TEACHERS NAVIGATE THE END OF THE YEAR REMOTELY DUE TO COVID-19
Alfreda Blalock has been an educator for more than 33 years. At the end of the school year, she is set to retire from Burnside Elementary Scholastic Academy in Chatham. Michelle Silva is a first-year teacher at Marcus Garvey Elementary School in Washington Heights.
Mayor Announces New Partnership With Chicago Hotels To House Nursing Home Workers
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot recently announced new partnerships with Hotel Julian, The Godfrey Hotel and London House to provide Chicago’s nursing home workers with a safe space to isolate themselves if they get sick or if they need temporary respite as they continue to work on the frontlines of the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Governor’s Executive Order Will Help Educator Candidates And Schools
To address the educator shortage that Illinois faces, and a pandemic that has changed the educational experience for all students, Gov. JB Pritzker recently signed Executive Order 2020-31 to help teacher, paraprofessional, and other educator candidates gain licensure and join the workforce.
IRS: Three new credits are available to many businesses hit by COVID-19
The Internal Revenue Service is reminding employers affected by COVID-19 about three important new credits available to them.
South Side developer thriving despite COVID-19, thanks to pipeline offered by Cook County Land Bank Authority
The mortgage crisis of 2008 put real estate developer Keith Lindsey, founder and CEO of Solar Energy Construction, out of business for four years. But this time around, Lindsey’s business is thriving, in spite of the COVID-19 crisis.
Natural Is The New Normal
Lafe’s® Natural BodyCare is offering their Active, Fresh and Soothe Deodorant Sticks made from natural and organic ingredients in 4,200 Walmart stores throughout the United States and grocery.walmart.com.
Mother and daughter working on the frontlines recover from COVID-19
KeAnna Parker is celebrating her first year as a registered nurse. She works as the restorative director at South Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Her mother, Leslie Parker, who has been working there for seven years, is the nursing supervisor.
How a Clinical Trial Participant Became an Advocate for the Sickle Cell Community
Shauna Whisenton was once an individual living with sickle cell disease (SCD). Now she’s an advocate for better therapies, a cure, and better understanding of SCD.
How Will History Judge Us?
There are moments in life when we are called to summon all of our strength and fortitude; to find our resolve as we stand at the base of a mountain that we are not sure we can climb.
African Americans Are More Likely To Develop Tardive Dyskinesia
Mental illness was once a subject not often discussed among African Americans, but in recent years, conversations are more open, and people are more comfortable explaining what is happening with them and how their medication makes them feel.
Clinical Research Participation: On the frontlines of diversity and inclusion
The importance of clinical research is widely recognized and while many decide to participate in clinical trials, there is a lack of representation of individuals from underserved communities. In 2019 alone, 46,391 individuals participated in clinical trials that resulted in the approval of 48 new drugs, yet a limited number of study volunteers identified as black/African American, Asian, and/or Hispanic.
VIRTUAL AWARDS CEREMONY CELEBRATES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
LISC Chicago has celebrated community development projects and architectural achievements across the city for 26 years.
CHICAGO TORTURE JUSTICE CENTER RECOGNIZES FIVE YEARS
The Chicago Torture Justice Center was born out of the city of Chicago’s 2015 “Reparations for Burge Torture Victims” Ordinance, which sought to compensate those with a credible claim of torture or physical abuse by John Burge or officers under his command at Area 2 or Area 3 Police Headquarters between May 1, 1972 and Nov. 30, 1991.
LEGISLATION INTRODUCED TO PROVIDE TECH ACCESS FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS
With COVID-19 causing school districts across the country to move toward remote learning for the rest of the school year, students without computers or internet access would miss out on critical learning opportunities.
No need to come to the office. Apply online for $79 million in refunds and $44 million in missing Cook County property tax exemptions
Taxpayers seeking property tax refunds will have new tools on cookcountytreasurer.com enabling them to file electronically instead of downloading a form and mailing it in, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said today.
CAMELOT ILLINOIS AWARDS GRANT FUNDING TO LADIES OF VIRTUE AND STEP UP
Camelot Illinois is proud to announce that non-profit organizations Ladies of Virtue (LOV) and Step Up received $30,000 in total funding from the Camelot Illinois Grant Program.
STATE BOARD APPROVED IN PERSON SOCIAL DISTANCED DRIVE-THRU GRADE SCHOOL GRADUATION TO TAKE PLACE IN SOUTHLAND
AFTER MUCH NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE STATE, HAZEL CREST BOARD OF EDUCATION IS PROUD TO HONOR GRADUATES OF THE JESSE WHITE LEARNING ACADEMY
Grant Aims To Combat Gun Violence on the South Side
A new approach to combating gun violence by Mayor Lori Lightfoot is to enlist nonprofits to filter conflict resolution techniques to residents especially youth in urban neighborhoods like Roseland on the Far South Side.
Local business owner provides meal for testing site
Earl Walker wanted to thank some of the people on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic and decided to do something special to express his gratitude.
