IF MONEY IS TIGHT, FRESHMEN CAN ATTEND CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOR FREE
The only four-year, public university on the South Side will offer free tuition, books and fees starting this fall as part of a new initiative for students needing financial and academic assistance.
Annual Architecture + Design Summer Camp For Girls Taught By Pascale Sablan
Alex Foundation is hosting its annual architecture + design summer camp for girls, going on now through July 17.
Local small business owners look to digital resource
ChiBizHub, a digital portal that provides resources for small businesses, had to pivot in the midst of COVID-19. The portal launched a year ago and has connected 900 entrepreneurs to resources necessary for them to build their businesses.
Communities create quality of life plans to bring change
The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Chicago has chosen to partner with neighborhoods on the South and Far South Sides of Chicago to create comprehensive quality-of-life plans.
GROUP SEEKS TO GAIN INFORMATION IN SHOOTINGS
Elected officials, clergy, business owners and community leaders have created a group to seek information on shootings and killings due to gun violence. The group, I’m Telling, Don’t Shoot, aims to provide a cash reward as an incentive to get information that will lead to arrests.
Thornton Township PROGRAM HELPS SENIORS WITH SERVICES
A longstanding program from Thornton Township continues to help seniors, while also offering employment for teens. The Zuccarelli Assistance Program or ZAP, started by Thornton Township Supervisor Frank M. Zuccarelli, allows teens, ages 16 and older, the opportunity to get paid for mowing lawns of seniors, age 60 and older, who live in one of the 17 municipalities included in the township.
IRS provides tax relief for the low-income housing credit and bonds for qualified residential rental projects
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Internal Revenue Service recently issued Notice 2020-53 (PDF) to provide tax relief to issuers, operators, owners, and tenants of qualified low-income housing projects or qualified residential rental projects financed with exempt facility bonds, and state agencies that have jurisdiction over these projects.
Rush Introduces Legislation to Protect Nation’s Transportation Workers, Travelers from Further Spread of COVID-19
U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) recently introduced legislation requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide all frontline workers with necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) to better protect them from coronavirus infection. The Securing All Fundamental Equipment (SAFE) While Traveling Act would also require that all passengers at national airports and train stations wear PPE as well.
50% of Employees Won’t Return to Workplace Offices After Covid, TRANSEARCH Survey Finds
A new survey of American executives indicates 50% of employees will continue to work from home after the lockdown and businesses will shift their priorities to focus on being more agile and prepared for change.
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc. Welcomes Public Affairs Strategist and Marketing Leader as New President and CEO
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) announced recently that Tonya Veasey, communications and marketing agency founder and CEO will lead the organization as its new president and chief executive officer.
IDOT awards $38 million for local planning grants
The Illinois Department of Transportation recently announced the award of 52 grants totaling more than $38 million to support the planning efforts of long-range transportation projects across the state. New criteria this year provides funding to create economic opportunity and enhance quality of life in disadvantaged communities.
Number of Juvenile Offenders In Residential Placement Drops
A biennial survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of the Census on behalf of the Office of Justice Programs’ Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention revealed that the number of juvenile offenders in residential placement facilities declined 59 percent between 1997 and 2017 from 105,055 to 43,580 according to a joint OJJDP and National Institute of Justice bulletin published recently.
Nearly 500 Small Businesses File Bankruptcy Using Increased Eligibility Limit Since February
New statistical table and analysis available on the American Banking Institute’s (ABI) SBRA Resources website show that 471 small businesses have elected to file for bankruptcy relief under new subchapter V to chapter 11 of the Code since it was enacted.
New program seeks to increase public art
A new program is aimed at increasing public art in neighborhoods on the South and West sides that also are part of Invest South/West.
Partnership provides a guaranteed pathway for nursing students
The University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Illinois Springfield are announcing the creation of a joint undergraduate nursing curriculum that, for the first time, will guarantee a spot for incoming freshmen in UIC’s highly ranked nursing program.
PNC Commits More Than $1 Billion To Help End Systemic Racism
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) recently announced a commitment of more than $1 billion to help end systemic racism and support economic empowerment of African Americans and low- and moderate-income communities.
ABC 7 CHICAGO TO HOST SEVENTH IN SERIES OF VIRTUAL TOWN HALLS, DO YOU HEAR ME? A DISCUSSION ABOUT RACE, MODERATED BY ABC 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR/REPORTER CHERYL BURTON
Virtual Town Hall Available Thursday, July 16 at 2 PM On ABC 7Chicago.com Will also exclusively stream live at ABC7’s Facebook Live and YouTube ABC 7’s connected TV Apps on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV and Roku
Scam Warning: BBB investigates company failing to deliver products purchased online
The Better Business Bureau Serving Northern Indiana is warning consumers against doing business with PD Store/Parkson Dragon. BBB recently opened an investigation into the F-rated company based on multiple ScamTracker reports that orders were not being delivered, despite being paid for.
Congresswoman Kelly Introduced Expanding SNAP Options Act
Recently, Congresswoman Robin Kelly introduced the Expanding SNAP Options Act (H.R. 7535), companion legislation to S. 4202, introduced by Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth on July 2nd. The legislation would establish a digital portal to assist farmers and small, local grocers to accept SNAP benefits. It would also create Technical Assistance Centers to accelerate adoption of online purchasing and use of the portal for smaller retailers, direct-to-consumer farmers, and farmers’ markets, and provide public information about which local vendors participate in SNAP online purchasing.
