Expiration date for valid driver’s licenses held by drivers 75 or older extended
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has announced that the expiration date for valid driver’s licenses held by Illinois drivers who are 75 years of age or older has been extended for a period of one year past the licenses’ current 2020 expiration date.
DESPITE PANDEMIC, CENSUS 2020 STILL IMPORTANT
Community organizations and elected officials are continuing to get the word out about filling out the U.S. Census form. At a recent event at the DuSable Museum, radio personality Bonnie DeShong hosted a town hall conversation with leaders of community organizations, which included Sheryl Holman, CEO of Community Assistance Programs and elected officials, including Illinois State Senator Robert Peters and 20th Ward Alderwoman Jeanette B. Taylor.
BUSINESS OWNER GIVES BACK TO COMMUNITY, LOCALLY AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Walker said he learned he could use his resources to be a blessing to others when he saw a young lady stuck on the side of the road. He offered to tow her home and she started crying because she didn’t have a tree or toys for her kids for Christmas. He came back with toys and a tree so the family could celebrate Christmas. “Just the look on the kids’ faces was priceless. From then on, I said, ‘Okay, this is my calling,’” he said. “I do come from a giving background. My parents were givers,” he said.
Work, Reimagined: ManpowerGroup Research Reveals What Workers Want Post COVID-19
Most workers believe the COVID-19 crisis marks the end of full-time work in the office and are looking for a hybrid model that blends work and home finds new research from ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN)
WOC Beats Bias with C.B.D Formula
Woman of color-owned CBD cosmetics firm Bliss Molecules has entered a joint venture with J&B Investments to scale globally amid a burgeoning “farm to face” beauty trend, despite systemic racism in male-dominated legal cannabis and CBD industries.
American Academy of Periodontology Stresses the Importance of Periodontal Health During COVID-19
Despite recent World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations to delay routine dental procedures, the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) is stressing the importance of maintaining periodontal health during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Women, Minorities Closing the Gap Among America’s Fishing Participants
Recreational fishing has reached new diversity milestones, according to a new industry study from the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF). The 2020 Special Report on Fishing found that: 3.7 million African Americans participate in fishing, an increase of nearly 1 million over the last 10 years. Hispanic Americans are participating at a new record of 4.4 million participants.
SEAWAY BANK WANTS CHATHAM LOCATION TO BE A COMMUNITY HUB
Seaway Bank, located at 645 E. 87th St, has been a part of the Chatham community for years, and now, it is undergoing some changes to ensure it remains a vital part of the community.
BLACK- OWNED, WOMAN- OWNED COFFEE COMPANY OPENS POP-UP
Chicago French Press began as an online coffee destination, offering an assortment of organic, freshly roasted coffee. On Saturday, Sept. 5, it became an in-store coffee experience with a pop-up, located in the Roosevelt Collection, 150 W. Roosevelt Road
Sleep and diabetes study receives $3M grant
Getting more sleep and establishing a regular sleep schedule is a common recommendation for maintaining and improving health, including for people with Type 1 diabetes. Short sleep patterns may affect how the body uses insulin, and irregular sleep schedules can affect glucose through changes in one’s circadian rhythm or biological clock. But, how best to improve sleep? And, how can you get quality sleep when you’re trying to manage your blood sugar along with life’s other demands?
LAWN SIGNS BRIGHTEN PEOPLE’S LIVES
Faith, hope, peace, love and joy are words that you can find on lawn signs across the South Suburbs as well as on the Southeast side of Chicago. The signs are the brainchild of Kai Haynes, a resident of Flossmoor. During the first weeks of the shutdown due to COVID-19, Haynes was looking out her window and it was as she described it, “blah.”
Hightower Named Executive Director of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation
The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation (ILBCF), the civic/philanthropic arm of the ILBC, recently announced that Tiffany D. Hightower has been named Executive Director of the organization. Previously, Hightower served as the Interim Director.
South Suburban College To Close On Election Day
In accordance with the implementation of the new election day closure provisions of Public Act 101-0642, the South Suburban College Board of Trustees enacted the college’s recognition of November 3rd as 2020 General Election Day at its August 13th Board Meeting
UIC TO INCREASE DOCTOR TRAINING TO TREAT SUBSTANCE USE, MENTAL HEALTH
The University of Illinois Chicago has received a $2.5 million grant to better prepare primary care physicians to treat substance use disorders and mental health conditions in rural and urban underserved populations.
Pappas: Check your mortgage account if you refinanced this year. My office returned a record $51.2 million in property tax overpayments
The Cook County Treasurer’s Office handed back a record $51.2 million in duplicate property tax payments for the Second Installment due August 3, 2020, as homeowners rushed to refinance their mortgages to take advantage of historically low interest rates, Treasurer Maria Pappas said today.
Homeowners: Are you missing exemptions on your property tax bills?
Homeowners in Cook County have until September 11, 2020 to apply for missing property tax exemptions on their 2019 second-installment property tax bills. By meeting this deadline, homeowners can receive corrected property tax bills by mail before the October 1, 2020 deadline to pay without incurring penalties and interest.
Thornton Township Properties Reassessed
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi announced that reassessment notices were mailed to property owners of Thornton Township’s 53,177 residential, 3,191 condominium, and 15,546 industrial/commercial properties.
It’s the law, children under 16 need a certificate to work at most jobs in Illinois
Young people in Illinois either have or soon will return to schoolwork -- either remotely or in person or some of both. And a lot of those young people will also try to find work outside of school. In Illinois, if you’re under 16 years old and looking for a job, you also need to get an employment certificate.
PLATFORM HELPS STUDENTS LEVERAGE EXPERIENCE FOR ADVANCEMENT
Susan Newman had been an advertising and marketing professional for 15 years when she decided to become an instructor at Columbia College Chicago. What she found was students needed to learn how to effectively market themselves, so she created the School2Life Gallery as a way for students to have a platform to showcase their accomplishments.
