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Assessor's Office Releases Comprehensive Report On North Suburban Cook County
As part of an ongoing commitment to transparency, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi announced today the publication of a report on the reassessment of north suburban Cook County. The release of the report marks the first time the Cook County Assessor’s Office (CCAO) has provided a comprehensive look at how the property tax base is created in each community. It is also the first time in more than a decade that the CCAO has issued an annual report.
NEW INITIATIVE PROVIDES FOR BIPOC ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS
A new initiative has launched to support Black Indigenous People of Color-identified arts and cultural organizations in Chicago, with $16.5 million. Chicago’s Cultural Treasures is a four-year initiative, with a mission to reach arts and culture groups that aren’t always included in funding, through capacity building and technical assistance, as well as general operating grants.
COVID-19 and face masks: To wear or not to wear?
Many countries around the world recommend that people wear masks in public as part of their strategy to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. MedicalNewsToday.com looks at why some people do not wear masks and discusses what scientific evidence says about wearing them.
PayPal Announces Additional $5 Million Grant Program for Black-Owned Businesses as COVID-19 Crisis Continues
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) recently announced an additional $5 million grant program that will further the company’s support for Black-owned businesses in the U.S., which have been disproportionately affected by the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new grant program is an extension of the $10 million PayPal Empowerment Grant program for Black-owned businesses that PayPal announced in June as part of the company’s $530 million commitment to support Black-owned businesses, strengthen minority communities and fight economic inequality.
PRETTYPARTY And Fashion Nova To Launch New Hair Products Line
PRETTYPARTY, LLC (https://prettyparty.com, @prettypartybty), recently announced that it’s introducing, SOULe by PRETTYPARTY, a new line of youthful, salon-quality, affordable do-it-yourself hair extensions and other hair products developed in conjunction with Fashion Nova, one of the world’s leading fashion lifestyle brands. SOULe by PRETTYPARTY hair products will be available through a new beauty section of Fashion Nova’s website, and will also be sold directly by PRETTYPARTY.
GoodGirlPR Launches New Jazz/Pop Project with Christina Jones and Kimiko Ishizaka
GoodGirlPR has announced an untitled collaboration between Christina Jones and composer/pianist Kimiko Ishizaka to be released this year. The album will consist of original, heart wrenching songs – all in the name of saving love. Further collaborators are Corey Allen (arranger & producer) who has previously worked with the Manhattan Transfer, Chuck Mangione, and Lou Rawls, as well as Latin Grammy winner Allan Leschhorn (sound engineer).
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION MAINTAINS DURING PANDEMIC
Two friends, LaShaun Jackson and Omar Moore, envisioned opening an educational institution while in college at Southern Illinois University. Jackson, along with Moore, founded Creating Inspirational Realities Collectively Lifting Everyone (CIRCLE) Foundation and Innovations High School, located at 17 N. State St. Now, during the pandemic, the high school has been able to maintain student attendance and grades.
LAW ENFORCEMENT ADDRESSES CAR JACKINGS ON SOUTH SIDE
Law enforcement and local elected officials have been warning residents to be on alert as vehicular hijackings, also known as car jackings, have been on the rise in the last month. A forum, hosted by the Chicago Police Department and which included 4th District Commander Robert Rubio, provided residents with information
DO YOU HAVE UNCLAIMED PROPERTY? FIND OUT ON I-CASH
In 2015, when Illinois State Treasurer Michael W. Frerichs took office, he committed to making the office more efficient by utilizing technology and streamlining the unclaimed property process. Five years later, the I-Cash program has returned $1 billion to Illinois residents and their families.
Which properties have the biggest property tax increases since 2000? If you didn’t vote… Don’t complain.
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas today released a study which reveals the properties in Chicago and the suburbs with the largest property tax increases since 2000, dramatic examples of how the tax burden has soared on homeowners and businesspeople.
Local Chicagoans Mourns The Lost of 109 Year Old Rosie Lee Atchison
Mrs. Rosie Atchison, who was born on August 15, 1911, in Bolivar, Mississippi, and passed away on November 23, 2020.
The Edward G. Irvin Foundation, Inc. Food Pantry opens Monday, January 18, 2021 in West Woodlawn (Chicago) as a weekly Pantry at the Edward G. Irvin Foundation Achievement Center located at 500 E. 67t
The Edward G. Irvin Foundation Achievement Center (Achievement Center), formerly a Jane Addams Hull House Association affiliate, known as Parkway Community House, had a long and rich history in Chicago, first in the Bronzeville Community and later the Woodlawn Community.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19 THE 5TH ANNUAL NATIONAL DAY OF RACIAL HEALING
The 5th Annual National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH), Tuesday, January 19, is a day for organizations, community groups and individuals across age, race, and ethnicity to come together in unity and solidarity to collectively heal and build the relationships necessary to create a more just and equitable world.
