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ILLINOIS STATE REPRESENTATIVE DEBBIE MEYERS-MARTIN PRESENTED COVETED 2026 ELECTED OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
Illinois State Representative Debbie Meyers-Martin recently received the coveted "Elected Official of the Year Award" from the popular Chamber 57 Business organization of Rich Township. Represented Meyers-Martin was presented the prestigious honor witnessed by a capacity audience during the 14th Annual Chamber 57 Awards Breakfast held at the beautiful Shandelier Room in Richton Park, Illinois.
American Cancer Society Announces Transformational $25 Million Naming Gift from Kimberly Duchossois and Family for Hope Lodge Chicago
The American Cancer Society today announced a transformational $25 million gift from Kim Duchossois ("dutch-suh-swah") and her family to support the development of the future Beverly and Richard Duchossois Hope Lodge Chicago. The gift represents a major milestone in the effort to bring a Hope Lodge community to Chicago, ensuring cancer patients and their caregivers have access to a free place to stay while receiving lifesaving treatment far from home. The donation is the largest philanthropic commitment to the project to date and reflects a deeply personal commitment to supporting cancer patients and caregivers.
Chicago Southland Leaders Urge Gov. Pritzker to Fast-Track South Suburban Airport
An outgoing Congresswoman, an incoming Congresswoman, Illinois state representatives, south suburban mayors, business owners, civil rights organizations and residents all turned out for a news conference in support of the South Suburban Airport. More than 50 people gathered in the fellowship hall of New Hope Christian Community Church in Monee, Illinois to ask one question. "If not now, when?"
UNCF Chicago Celebrates Successful 43rd Annual Walk for Education
UNCF Chicago celebrated another successful year of community, education, and philanthropy as 231 participants gathered at 63rd Street Beach for the 43rd Annual UNCF Chicago Walk for Education on Saturday, September 26th. Students, families, alumni, educators, businesses, and community supporters came together along Chicago’s lakefront to raise funds and awareness for UNCF scholarships and its 37 historically Black college and university member institutions.
CCA ACADEMY BECOMES PART OF THE SOLUTION TO A NEIGHBORHOOD'S FOOD-ACCESS PROBLEM
In North Lawndale, students at CCA (Community Christian Alternative) Academy are learning that growing food can do more than put fresh produce on the table. It can help feed families, strengthen a neighborhood and introduce young people to new career possibilities.
Cook County Board of Review Opens Third Group of Townships for 2026 Property Tax Appeal Season
The Cook County Board of Review (CCBOR) will begin accepting 2026 property tax assessment appeals for the third group of townships. The third group will open for filing on Thursday, October 8, 2026. Property owners in these designated townships are encouraged to review their assessments and file an appeal if they believe their assessed value is inaccurate. The filing period for Group 3 will close on Friday, November 6.
Early Voting for Suburban Cook County Voters Begins October 7 at Six Locations, Expands To 56 Sites October 19
Suburban Cook County voters will have more options and greater flexibility to cast their ballots in the November 3 Gubernatorial General Election, with Early Voting beginning October 7 at six locations and expanding to 56 sites across suburban Cook County on October 19, according to Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon.
OPERATION MINCEMEAT: A NEW MUSICAL WILL PLAY BROADWAY IN CHICAGO’S CIBC THEATRE
In OPERATION MINCEMEAT: A NEW MUSICAL, it’s 1943, and the Allied Forces are on the ropes. Luckily, they’ve got a trick up their sleeve. Well, not up their sleeve, per se, but rather inside the pocket of a stolen corpse. Equal parts farce, thriller, and Ian Fleming-style spy caper (with an assist from Mr. Fleming himself), OPERATION MINCEMEAT tells the wildly improbable and hilarious true story of the covert operation that turned the tide of WWII.
New Chicago News Weekly Poll Finds Pritzker Up 20 Points, Democratic Candidates Leading Statewide Races
Chicago News Weekly released the results of a new statewide election poll conducted by Public Policy Polling showing Gov. JB Pritzker with a 20-point advantage over Republican Darren Bailey and Democratic candidates leading each of the five statewide contests surveyed. The poll surveyed 569 Illinois voters from Sept. 30 through Oct. 1.
Free Payment Plan Calculator now live online to help property owners spread out late tax payments and avoid tax sale
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced today that her free online Payment Plan Calculator is live online and available to property owners seeking a way to manage delinquent property taxes through smaller, scheduled payments.
BREAKING GLASS PICTURES TO RELEASE ISAIAH RUSSELL'S HORROR-THRILLER CAMP NIGHT OCTOBER 13
Breaking Glass Pictures will release Camp Night, a new horror-thriller from director Isaiah Russell, on Amazon and Fandango October 13. Written by Darrell Murray, the film follows five friends from Chicago who are invited on a weekend getaway in the woods, only to find themselves hunted by a deadly legend that has waited generations to collect what it's owed.
Buckner Calls on NITA to Make Autonomous Vehicles Part of Regional Transit Planning
House Sponsor of Illinois AV legislation urges new transit authority to explore first- and last-mile connections, accessibility, underserved communities and integration with CTA, Metra and Pace
Financial assistance available to Peoples Gas customers for winter heating season
As the calendar turns to October and winter draws close, Peoples Gas is making its customers aware of financial assistance now available to people having a tough time keeping up with their heating bills.
BISHOP TROTTER TO LEAD OVER 500 SOUTHSIDE RESIDENTS, ILLINOIS FAITH AND COMMUNITY LEADERS AS THEY WILL PUBLICLY URGE GOVERNOR PRITZKER TO OPT ILLINOIS INTO FEDERAL SCHOLARSHIP TAX CREDIT PROGRAM
“Public and nonpublic students alike have educational needs that families and schools struggle to meet. We should have the ability to capitalize on a program that incentivizes investment in educational services and not have our money flow to surrounding states.”
