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South Suburban College to Celebrate Radiologic Technology Graduates, Including Students Displaced by Abrupt College Closure
South Suburban College (SSC) is proud to announce a special pinning ceremony honoring the accomplishments of the 2024–2025 Radiologic Technology cohort, including students who continued their education at SSC after being displaced by the sudden closure of Northwestern College. The ceremony will take place on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the Kindig Performing Arts Center on SSC’s Main Campus.
COMEDIAN CHRIS TUCKER IS COMING TO HARD ROCK LIVE ON MARCH 28
Gary, IN (December 2, 2025) Comedian Chris Tucker is coming to Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana’s Hard Rock Live venue on Saturday, March 28. Doors open at 7 p.m. General on sale begins this Friday, December 5, at 10 a.m. Central Time.
Support for People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers
As the number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia continues to climb, advocates warn that public policy has not kept up with the increasingly urgent needs of families. Leaders from the Alzheimer’s Association and the Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (AIM) stress that lawmakers must take decisive action now to strengthen protections, expand services, and provide meaningful financial support to millions of caregivers nationwide.
A Winning Hand
This year, as I sat to enjoy a Thanksgiving feast with friends-laughter floating across the table, stories being passed like side dishes-my spirit felt unusually quickened. I experienced the familiar gratitude that Thanksgiving always brings, something quieter, yet more urgent: an awareness that the challenges and blessings of this year felt both intimately familiar and achingly fleeting. Time has its own rhythm, but this year it seemed to move with a swifter current. Perhaps you, too, have sensed that change since last January. At the same time there came a moment of feeling helpless to these things that have so rapidly changed, affecting so many facets of our lives. I took a deep breath and allowed myself to feel the weight and wonder of these past months.
Chicago Urban League Opens Empowerment Center In West Chatham
The Chicago Urban League recently celebrated the opening of its Empowerment Center, located at 8331 S. Stewart. The hope is that with the opening of the center, community members and Black people across the city will have access to equitable opportunities, from good paying jobs to quality education, owning homes and building generational wealth.
Education Couture Promotes Literacy And Learning
A local program, founded by a speech-language therapist, is making literacy more accessible and culturally relevant. Ruckiya Ross first came up with the idea for Education Couture in 2014 while working in the Chicago Public Schools. In her work in communities on the South side, she noticed literacy gaps and also noticed that learning didn’t excite the children as much as pop culture, music and fashion. She wanted to make children as passionate about reading as they were about other things that grabbed their attention. She left CPS, Ross returned as a volunteer to test an idea that blended therapeutic practices with hip-hop rhythm and neuroscience-based strategies to spark engagement and build vocabulary. Those early experiments became the foundation for Education Couture. Querida Flores and Ruckiya Ross, of Education Couture, took the time to answer questions that were submitted to them by the Citizen Newspaper.
The State of the Southland: Village of Lynwood
Jada Curry has been the Mayor of the Village of Lynwood since 2021. Well into her second term, Curry is looking towards the future of the Village of Lynwood and celebrating the ways the Village has progressed since her first term.
Timeless Gifts To Host 16th Annual Christmas Duets Concert And Fundraising Gala
Joan Collaso founded Timeless Gifts Performing Arts Program for Youth and Young Adults with a concert that would pair aspiring performers with seasoned world class musicians for a Christmas Concert. After the success of the concert, Collaso decided the concert was something she wanted to do every year. But, she wanted to turn it into a program where young people would participate in a six-week summer program and have a concert after the six weeks, along with the Christmas concert.
Wealth Our Way Initiative Chooses Grantees
A program that provides direct capital to workers cooperatives, people owning businesses and storefronts; and Community Investment Vehicles (CIVs) has chosen six shared ownership businesses across the city of Chicago to receive a share of more than $2 million.
NMSDC Releases 2024 Minority Businesses Economic Impact Report: MBEs Drive Nearly $600 Billion in Economic Output
(Black PR Wire) Recently, the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) released its highly anticipated 2024 Minority Businesses Economic Impact Report, showcasing the extraordinary contributions of NMSDC-certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) to the U.S. economy.
Novae Wins DSA Award for Technology Innovation
Novae has won the 2025 DSA Award for Technology Innovation, presented by the U.S. Direct Selling Association (DSA), for its myNovaeDisputes Manager personal credit software. The annual DSA awards honor companies that set a benchmark for excellence and integrity in the direct selling industry.
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry presents award-winning designer Paul Tazewell’s debut exhibition
Crafting Character: The Costumes of Paul Tazewell, the first exhibition dedicated to the work of visionary, award-winning costume and fashion designer Paul Tazewell, premieres at Griffin Museum of Science and Industry on Jan. 19, 2026. The exhibition explores Tazewell’s work and process from his childhood creations through his costumes for legendary projects like Hamilton, West Side Story and Wicked.
Rebecca Rau Jewels Debuts the THEN & NOW Collection at NYC Jewelry Week with Newly Added Historic-to-Modern Masterpieces
Designer and fourth-generation art and antique dealer Rebecca Rau will officially debuted her inaugural fine jewelry collection, THEN & NOW, during NYC Jewelry Week (NYCJW), accompanied by the introduction of newly added one-of-a-kind pieces that merge ancient cultural artifacts with contemporary gemstones, precious metals, and modern design. The collection was unveiled at a launch reception at Jill Newhouse Gallery on Thursday, Nov. 20,.
America at 250: It’s Time to Bring the Ballot Home A democracy worthy of its 250th birthday must make participation simple, secure, and within reach of every voter.
Americans aren’t just anxious about next year’s elections—they’re uneasy in a deeper way.
