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LIFE AND LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATED AT UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Dr. Otis Moss III were speakers for the 30th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at the University of Chicago, at Rockefeller Chapel. The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III is the pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss II worked alongside King and is a board member and trustee for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non-Violent Social Change.
Mayor Lightfoot Calls on Residents and Business Community to Support Puerto Rican Relief and Aid Efforts
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot recently issued a call to action to residents, the business community and other partners of the City of Chicago asking them to join in efforts to generate awareness and resources to support the people of Puerto Rico amid the recent earthquakes. To learn more about ways to support Puerto Rico, the City has launched a new website, cityofchicago.org/disasterrelief, allowing residents and other interested individuals an easy way to find organizations whose efforts will directly aid the people of Puerto Rico
T. Rowe Price Relaunches Money Confident Kids Website With Five-step Program
T. Rowe Price has relaunched its Money Confident Kids® program, a financial education program teaching basic financial concepts to middle school-age children, as a new five-step program with a refreshed website. The five steps outlined on the new site are designed to build on each other and simplify the process of teaching core financial concepts to kids.
New Pullman development offers a place for artists to work and live
Alexis Willis is a multidisciplinary artist who growing up was a visual artist, then as she got older, became more of a performing artist. These weren’t just hobbies for her, it was something she wanted to make a career out of.
Pullman Hotels Needed to Accommodate Future Tourism Boom
Now that the Pullman Community Center is the Midwest headquarters for the Amateur Athletic Union and Chicago Sports Alliance national sporting events, Ald. Anthony Beale (9th) said hotels are needed in his ward.
Illinois Housing Development Authority Expands Housing Options For Vulnerable Populations
The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) Board of Directors has approved $42,251,973 in funding to create or restore 172 units of permanent supportive housing in nine communities across Illinois. Awarded under Round VI of IHDA’s Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Development Program, the funding will support the construction or preservation of affordable housing provided in tandem with individualized supportive services designed to help vulnerable households attain stable housing and use it as a platform for health, recovery, and personal growth.
RESIDENTS IN SOUTH SUBURBS CAN ‘TAKE CHARGE’ WITH HEALTH WORKSHOPS
begin at libraries in the South Suburbs with the goal to help people with health conditions and to take better care of themselves. These workshops will meet for six weeks and each will last 2 ½ hours. Topics for Take Charge of Your Health include healthy eating, physical activity, stress management, as well as action planning. Topics for Take Charge of Your Diabetes include monitoring, healthy eating, menu planning, as well as medication management.
Funding Opportunity: Healthy Relationships Community Grants
Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) recently announced a $3 million commitment to the “Healthy Relationships Community Grant,” a joint initiative to provide funding in 2020 and 2021 to organizations that advocate for positive relationship practices through critical services for vulnerable populations and those affected by domestic violence, including relationship management skills for the next generation, programs focused on mental health resiliency among vulnerable populations, and critical career & personal services to survivors of domestic violence.
District 7 Congressional Forum Held In Austin
Candidates vying for the District 7 Congressional seat participated in a forum on Thursday, Jan. 30, at Chicago Public Library – Austin Branch. The forum was hosted by Northeastern Illinois Chapter of Americans for Democratic Action and Northside Democracy for America.
Chicago-Area Resident Indicted for Scheme to File False Claims for Tax Refunds
A Chicago-area resident was recently arrested on a federal grand jury indictment charging him with mail fraud, submitting false claims to the United States for tax refunds, and aggravated identity theft, announced Principle Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. The Jan. 16, 2020, indictment was unsealed following the recent arrest.
CHA partners break ground on one of the first-ever co-located senior living and supportive housing developments in Illinois
CHA joined City of Chicago, HUD and its partners Evergreen Real Estate Group, Synergy Construction Group and Illinois Housing Development Authority Thursday for a groundbreaking of Ravenswood Senior Living, a project that will convert the former Ravenswood Hospital – which has been vacant since 2002 – into an innovative affordable housing development at 4515 N. Winchester in the Ravenswood neighborhood.
CHA approves 11 teams for future mixed-finance, mixed-use developments
The Chicago Housing Authority approved 11 development teams for future delivery of mixed-finance and mixed-use/mixed-income housing developments by way of the Pre-Qualified Development Team approach at Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting.
COOK COUNTY BOARD PRESIDENT TONI PRECKWINKLE AND CALIFORNIA SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS ENDORSE CONGRESSMAN BOBBY L. RUSH IN REELECTION BID
“Since 1993 Bobby Rush has been fighting for the people of Illinois and he has been a national leader on so many issues about giving a voice to our nation’s most vulnerable and voiceless,” said Sen. Harris in a videotaped announcement presented during the official MLK Day opening of the Congressman’s campaign headquarters at 5401 S. Wentworth.
CAMELOT ILLINOIS LAUNCHES PARTNERSHIP WITH CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Camelot Illinois today announced a new partnership with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to fund two new school projects as part of its Computer Science for All Initiative (CS4All), an innovative computer science program that provides equity, empowerment, and opportunities that maximize the potential of every student.
