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New poll shows supermajority of Chicagoans – 90% of Black and Latino city residents – support higher taxes on big corporations, more resources for schools
The leading Millennial & Minority-owned public opinion research firm in Washington, DC, HIT Strategies, released a new poll today on behalf of the Chicago Teachers Union that outlines enormous levels of support among Chicagoans for revenue strategies that increase taxes on large corporations instead of the alternative of increasing taxes on property owners or cutting education and other city services. An overwhelming 90% of Black and Latino Chicagoans would prefer to increase taxes on large corporations to address the city’s budget.
The DuSable Announces Major Exhibition Opening
A new major exhibition, “Paris in Black: Internationalism and the Black Renaissance,” will open at The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center (The DuSable) on Saturday, November 22, 2025. This new exhibition highlights the personal narratives and artistic contributions of Black American artists who migrated to Europe—particularly Paris—as early as the 1890s in search of creative freedom and refuge from racial oppression in the United States.
Good News in Gary and Pittsburgh — But Still America Declines
Thirty miles south of Chicago, the Gary Works steel mill is getting a $14 billion modernization, protecting tens of thousands of jobs. Similar investments are underway in Pittsburgh. On the surface, these are the headlines American manufacturing needs. But the bigger story is far darker: across the country, American manufacturing is losing ground. Gary and Pittsburgh are exceptions, not the rule.
We Are Not at War with Crime—We Are at War with Poverty
As the Founder, President & CEO of The Link & Option Center, Inc. and one of Illinois’ first Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic’s in Chicago’s Southern suburbs and a behavioral health leader serving the region for over 31 years, I have seen firsthand what happens when systems collapse and communities are left to fend for themselves. Today, similar to COVID and the impact it has on our mental health, we are on the brink of such a collapse for survival of our mental health again—and it is being driven not by crime, but by policy.
ComEd Partners With Local Organizations To Provide Locally Grown Nutrient Dense Produce
ComEd recently celebrated food production with an agriculture pod in North Lawndale as part of a connection between ComEd and the Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI). The agriculture pod was done in partnership with the Young Men’s Educational Network (YMEN).
Black Girls Dance Trains And Supports Dancers Of Color
Erin Barnett became enamored with dance the first time she watched Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire in “White Christmas” and saw Rogers dancing in a ball gown with diamonds, looking graceful. She knew she wanted to become a dancer. Her mother found Mayfair Academy on the city’s South Side, and she started taking classes there at 6-years-old.
Book Series Depicts Black Children’s Joy
Clothilde Ewing was inspired to write her Stella book series by her own two children. When she was pregnant with her oldest, her daughter, Stella, she asked people to bring their favorite books or their children’s favorite books because she wanted to build a library of books. She also wanted those books to reflect her family, her community and her world. She found that it wasn’t an easy task to create a library of books that were diverse in history, fun and family makeup.
Mr. Dad’s Father’s Club Hosts Let’s Share the Warmth
Mr. Dad’s Father’s Club wants to make sure children and families have a warm coat for the winter months, so the organization will host Let’s Share the Warmth from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Dec. 6th, at Lindblom Park Field House, located at 6054 S. Damen.
Supporting Safe Returns for People Living with Alzheimer’s or Dementia
When a loved one living with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia goes missing, every minute counts. In Illinois, the Silver Search program was created to ensure a swift and coordinated response to bring missing individuals home safely. Established through legislation that took effect on January 1, 2016, Silver Search is a statewide initiative designed to raise awareness, educate the public, and provide essential tools and resources to help locate and safely return people with Alzheimer’s or dementia who wander or become lost.
Supporting Safe Returns for People Living with Alzheimer’s or Dementia
When a loved one living with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia goes missing, every minute counts. In Illinois, the Silver Search program was created to ensure a swift and coordinated response to bring missing individuals home safely. Established through legislation that took effect on January 1, 2016, Silver Search is a statewide initiative designed to raise awareness, educate the public, and provide essential tools and resources to help locate and safely return people with Alzheimer’s or dementia who wander or become lost.
Complacency Is the Biggest Public Health Threat
This year, roughly a dozen Americans will contract melioidosis, an infection caused by a tropical bacteria with a fatality rate as high as 50%. Two of the four patients in one recent outbreak died -- and none of them had recently traveled abroad, which suggests the bacteria is incubating on U.S. soil.
ALDERMAN STEPHANIE COLEMAN TO LEAD A BLUE RIBBON PANEL OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN URGING ALL CHICAGOANS TO BECOME INFORMED OF PREVENTING AND MANAGING DIABETES
Stephanie Coleman- Alderman of Chicago’s 16th Ward- has willingly taken the lead in the promotion of Diabetes Awareness Month here in Chicago. Diabetes remains a leading cause of kidney failure, lower-limb amputations, and adult blindness — and adults with diabetes face twice the risk of heart disease and stroke compared to those without it.
New leadership institute anchors nation’s first Black fraternity
The first Black Greek organization in the nation is celebrating a new milestone in its illustrious history. Alumni brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha’s Alpha chapter, founded at Cornell in 1906, unveiled a new leadership institute and student residence, inspired by the fraternity’s founding principles and honoring its 119-year legacy at Cornell.
me too. International Launches Disruptors Council to Address Sexual Violence Crisis with Viola Davis, Gabrielle Union, Ayanna Pressley, and more
Recently, ‘me too.’ International co-founder Tarana Burke has announced the launch of the Disruptors Council, bringing together Academy Award winner Viola Davis, Congresswoman Ayanna Presley, New York Times best-selling author and actress Gabrielle Union and other influential voices to drive the next decade of systemic transformation in how society prevents and responds to sexual violence.
