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By: Deborah Bayliss - September 11, 2013 4:47 p.m.
The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI) once again received recognition for its broad technology implementation in its day-to-day operations and was named among the top ‘Most Wired’ healthcare organizations for the seventh time in the last eight years by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine in conjunction with the American Hospital Association.
By: Lee Edwards - September 11, 2013 4:42 p.m.
Ill. State Rep. LaShawn Ford (Dist-8th) hosted the “A Second Chance Summit” this past Saturday at the UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Rd., to discuss House Bill 3016 which helps former convicts expunge or seal certain new Class 3 and Class 4 crimes from their arrest record.
By: Lee Edwards - September 11, 2013 4:22 p.m.
In a conjoined effort, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the Illinois Tollway has begun construction on creating connections and on-ramps between the Illinois Tollway operated I-294 highway and the IDOT operated I-57 highway. The construction is set to begin between I-294 and I-57 and at 147th Street.
By: Lee Edwards - September 11, 2013 4:17 p.m.
Ombudsman Chicago, an alternative school designed to allow students 14-20 to earn a high school diploma, in partnership with Chicago Public Schools (CPS), has officially opened a new location at 7500 N. Harlem Ave. Their South Side location at 3214 W. 63rd St. and West Side location are currently in development.
By: Lee Edwards - September 11, 2013 3:46 p.m.
A new 18,000 square-foot Whole Foods Market store is being constructed at South Halsted and West 63rd Street in the Englewood neighborhood and should be completed by 2016. The grocery store will be located across from Kennedy King College and over 2,648 Englewood residents will be within a mile of it.
Chicago residents who rely on public transportation may be happy to hear that the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is creating a new green line station.
By: Deborah Bayliss - September 11, 2013 3:29 p.m.
A historically all-male, Roman Catholic high school for African American young men, has gone co-ed, allowing girls for the first time in 50 years, to join the all-male student population. Hales Franciscan High School will welcome the young ladies this fall.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel chose Martin J. Oberman to replace Larry Huggins on Metra’s Board of Directors.
By: Lee Edwards - September 11, 2013 3:23 p.m.
The Chatham Business Association (CBA) welcomed high ranking officials from Metra to its monthly general membership meeting at the South Central Community Services Building at 1021 E. 83rd Street. Metra’s Donald A. Orseno, Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Janice R. Thomas, Director from the U.S. Office of Business Diversity & Civil Rights Technology discussed the railroad line’s commitment to Chicagolands’s business community.
By: Deborah Bayliss - September 11, 2013 3:14 p.m.
The new Pullman Walmart Supercenter held a pre-grand opening on Tuesday.
A new Sheriff’s Police unit dedicated to rescuing runaway or missing children, has recovered more than 200 at-risk juveniles, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced on Tuesday.
Sheriff Dart launched the Cook County Sheriff’s Child Protection Response Unit in October 2012 as a result of his dissatisfaction with the capacity of the local authorities charged with maintaining the safety of wards of the state. In the ensuing 10 months, the unit has recovered 211 juveniles, nearly all of whom are DCFS wards.
The 211 children included 91 males and 120 females. seventy five percent of the females were found at risk of being sexually trafficked.
By: Deborah Bayliss - September 5, 2013 4:23 p.m.
Nationally recognized expert on the literacy of African American boys, Alfred Tatum, was named interim dean of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Education, pending approval by the Board of Trustees there.
A professor of curriculum and instruction in the college, Tatum’s appointment follows the retirement of Victoria Chou, dean for 16 years.
Since joining UIC in 2007, Tatum has chaired the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, served as director of the UIC Reading Clinic, and coordinator of the doctoral program in Literacy, Language and Culture.
“Low reading achievement contributes to violence and in some cases unemployment,” Tatum said.
By: Lee Edwards - September 5, 2013 4:19 p.m.
Lincoln Mall, located at 208 Lincoln Mall Dr., adjacent to Lincoln Highway in the Village of Matteson, is still open for the time-being despite early speculation that the mall will close due to numerous building, safety and fire code violations unaddressed by the mall’s owner, Michael Kohan.
Kohan, a New York real estate investor, has a history of purchasing decaying malls and then leaving them in worst condition when he sells them to a new owner.
By: Deborah Bayliss - September 5, 2013 4:09 p.m.
Metra Board member Stanley Rakestraw is the fifth Board member to resign from the commuter rail agency following resignation of four other Board members in recent weeks. Rakestraw’s resignation comes after questions arose regarding his residency and in the midst of the recent $718,000 severance payment to Alex Clifford, Metra’s former CEO, patronage allegations and allegations of construction contract interference by recently resigned Board members.
By: Deborah Bayliss - September 5, 2013 4:03 p.m.
Chicago State University (CSU) recently received news that it’s one of six universities in the nation to get funding through this year’s Cardinal Health Pharmacy Scholarship Program.
By: Lee Edwards - September 5, 2013 3:59 p.m.
Carla Oglesby, the former deputy chief of staff to former Cook County President Todd Stroger, has been convicted of theft of government property (Class X felony), theft of government property by deception (Class X felony), unlawful stringing of bids (Class 4 felony), and money laundering (Class 1 felony), is facing a possible sentence of up to 30 years in prison. Oglesby’s activity accounts for more than $300,000 of Cook County tax payer funds that have been lost.
By: Deborah Bayliss - September 5, 2013 3:37 p.m.
Themed “Asali” which means “Origins,” the 24th Annual African Festival of the Arts, (AFA) the largest neighborhood-festival in Chicago took place throughout Labor Day Weekend with headline artists Brandy and Otis Clay. R&B singers Syleena Johnson, Monifah, Oliver Mtukudzi and Joe B, joined the main stage lineup.
By: Lee Edwards - September 5, 2013 3:30 p.m.
On the 50th Anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington, several local community organizations staged a day long boycott of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) schools; held a rally in front of CPS’s downtown office at 125 S. Clark; and then led a march to Chicago’s city hall at 121 N LaSalle St. in coordination with 25 other U.S. cities holding similar public demonstrations.
By: Deborah Bayliss - September 5, 2013 2:56 p.m.
Business owners and entrepreneurs who are not aware of Chatham Business Association (CBA) may want to connect with the organization which provides a wealth of information on construction projects, business and networking opportunities.
