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Gov. Pritzker Announces New Illinois Grocery Initiative Grant Opportunity
Governor JB Pritzker and Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton joined food justice advocates and local stakeholders to announce a new grant program from the Illinois Grocery Initiative. The New Stores in Food Deserts Program will offer competitive grants to encourage the establishment of new grocery stores in USDA-defined food deserts. Paired with the Equipment Upgrades Program, the initiatives are a $20 million effort to address food deserts and prevent grocery store closures in Illinois.
State Treasurer Michael Frerichs Pushes to Reunite Residents with Unclaimed Property, Missing Money
Hundreds of thousands of people have billions of dollars in cash and property they have not claimed under the Illinois State Treasurer’s I-Cash program, which safeguards unclaimed property including unpaid life insurance benefits, forgotten bank accounts and unused rebate cards.
Chicago Public Schools Announces 2024-25 Preschool Application Launch
The School Year 2024-25 application are open for Chicago Public School’s (CPS) free full-day preschool program for four-year-olds and half-day preschool program for three-year-olds. Families can apply via the Chicago Early Learning website and application portal. The aim is to provide better educational and social outcomes for all children, especially those with the greatest needs.
Praize Productions’ Production Shows That ‘Black Love Reigns Supreme’
Praize Productions is gearing up for its latest production, Black Love Reigns Supreme. The performance will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday-Saturday, May 3rd through the 4th, at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St
Closing the Black Maternal Health Gap Is At The Center Of Organization’s Work
April is National Minority Health Month. One week is set aside as Black Maternal Health Week, April 11th through 17th. The theme of this year’s theme was “Our Bodies Still Belong to Us: Reproductive Justice Now,” and April 11th is recognized as International Day for Maternal Health and Rights.
BOSS Impact Funds Gives Black Women Entrepreneurs Access To Capital
The BOSS Network and Sage partnered to offer twenty-five Black women entrepreneurs $10,000 grants, out of the twenty-five there are five Chicago area women who received the Invest in Progress Grant.
The Magic Of Alvin Ailey Comes To The Auditorium Theater
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Company has been bringing its magic to audiences since 1958.
The Magic Of Alvin Ailey Comes To The Auditorium Theater
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Company has been bringing its magic to audiences since 1958.
Wards365 Announces Summer50 Fest on Saturday, May 18 at United Center City-Wide Resource Festival focused on Summer Activities for Youth and Families
Today, Wards365 announced plans for Summer50 Fest, a city-wide resource festival aimed at connecting youth and families to productive, safe and fun programming and career opportunities with city agencies and civic organizations across Chicago.
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CHARGES WOMAN FOR STEALING NEARLY $250,000 THROUGH STATE TREASURER FRERICHS’ UNCLAIMED PROPERTY PROGRAM
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today charged a suburban Cook County woman who allegedly stole nearly $250,000 in unclaimed property from four victims by filing fraudulent claims with Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs’ Unclaimed Property Division. The charges also allege the defendant took out a $20,275 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan in the name of one of her victims.
Black American Contractors Excluded from Federal Contracts with GSA are Sounding the Alarm
On September 20, 2021, three years ago, President Biden signed Executive Order 13985 to Advance Racial Equity Through Federal Contracting for historically, disadvantaged small businesses. And to date, there is no data that evidence the President’s appointed Administrators and Secretaries are strictly complying to remove systemic, racial procurement barriers.
Customers urged to stay connected if they are behind on bills Residential heating bills were $75 lower this winter
Peoples Gas is urging customers who are behind on their energy bills to reach out as soon as possible to avoid disconnection. The state’s winter residential disconnection moratorium expired at the start of April.
UNCF – THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND – ANNOUNCES QUARLES’ STEVEN HUNTER TO CHAIR 2024 “A MIND IS…” (AMI) GALA CHICAGO
Steven Hunter, Chicago Office Litigation and Dispute Resolution Chairman at Quarles & Brady LLP and co-chair of the firm’s diversity, equity, and inclusion committee, is chairing the UNCF Chicago 2024 “A Mind Is…” Gala. Quarles is the Presenting Sponsor. The gala will be held on June 15, 2024, 7:00 p.m., at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
MAYOR JOHNSON ANNOUNCES PROPOSED CITY ASSISTANCE FOR FOUR LOOP ADAPTIVE RE-USE PROJECTS
Four adaptive re-use projects within the Loop’s historic financial district will be formally proposed for development assistance this Spring as part of the City of Chicago’s ongoing commitment to mixed-use, mixed-income vitality downtown, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced.