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Is Your 2025 New Year’s Resolution to Cut Your Grocery Shopping Bill?
You barely survived the holidays -Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day. The grocery bills for the festive family and community parties nearly doubled. Even the cost of purchasing popular products to bake the traditional cakes, pies, cookies, candies, and other goodies you presented to friends, neighbors, teachers, and faith-based leaders was higher, costing more than some appropriate gifts.
Is 2025 The Year to Start or Scale Your Business?
Is your New Year’s resolution to start a business? Have you launched an enterprise, and your intuition tells you that 2025 is the year to invest more time and energy into your dream? You have been mulling this decision for years, but now you have the faith to give birth to your vision and take your venture to unimaginable heights.
From Homelessness to Hollywood: The Johnson Family's Inspiring Journey of Faith, Unity, and Triumph
The Johnson family's rise from homelessness to national acclaim is a testament to resilience, faith, and unity. Their documentary, Embracing the Dream, debuts January 26, on Amazon Prime Video, capturing their extraordinary journey of overcoming challenges and building a legacy in entertainment.
IPSY Joins Forces With Gabrielle Union to Celebrate Black History Month
IPSY, the world's largest beauty subscription that delivers monthly drops of the greatest beauty discoveries, is thrilled to announce Gabrielle Union as the curator of its February Icon Box. Featuring makeup, skin, and hair products, Icon Box by Gabrielle Union is designed to reflect the star's belief that beauty is a journey of self-expression and invites users to explore their unique layers with unapologetic confidence.
Coco Gauff Announced as Unrivaled Investor
Recently, groundbreaking professional women’s basketball league Unrivaled announced women’s tennis star Coco Gauff as the latest in a long line of notable investors in the league.
Anthony O'Neal Releases New Book "Take Your Seat At The Table’’
Anthony O'Neal, personal finance expert, #1 national best-selling author and host of podcast/YouTube show, The TABLE, releases new book Take Your Seat At The Table: Live An Authentic Life of Abundance, Wellness and Freedom (Nelson Books) today. Already a #1 bestseller, O'Neal provides a blueprint to reclaim ownership over your faith, finances, career and relationships.
The Crown Publishing Group partners with Storehouse In A Box to launch Storehouse Voices™
The Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, announced today the establishment of Storehouse Voices™, a new imprint committed to elevating Black voices.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to The Auditorium March 7-9
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the world’s most popular dance companies, returns to The Auditorium, Chicago’s landmark stage at 50 E Ida B. Wells Drive, in four performances only, Friday-Sunday, March 7-9, as part of a coast-to-coast 2025 United States tour in a season celebrating the life and legacy of Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison (1943-2024). Led by Interim Artistic Director Matthew Rushing, the passionate spirit and extraordinary technique of Ailey’s dancers will be showcased in two exciting programs featuring a trio of Chicago premieres alongside compelling new productions and beloved Ailey Classics, including Alvin Ailey’s must-see signature masterpiece Revelations. Tickets start at $39 and are now available at auditoriumtheatre.org or by calling the Auditorium’s Ticket Service Center at 312-341-2300.
Gov. Pritzker Announces $43 Million Federal Award to Illinois Department of Transportation
Governor JB Pritzker announced the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will receive $43 million in federal funding for the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency’s (CREATE) 65th & Harlem Avenue rail project. The project will create an overpass for travel over Belt Railway of Chicago’s (BRC) tracks via 65th street each day, improving efficiency for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians in Chicago and neighboring Bedford Park, Summit, and Garfield Ridge, as well as allowing faster travel for freight trains heading into and out of BRC’s Clearing yard.
CVS Health and Aetna Better Health of Illinois Award $100,000 Grant to Dovetail Project
The Dovetail Project, a Chicago-based nonprofit leading the fight for fatherhood, is grateful to announce that it has received a $100,000 grant from CVS Health-owned company Aetna Better Health of Illinois. Dovetail will use the funds to support the infrastructure of its internal referral system that connects fathers across the city with critical resources.
New Year, New Flag? State Flag Redesign Public Voting Begins
The public voting period for the Illinois state flag redesign contest has kicked off and will run through Feb. 14. Illinoisans can choose to vote for one of the Illinois Flag Commission’s Top 10 new designs, or one of three former flag designs, including the current one.
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL AND FELLOW STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL URGE WALMART TO KEEP ITS COMMITMENTS TO ENCOURAGING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, leading a coalition of 13 attorneys general, issued a letter to Walmart voicing concerns about the company’s recent announcement of its plans to step away from its commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Chicago Public Schools Awarded Federal Grant for Personalized Learning
Four magnet cluster schools across Chicago Public Schools (CPS) are gearing up to adopt a new learning model that positions students at the center of designing their education. The schools recently received a five-year, $15 million Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) grant from the United States Department of Education to become exemplar personalized learning schools.
More than $1.58 million awarded by the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation in 2024
Arts grantees include Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, Definition Theatre Company, Jazz Institute of Chicago, Lawyers for the Creative Arts, the League of Chicago Theatres, Natya Dance Theatre, See Chicago Dance, Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center, Shattered Globe Theatre, and Silk Road Rising
