Personalized Learning Room Unveiled At South Side Charter School
Perspectives/IIT Math and Science Academy (MSA) in Bronzeville recently celebrated the unveiling of its new Personalized Learning Room which is a new place inside the school for students, teachers, administrators, and mentors to engage with each other and build relationships
ANNUAL CROSS-CITY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BRINGS TOGETHER OVER 400 YOUNG PEOPLE
Kids from 22 neighborhoods across Chicago recently came together for a basketball tournament on Columbus Drive in downtown Chicago. The day-long event is the culmination of the city-wide Hoops in the Hood program that is supported by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Chicago and executed by nonprofit organizations throughout the city.
AFTER LEADING NEIGHBORHOOD RUNS ALL SUMMER, NONPROFIT FOUNDER HOSTS INAUGURAL 5K RUN
For months, the founder of My Block, My Hood, My City, Jahmal Cole, has been leading small groups of runners through various neighborhoods across Chicago and encouraging them to meet new people and explore new places.
Auburn Gresham boosted by annual festival
The Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side is known for a lot of things and one of them is the annual 79th Street Renaissance Festival.
Former Chicago Ald. Joe Moore Joins Chicago-based Diliberto Real Estate Services, LLC
Diliberto Real Estate Services, a global real estate advisory, property management and auction firm recently announced that former Chicago Alderman Joe Moore, a long-time member of the Chicago City Council is joining the firm’s Municipal Economic Services Group as its National Director.
The Rise of Technology & Innovation Symposium (Tech Symposium)
TBT News is glad to bring The Rise of Technology & Innovation Symposium to The University of Chicago Logan Center at 900 East 60th on Friday, August 23rd from 1 pm until 7 pm.
Serena Williams Featured On The Cover of ESSENCE’s September Issue
Williams is resplendent from beginning to end in the story, The Future of Serena Williams—from rocking face paint by artist Laolu on the cover, to dazzling fans in designers such as Carolina Herrera, Giuseppe Zanotti, Talbot Runhof, Issey Miyake and more in a gorgeous photo spread shot by photographer Kwaku Alston and styled by ESSENCE Fashion Director Marielle Bobo.
NBA Experience Grand Opening Is A Slam Dunk At Walt Disney World Resort
It was a championship-worthy celebration recently at Disney Springs for the grand opening of NBA Experience. Amid cheering fans and celebrity guests, Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger unveiled the first-of-its-kind destination, joined onstage by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and several current and former NBA and WNBA players.
PARADE WILL KICK OFF BACK TO SCHOOL FOR CHICAGO STATE
For the second consecutive year, Chicago State University will sponsor a back-to-school parade to kick off fall classes at Chicago’s only four-year, public university on the South Side.
ILLINOIS STATE REPRESENTATIVE DEBBIE MEYERS-MARTIN’S ” ILLINOIS BANK ON INITIATIVE” SIGNED INTO LAW BY ILLINOIS GOVERNOR JB PRITZKER
“This bill will help residents make better financial decisions,” Meyers-Martin said. “Now that this bill has been signed by the Governor, we can now start putting countless Illinoisans on a path to fiscal stability.”
SOUTH SUBURBAN MAYORS WANT TO SLOW DOWN GAMBLING EXPANSION IN THE REGION
The State of Illinois recently passed a new law that allows for a major gambling expansion across the state including a new casino in Chicago, a casino in the South Suburbs, and the addition of racinos, a combined race track and casino, across the state.
South Suburban Native Uses Creativity And Music to Overcome Obstacles In Higher Education
Growing up between the south side of Chicago and the south suburbs, Arthur Riley graduated from Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights and went on to attend Southern Illinois University where he received a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and hoped to go on to become an occupational therapist.
Parents Encouraged to Include Emergency Preparedness in Back-to-School Plans
The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and local emergency management agencies are encouraging parents to include emergency preparedness in their back-to-school plans.
PROPOSED CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUDGET FUNDS NURSE, SOCIAL WORKER, AND CASE MANAGER HIRING
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools CEO, Dr. Janice Jackson, recently hosted a press conference to announce the release of the proposed Chicago Public Schools budget for the upcoming year
Health effects of eating marijuana is subject of a new study
Researchers have conducted a study in which mice voluntarily ate a dough containing THC, the primary psychoactive component in marijuana. That opens the door to additional studies that will help shed light on behavioral and physiological effects that occur in people when they eat food infused with marijuana.
Illinois Launches $20 Million Funding Opportunity for 2020 Census
The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) recently announced that it has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to maximize Illinois’ success in the 2020 Census.
Tens of Thousands Of Backpacks Filled With School Supplies For Chicago Kids
The fourth Annual Ready for School Backpack-A-Thon recently took place downtown and more than 800 volunteers packed 50,000 backpacks full of school supplies for students in Chicago. The event was hosted by Cradles to Crayons, a national nonprofit working with homeless and low-income youth, and was sponsored by Bank of America.
Local Collaborative Aims to Address Violence In Nine Neighborhoods Across Chicago
Communities Partnering For Peace, a collaborative organization convened by Metropolitan Family Services, was created to provide the framework for a long-term approach to reducing violence in Chicago. Nine established anti-violence organizations were selected to make up the collaborative where they work together to share resources and create violence reduction strategies which are then implemented in the communities they serve.
Culture remains at the epicenter of the African Festival of the Arts
If you were to look for the exact heart and soul of the African Festival of the Arts on the grounds of Washington Park it would likely be the Ancestral Grove. There, for 30 years, the day before the start of the Festival, members of Africa International House, the staff, volunteers and the community gather to pay homage to the ancestors prior to the opening of the Festival.
