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Local College Football Player Hosts Youth Football Camp
Malik Elzy, alum of Simeon Career Academy High School, recently hosted a youth football camp at the high school as a way of giving back to the community. Elzy, a wide receiver at the University of Illinois, partnered with Collective Uplift and sponsors Jewel Osco, Huntington Bank, Raising Cane’s, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Chicago, and Primerica Investments for the event, where 75 children ages 6 years old to 14 years olds learned football fundamentals.
Program Prepares Students For Overhead Electrical Line Work
Seventeen people were recognized for completing the Overhead Electrical Line Workers (OELW) program during a ceremony at the Dawson Technical Institute, located at 3901 S. State St., on Wednesday, July 23rd.
Transform Your Business with Faith: Joseph Business School Opens Enrollment for Fall Session
The Joseph Business School (JBS), a Christian-based institution renowned for its distinctive approach to business education, is currently accepting applications for its upcoming session. Classes begin on August 16, 2025, and the final day to start an application is July 31st.
Assessor Kaegi backs proposed Chicago ADU expansion
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi endorsed an ordinance in the Chicago City Council to allow for citywide construction of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), including coach houses and “granny flats.”
Urgent Call for Maternal and Mental Health Mobile Clinic Following Tragic Child Deaths in Chicago
In light of the recent tragedies in Chicago, where two mothers tragically killed their children, Dr. Twin Green, Founder, President, & CEO of The Link & Option Center, Inc., is renewing the call for the establishment of the state's first mobile clinic dedicated to addressing maternal and mental health.
PRESS ROOM: Black Church and Black Press Unite to Empower Black America
In a historic announcement, a coalition of leading Black faith organizations and the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) unveiled a strategic partnership and plan to confront systemic disparities impacting African American communities nationwide.
PRESIDENT TONI PRECKWINKLE AND THE FULL COOK COUNTY BOARD TO HONOR RICH TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR CALVIN JORDAN
Calvin Jordan- Supervisor of Rich Township- will be honored by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the full Cook County Board of Commissioners for his recent appointment as the first African American to be selected amongst his peers to serve a full term as President of the Township Officials of Cook County organization. (TOCC) President Preckwinkle will honor Supervisor Jordan by proclaiming Thursday, July 24th, 2025 as Supervisor Calvin Jordan Day in Cook County.
City of Harvey Announces Workforce Reductions Amid Ongoing Financial Crisis
The City of Harvey announced on Wednesday that approximately 10% of its municipal workforce will be laid off effective August 23, 2025, due to ongoing financial hardship including a lack of sufficient tax revenue—particularly from commercial property owners with decades of unpaid taxes.
Donna Miller's Congressional Race Attracts Endorsers
In the two weeks since Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller (6th District) launched her congressional campaign, a number of elected officials familiar with her work are endorsing her candidacy.
Let Your Actions Speak Now!
If you love your family, one of the greatest gifts you can give them is a clear, thoughtful plan for your care and the succession of your assets — and the best time to put that plan in place is right now.
Kiddie Academy® promotes literacy with national reading event
More than 200 Kiddie Academy® Educational Child Care franchise locations nationwide will host "Storytime LIVE!," a free event featuring read-alouds of popular children's books like "Dragons Love Tacos" and "Pete The Cat." Families can meet their favorite storybook characters at the events scheduled for various weekends throughout July, August and September.
Hood College Launches Sports Entertainment and Marketing Minor
Hood College is launching a minor in sports entertainment and marketing. The new academic program will be offered jointly through The George B. Delaplaine Jr. School of Business and the Department of English and Communication Arts.
Adria Husband to serve as Interim Executive Director as Enrich Chicago launches Executive Director search
The Board of Directors of Enrich Chicago, the non-profit organization formed in 2014 to promote racial and cultural equity in the Chicago arts sector, will launch an executive search to replace Nina Sánchez, its longtime Executive Director, who departs the company effective today. After serving at the helm for nearly eight years, Sánchez’s transition reflects a commitment to shared leadership and making space for emergent perspectives to sustain and grow the organization’s long-term equity efforts. Adria Husband, who has served as lead facilitator for Enrich Chicago’s philanthropy affinity group for two years, has been named the Interim Executive Director.
Chicago-Based Startup Nimblemind.ai Selected for Google for Startups AI Academy: American Infrastructure
Nimblemind.ai – a healthcare startup in Chicago dedicated to offering a faster and safer way to structure, label, and manage multimodal health data – announced it has been selected for the second cohort of the Google for Startups AI Academy: American Infrastructure program. The four-month, equity-free hybrid program supports Seed to Series A companies building AI-driven solutions that strengthen essential U.S. infrastructure across vital sectors, including agriculture, housing, transportation, cybersecurity, manufacturing, and education.