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HONORING OFFICER TIMOTHY JONES AS HE UNDERGOES REHAB
Police Officer Timothy Jones is a 25-year-old man whose commitment to serving the Park Forest community led him to meet the needs of several residents. But it all came to a halt when Jones was shot multiple times by an armed suspect in March 2016.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS HOLD BETTER TOGETHER CAMPAIGN
More than 2,000 people have been shot in Chicago this year, which is 206 fewer victims than in 2016, according to the Chicago Tribune. As a result of the crisis, some community organizations are fed up with Chicago’s gun violence.
PAUL SIMON CHICAGO JOB CORPS STRENGTHENS YOUTH
Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center is celebrating 52 years of educating; training and helping youth obtain career field jobs in carpentry, bricking, computer technician and material handling and distribution. The nationwide 127 job core center is administered by the United States Department of Labor and is open year round to youth ages 16-24.
INTRODUCING THE NEW ESSIE GEL COUTURE™ GALA COLLECTION WITH VIP-STATUS LONG WEAR POLISHES
Inspired by the world’s hottest black tie event, these long wear polishes provide exquisite shine and the look of professional, gel nails. Featuring an array of bold nail colors, nails are left with up to 14-days of no chip wear.
Essence and Toyota’s Future 15 Event
Essence celebrated a new class of innovators, creators and risk takers at its Future 15 event.
BUILDING LOCALLY: Community Resources help Businesses Grow
Sweet Beginnings plans to hire more than 300 North Lawndale residents over the next five years.
BANK OF AMERICA STUDENT LEADERS PROGRAM
“We do a variety of workshops that hone in on the student’s community mindfulness, civil mindfulness, volunteering eorts and expose them to several speakers in the business sector, non-profit sector and government sector,” Julie Chavez, the Chicago market manager at Bank of America.
HOW WILL ILLINOIS’ $5 BILLION TAX HIKE AFFECT YOU?
A 2017 study conducted by Fabrizio, Lee & Associates showed that 60 percent of Illinoisans believe that state taxes are currently too high and 80 percent wanted Illinois state lawmakers to pass major structural reforms before passing any type of tax increase.
HONORING CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS
The Rainbow PUSH Coalition recently honored several Civil Rights Leaders including the Rev. Jesse Jackson Jr., the Rev. Al Sharpton and the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth during its 46th Annual Convention held on July 12-15. Numerous issues including voter suppression, poverty and violence as well as health care and business initiatives were also addressed at the convention.
ENTREPRENEURS GET OFF TO A GOOD START WITH BENEFITS CHICAGO
Will Towns, who is the Executive Director for Benefits Chicago, said all applicants mus t have at least three years of business experience and must be able to elaborate on what kind of an impact their businesses will have on the communities they serve.
Beware of Universal Life Insurance!
Universal life policies became popular in the over 44-age group because investment returns paid to the policy account, could be applied to help pay the premiums instead of accumulating cash value. The policyholder knowingly sacrificed the savings component of the policy to instead make the premium payments a¦ordable and level, and still have the policy face amount remain constant.
MUSIC FAMILY HONORS JAZZ LEGEND PHIL COHRAN
Jazz Legend Phil Cohran died at the age of 90 years old on June 28, 2017, but the musical impact that he began in the neighborhood of Bronzeville and left to the world will always be remembered by his family, friends and band-members.
ILLINOIS HAS A NEW BUDGET, BUT SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS STILL LACK STATE FUNDING
The crisis took a toll on social service organizations like LSSI where today it still lacks state funding
60 Percent of Employers Plan to Hire Full-time, Permanent Employees in the Second Half of 2017
The odds of landing one – and getting paid more - are in your favor, according to CareerBuilder’s 2017 Midyear Job Forecast.
