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ComEd Expands Job Training Program to Increase Minority Employment Opportunities
ComEd has brought together 38 construction industry companies, two local utilities, and eight social service agencies for the sixth year of CONSTRUCT, a jobs training program that increases employment opportunities for minorities in Chicago and northern Illinois neighborhoods. A record 108 students will go through the nine-week program and receive training and information needed to compete for entry-level jobs in construction-related fields.
Blue Island Council Votes Down Proposed Approprations
The City of Blue Island recently held a City Council meeting to discuss the details of the city’s proposed appropriation of funds for the year. The appropriations as proposed were denied when eight City Council members voted against the budget plan and only five voted to approve it.
First Black Female Astronaut, One Of Many Who Inspire Chicago Youth
On Sept. 12, 1992, Jemison became the first African American woman in the world to enter outer space. On an eight-day mission on the Endeavor Jemison served as the science mission specialist and logged 190 hours, 30 minutes, and 23 seconds in space, according to NASA.
PepsiCo Builds A Pathway To Employment With City Colleges Of Chicago
City Colleges of Chicago and PepsiCo recently announced their new partnership to offer students a pathway to careers as merchandisers, warehouse personnel, commercial truck drivers and machine maintenance technicians and mechanics.
South Suburban High School Students Unveil New Mural
Students at Bloom Trail High School recently unveiled their new mural inside the school. The mural was a collaborative effort between Chicago artist, Sam Kirk, Tiffany Insalaco, art teacher at Bloom Trail High School, and the AP studio art and drawing and painting students at Bloom Trail High School.
Park Whiz Appoints Yona Shtern as New CEO
Shtern is an entrepreneur with an expertise in building and managing successful global brands in e-commerce, telecommunications and fashion retail. He was co-founder and CEO of Beyond the Rack, a well-known e-commerce marketplace which connected 15 million consumers with over 5,000 fashion and lifestyle brands. Shtern has served as the ParkWhiz Chairman for the past year.
Gotham Greens Will Double Their Growing Capacity With New Greenhouse
Gotham Greens recently broke ground on a new 140,000 square-foot indoor farm in Pullman. Once completed the state-of-theart facility will be the largest greenhouse in Chicago and provide several new jobs for the community.
Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival and the Poetry Foundation partner to remount Manual Cinema’s No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival and the Poetry Foundation are partnering to present Manual Cinema’s No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks, one-weekend-only, March 30 and 31 at Chicago’s historic Studebaker Theater, 410 S. Michigan Avenue, in Chicago’s Fine Arts Building.
Chicago Film Maker Previews New Series About Independent Soul Artists
The over-arching goal of the docu-series is to inspire viewers by showing them that everyone, even well regarded musical artists, face struggles.
ComEd Approved To Build Bronzeville Microgrid
The Illinois Commerce Commission recently approved ComEd’s plan to create a microgrid in the Bronzeville neighborhood. The initiative will serve as an opportunity to study how microgrids can integrate renewable energy sources into the main electrical grid and provide flowing electricity to the area if the main electrical grid were ever damaged.
Carlos by Carlos Santana Shoes for Men and Zappos Partner to Benefit Charities with New Men’s Shoe Line
Zappos.com, a leading online retailer famous for its customer service, announces it is the first online retailer to sell Anthony Veer - Carlos by Carlos Santana Shoes for Men. The two organizations will also come together with future initiatives to support the Milagro Foundation and Zappos’ philanthropic arm Zappos for Good.
Fruit Orchard Will Add To Selection At West Side Neighborhood Market
The Eco Orchard will begin producing fruit in the spring of 2019, according to Taylor. There is still a lot of planning and coordinating that needs to be done to make sure that the orchard is the perfect place to grow healthy fruits.
Legendary Litigator Attorney James Montgomery Sr. to Discuss New Book Full Circle: Race, Law & Justice – Inside My Life As Part of TWPF/IPE Nation Studies
The legal giant and strategic genius is a top-tier civil rights attorney. He served as first Corporation Council for Chicago’s first Black mayor, Harold Washington, and was the principal and licensee for Johnny Cochran’s national law firm. Many remember him winning the civil trial for the family of slain Black Panther member Fred Hampton.
8TH WARD ALDERMAN MICHELLE A HARRIS ANNOUNCES NEW SENIOR RESIDENCE
For clarification, this is not a CHA development, nor CHA housing. The project is subsidized by CHA to assist independent seniors through the Property Rental Assistance (PRA) program. PRA is a multi-year commitment for a given number of units to assist Chicago citizens to obtain housing stability. The 2017 published maximum income for a single-person household is $44,250. Households that benefit from PRA pay 30% of their income towards their rental expense.
