Black Girl Magic Mural Project Popping Up Around the South Side
The phrase Black Girl Magic can mean something different to everyone but currently for Chris Devins, a local muralist and urban planner, it is his inspiration and the theme of his most recent public art project on the south side of Chicago. Though the Black Girl Magic art project, Devins is hoping to showcase a different aspect of the African American community, compared to what is portrayed in mainstream media, and to inspire young girls in the community.
Founder of True Beauty Eagle Foundation Calls Herself a Life Journey Tour Guide For Youth
VaLaurie Humphrey went from college flunk-out to front office administrator, motivational speaker, mentor, and founder of the True Eagle Beauty foundation, a non-profit organization that provides programming and mentors to build self-esteem for Chicago’s youth. She has made a name for herself by sharing her story.
$8 million in down payment grants coming to Chicago Two Days only August 24th and 25th
Free NeighborhoodLIFT event in Chicago August 24–25 The free NeighborhoodLIFT event will be held Aug. 24 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Aug. 25 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the McCormick Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, South Building, level one located at 2301 S. King Dr., Chicago, Ill., 60616. To learn more about the eligibility requirements and documents needed to apply for a down payment assistance grant, visit www.nhschicago.org/lift. Participating homebuyers can obtain mortgage financing from any participating lender. Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago will determine eligibility and administer the down payment assistance grants.
VILLAGE OF MATTESON MAYOR SUCCESSFULLY LURES SAM’S CLUB BACK TO MATTESON
VILLAGE OF MATTESON MAYOR SUCCESSFULLY LURES SAM’S CLUB BACK TO MATTESON SAM’S CLUB AGREES TO DEVELOP AN ALL NEW DISTRIBUTION E-COMMERCE FULFILLMENT CENTER IN THE VILLAGE OF MATTESON COMPANY TO RETROFIT ITS EXISTING VACANT MATTESON STORE THIS WILL INCLUDE OVER 100 JOBS “MATTESON PROUDLY WELCOMES BACK SAM’S CLUB”
Reassessment Notices Mailed to Lake Township Taxpayers
Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios has announced that reassessment notices have been mailed to close to 144,000 single-family and 4,000 condominium homeowners in Lake Township. Reassessment notices contain proposed values for property Tax Year 2018, which will be reflected on Second-Installment Tax Bills to be mailed and due in the summer of 2019. Property in Cook County is reassessed every three years (triennially). For all valuations in the 2018 Tax Year City Triennial Reassessment, the Cook County Assessor’s Office (CCAO) is using an improved assessment model that has met the longstanding goal of reducing regression. This results in the more accurate assessments of homes.
Reception Held For Rebranding of ISF Bank
The African American owned Illinois Service Federal Savings and Loan Association (ISF Bank) is a long time stakeholder in Chicago’s south side community and a recent reception in their main office, 4619 S. King Dr., celebrated the official rebranding of the financial institution as GN Bank.
Local Family-Owned Barbecue Joint Honors The Memory of Their Father
The Chatham barbecue house is planning to honor what would have been Mr. Lemons 90th birthday on Aug. 13 by offering a Mini JBL Special, the menu item that was created to commemorate Mr. Lemons.
PROTESTORS DISRUPTED LIFE ON THE NORTH SIDE DURING LAKE SHORE DRIVE SHUT DOWN
“We have some major objectives and demands. We want justice for police murder victims, economic investment for the south and west side, resources for black-led anti-violence initiatives, and we want to reopen and repurpose those 50 closed schools,” said Livingston.
100 high school students to be selected for all-expenses-paid mentoring experience of a lifetime
Applications are being accepted now through Oct. 31, 2018, for the Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence magazine. This annual outside-the-classroom mentoring program is scheduled for March 21-24, 2019, at the Walt Disney Resort in Florida. The program helps 100 select high school students, ages 13-19, from across the United States jump-start their life goals and pursue their dreams.
