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CLINK WINE FESTIVAL SHOWCASES BIPOC WOMEN IN WINE AND SPIRITS INDUSTRY
Chrishon Lampley had an idea to start a wine festival because she knew what was missing in the wine and spirits industry. Lampley is the owner of Love, Cork, Screw. She connected with Joyce Dawkins, founder of She ROCKS It: Celebrating Women Who Rock, and they collaborated on creating CLINK Wine Festival, which will take place from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18th, at Wilder Mansion in Elmhurst.
Le Village Cowork Invests in Early Childhood Educators with Equitable Wages and Comprehensive Benefits
Le Village Cowork, a childcare and coworking space, is working to address the so-called teacher pay penalty. At Le Village all early childhood educators receive living wages, paid time off, healthcare coverage, paid family leave, free enrollment for one child after six months, and continuing education opportunities.
ComEd Encourages Income-Eligible Customers to Apply for LIHEAP Utility-Bill Support
August is Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Action Month and ComEd encourages income-eligible customers to be ready to apply for utility-bill assistance when the new program year begins Sept. 1. For fiscal year 2022, $8.3 billion in LIHEAP funding was provided by the federal government – the most ever to help Americans meet their energy needs.
CITY OF CHICAGO RECEIVES TRIO OF RATING UPGRADES FOR O’HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot has announced that S&P Global Ratings (S&P) and Fitch Ratings (Fitch) have upgraded their long-term ratings for Chicago O’Hare International Airport (O’Hare) General Airport Revenue Bonds (GARB) by one notch from “A” to “A+” with a stable outlook. S&P has also upgraded the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) long-term rating from “A” to “A+” with a stable outlook
Examining & Positioning the Path Forward for Black, Hispanic or Latino & Women Founded Companies in Chicago
CHICAGO, PRNewswire -- World Business Chicago, the city’s public-private economic development agency, in partnership with Chicago: Blend and Fifth Star Funds, published an original report detailing the status of startups founded by underrepresented (Black, Hispanic or Latino, and women) founders; as well, the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for Chicago-based startups ready for funding and growth.
UNCLE NEAREST PREMIUM WHISKEY MAKES POWERFUL INC. 5000 LIST
Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, the most-awarded American Whiskey or Bourbon of 2019, 2020, and 2021, has been ranked among the top 1,000 companies honored on the 2022 Inc. 5000 list. With growth of more than 3,000% since its first year, and nearly 700% during the capture period of this Inc. 5000 list, Uncle Nearest joins an illustrious group of honorees like Microsoft, Facebook, Under Armour, Chobani, Patagonia and many other behemoths who first gained national exposure on the Inc. 5000 list. Every year, Inc. releases the ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America, based on percentage of revenue growth. Uncle Nearest is one of few spirit brands to ever be featured on the list.
Chicago State Foundation Names New Executive Director
CHICAGO -- The Chicago State Foundation (CSF) and Chicago State University (CSU) is proud to announce Melanie Sillas as the Foundation’s new Executive Director. Sillas is a public services professional with more than 10 years of experience across the nonprofit, higher education, and government sectors.
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES $450 MILLION NATIONWIDE SETTLEMENT AS PART OF OPIOID MAKER ENDO’S BANKRUPTCY
Proposed Settlement Would Provide Cash to Address Opioid Crisis, Require Significant Document Disclosure, and Ban the Promotion of Endo’s Opioids
New Principal at Epic Academy wants students to be proud
Dr. Kyla Mathews’ grandfather sowed a seed when she was in seventh grade that is now fully blossomed. She told her grandfather that she wanted to be a teacher, a math teacher, and he told her that she would be a principal. Thirty years later, she is the new principal at Epic Academy.
ACTORS HOPE ‘MIZ MARTHA’ BRINGS ABOUT CHANGE
Melan Thomas participated in the Polished Pebbles’ Mommy & Me Entrepreneurship Program in 2020. She came up with the idea for her business Beauty Glam Nails, a service that would provide nail services to children in hospitals. Thomas presented her idea during Polished Pebbles’ and won capital to start her business.
AUBURN GRESHAM APARTMENTS BREAKS GROUND ON 79TH STREET
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot joined Ald. David Moore, City officials and local leaders on Wednesday, Aug. 24, to break ground on Auburn Gresham Apartments, a two-building, 58-unit, mixed-use complex in the heart of Auburn Gresham that represents the first of more than 10 major construction projects to move forward through the City’s INVEST South/West initiative.
ComEd Celebrates First Graduating Class of New Job Training Program
ComEd announced the first-ever cohort of the ComEd Craft Academy program has graduated, with nine participants demonstrating the knowledge and physical competencies required to enter the craft workforce, comprised of roles in the skilled trades, including entry-level positions such as line workers and construction workers. The Craft Academy launched earlier this year to expand training opportunities for prospective skilled trades workers, a key focus of ComEd’s plan to grow its workforce to meet the demands of the clean energy transition underway in Illinois.
Young entrepreneur gets boost to start business
Melan Thomas participated in the Polished Pebbles’ Mommy & Me Entrepreneurship Program in 2020. She came up with the idea for her business Beauty Glam Nails, a service that would provide nail services to children in hospitals. Thomas presented her idea during Polished Pebbles’ and won capital to start her business.
Olive-Harvey College prepares students for TDL industry
Dr. Kimberly Hollingsworth has been working in higher education for 27 years. She has worked in different capacities within the City Colleges of Chicago during the past 22 years, including stints at Harold Washington College, Malcom X College and Richard J. Daley College. Now, Dr. Hollingsworth is the president of Olive-Harvey, where she has been since 2019.
