Reassessment Notices Mailed to Thornton Township Taxpayers
“I encourage taxpayers in Thornton Township to review their notices carefully and file appeals if they feel their proposed reassessment values are not fair and accurate.
Mayor Emanuel and CPS Announce Record High Reading and Math Scores on National Exam
“For the fifth year in a row, CPS students are meeting or beating the national average in both reading and math,” said Mayor Emanuel. “Record setting achievements like NWEA results are proof that when we raise the bar for Chicago’s students, they take pride in meeting and beating our expectations.”
Local Youth Golfers Take to the Greens This Summer and Score Big
This has been a stellar year of golf for Raquel as she is the reigning Chicago Public High Schools City Champion, is the winner of two consecutive Illinois Junior Golf Association (IJGA) tournaments, and was runner-up during her last three tournaments.
CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL BLACK CAUCUS & CITY COUNCIL HISPANIC CAUCUS UNITE FOR THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHICAGO FOOTBALL CLASSIC
The Chicago Football Classic’s mission is to inspire African-American high school and college students through their support of programs, initiatives and events that will increase the awareness of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and the opportunities HBCUs provide African-American students in their efforts to achieve educational excellence.
Suburban Police and Teens Square Off In A Game of Basketball
The tournament featured teenagers and police officers playing on the same team for the pride of their town or village and focusing on working with each other.
GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES INVITED TO WOMEN’S FORUM
A grassroots coalition of Illinois women will host a panel discussion to hear viewpoints and policy ideas from Democratic candidates for governor. The panel discussion will take plan on October 26.
Thornton Township To Host Its 1st Annual Taste Tourney & 16th annual Taste
New this year, Thornton Township will feature a one-day basketball tournament where police officers and teens compete together on the same team for the pride of their town. Ten police departments within Thornton Township will compete in the single-day tournament. The purpose is to create an event where the community can come together and support each other. It is an extension of Thornton Township Supervisor Frank M. Zuccarelli's Faith, Dignity & Respect Initiative.
Wizkid, Taylor Bennett and Heatwave join Wyclef Jean for 2017 African Festival of the Arts this Labor Day
The theme of this year’s festival is Respect, and is in keeping with the city of Chicago’s declaration of 2017 as “The Year of Public Art,” which also includes the 50th anniversary of the “Wall of Respect.
SUMMER MEALS HELP FILL THE GAP UNTIL AUGUST 25
“No child in our city or state should ever have to experience hunger,” Stratton said. “Yet, considering one out of every five children goes hungry each year through no fault of their own, this continues to be a huge issue which is hard to grasp in a country as rich as ours...” -State Representative Juliana Stratton
NEW SCHOOL FOR GIRLS LAUNCHED
“This is an age where children are still trying to find themselves and identify who they are,” James said. “So, it would be in our best interest to try to cultivate children at the 10 through 12 age range so we can produce world changers.”
THE DRAMATICS Come To TASTE of Thornton Township
The Dramatics is an American soul music vocal group that originally formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1964 as The Dynamics. In 1966, the group’s name was changed from The Dynamics to The Dramatics.
MARIJUANA JUSTICE ACT INTRODUCED
Booker stated the United States Federal Prison population has gone up 800 percent and has had a 500 percent increase in incarceration of poor and people of color, the mentally ill, addicted people and veterans since the 1980’s.
Register for City Colleges of Chicago’s Fall 2017 Semester by August 21
Chicagoans can register now for the Fall 2017 semester at City Colleges of Chicago (CCC). CCC is the largest community college system in Illinois. The registration deadline for the 16-week Fall term is Monday, August 21, 2017, with classes beginning Monday, August 28.
Doctor’s Orders: How to Protect Your Skin this Summer
The summer can really take a toll on skin, when more of it is exposed to sun, bugs and poisonous plants.
Tribute paid to the Jacksons and more at Black Music Honors’
The Jacksons are set to receive the Lifetime Achievement in Music Award, Grammy® Award-winner Donnie McClurkin will receive the Gospel Music Icon Award; the R&B group Guy, creators of the New Jack Swing sound, will be given the R&B Soul Music Icon Award; Grammy® nominated-singer Oleta Adams is receiving the Legends Award, Grammy® Awardwinner Jody Watley will be recognized with the Crossover Music Icon Award and Grammy® nominated rapper Slick Rick will be presented with the Hip Hop/Rap Music Icon Award.
REGISTER FOR CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO’S FALL 2017 SEMESTER BY AUGUST 21
Chicagoans can register now for the Fall 2017 semester at City Colleges of Chicago (CCC). CCC is the largest community college system in Illinois. The registration deadline for the 16-week Fall term is Monday, August 21, 2017, with classes beginning Monday, August 28.
GROUP HOSTS TROLLEY TOUR
“We realized that selling a house isn’t just about the location of where a house is on a block,” Nelson said. “But it’s how the block is a part of the neighborhood and how the neighborhood is a part of the community.”
COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISCUSSES GUN VIOLENCE WITH RESIDENTS
“Someone told me ‘people are being shot in the morning in broad daylight and it’s not even curfew hours.’ But I said there are a lot of young people being shot after curfew, he said, adding, “someone’s child is actually pulling that trigger…someone’s child is involved in the violence that’s occurring in our streets. Maybe that particular child is seeking love that he didn’t get from his home so if we tell our children we love them, then that might help keep them out of the system.”
Laura by Xehar Fashion Collection Launched
Our core is to support a positive body image, helping women feel confident in fashionable and affordable clothes that fit,” says Hadari Oshri, founder and CEO of Xehar.