SHISEIDO Relaunches New Makeup Collection Centered Around Four Innovative Textures
The relaunch of SHISEIDO Makeup is the latest nnovative chapter in the brands extensive history. A pioneer in the beauty industry since 1872, SHISEIDO is disrupting the beauty space yet again by ‘Gifting Japan to the World’ with a cosmetics collection that is modern, minimalistic, visionary, expressive and creative. “The focal point of the range isn’t simply the extraordinary colors or its incredible performance, but the unique, sensorial textures,” says Jill Scalamandre, President, bareMinerals, BUXOM and Global Development Shiseido Makeup.
Chicago Women Produces, Directs and Writes Award Winning Rom Com
Chicago native Nancy Goodman’s new award - winning movie, Surprise Me, is the first romantic comedy to address emotional eating and binging. Written, directed and produced by Goodman the feature film looks at what is behind emotional eating, and how it affects our decisions, lives and love.
CHICAGOANS PROTEST METAL SHREDDERS PROPOSED MOVE TO SOUTHEAST SIDE
Residents of the southeast side of Chicago along with several environmental activists recently held a protest outside of General Iron’s current metal shredding facility, in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, to show their opposition of the company’s proposed move to the southeast side of the city.
Youth Baseball League Builds Trust Between Police And Communities
Members of the Chicago Police Department recently acted as coaches for young baseball players, from Austin, Englewood, and North Lawndale neighborhoods, as they faced-off in Get IN Chicago’s Police/Youth Baseball League All-Star game. The All-Star game took place at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Curtis Granderson Stadium located on 901 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Kelly Report Redefines the American Dream
Congresswoman Robin Kelly recently released her Kelly Report on the New American Dream. The report details how the once very attainable American Dream has evolved and how strategic investments in people, workers, education, manufacturing, and technology will create jobs and foster opportunities that could potentially empower families to redefine the American Dream.
SOUTH SUBURBAN TOWNSHIP WANTS TO DISPEL COMMON ORGAN DONATION MYTHS
August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month and in honor of that, Thornton Township recently took nearly 100 employees and summer program students to the Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network’s Wave Away the Wait event at the Thompson Center in downtown Chicago. “MINORITY COMMUNITIES ARE OFTEN IN NEED OF ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATIONS BUT WE CAN ALSO HAVE THE LOWEST NUMBER OF DONORS. WE WANTED TO BRING AWARENESS TO THIS BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES THE REASON WE DON’T DONATE TO THE LEVEL THAT WE COULD IS THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF MYTHS ON ORGAN DONATION.” ERNST LAMOTHE JR. COMMUNITY RELATIONS MANAGER FOR THORNTON TOWNSHIP
Recently Released Draft Consent Decree Addresses Chicago Police Reform
A draft consent decree that sets enforceable standards for police reform in Chicago was recently released by Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel, and the Chicago Police Superintendent, Eddie Johnson. Chicagoans now have until Aug. 17 to review and comment on the draft consent decree before it goes before a federal judge who will decide whether or not to approve the document.
Obama Foundation Opens Applications for Community Leadership Training Day Program This Fall Program will build on the Foundation’s 2017 pilot Training Days to bring together young people ages 18-2
Today the Obama Foundation opened applications for its Community Leadership Training Day program aimed at encouraging civic engagement in young people ages 18-25. Building on the Foundation’s pilot trainings last year and consistent with the Foundation’s mission to inspire, empower, and connect the next generation of leaders, the program will train participants in basic leadership skills so they can tackle important issues in their communities. The one- and a half-day programs will take place in Oakland, California; Dallas, Texas; and Oklahoma City; Oklahoma in September and October.
Rep. Rita Announces Legislative Hearings on Illinois Gaming Expansion
Rita will now lead two House subcommittees – on Gaming and on Sales and Other Taxes – to have hearings on the measure he presented at the end of the session and other gaming expansion issues such as internet gaming, fantasy sports and sports betting, in hopes of using building a consensus proposal that could be considered in Springfield after the November election.
