.
How will churches and ministries look Post-Pandemic?
United Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Program is offering a new Focus Group entitled, “A Generational Approach for Today’s Urban Ministry in the Next Normal.
THE MORGAN PARK COMMONS RECEIVES PART OF MORE THAN $1 BILLION INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
The Far South Community Development Corporation and The Preservation of Affordable Housing are partnering on Morgan Park Commons, a 12-acre redevelopment, located at 115th and Halsted. The Morgan Park Commons is one of 24 developments that will receive part of the Department of Housing’s more than $1 billion investment in affordable housing.
Café and coworking space provide economic empowerment
Tracy Powell and Nikki Bravo have opened the successful Momentum Coffee & Coworking at Millennium Park located at 11 N. Michigan. This new location builds upon the business owners’ mission to grow and develop new and emerging businesses in the Black community.
Warner Bros. Hosts ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ DJ Battle
On Saturday, Warner Bros. sponsored a “Red Pill vs Blue Pill”, Matrix-themed, DJ Battle at Orlando’s Culture Fest in anticipation of the upcoming release of The Matrix Resurrections with thousands in attendance . The battle featured DJ Dr Doom (93.3 Th e Beat) and DJ D Strong of (104.5 The Beat) along with rappers Ayche (Tampa, FL) and Kevy Dat Deal (Tallahassee, FL). The audience danced and sang to the music with a lighthearted happiness filling the air.Team Red Pill, DJ Dr. Doom and Kevy Dat Deal, were crowned as winners of the battle by the end of the night.
MAYOR LIGHTFOOT AND CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNOUNCE COMPLETION OF EXPANSION TO OFFER SUNDAY LIBRARY HOURS IN ALL CHICAGO COMMUNITIES
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Chicago Public Library (CPL) Commissioner Chris Brown today announced the expansion of Sunday library service to an additional 24 locations on Sunday, December 19, 2021. With these branches now opening on Sunday afternoons, every community in Chicago has access to library services seven days-a-week. This extension of service hours delivers on Mayor Lightfoot’s pledge in June of 2019 to expand library hours to Sundays and her commitment to complete the expansion by the end of 2021.
