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Peoples Gas to commemorate the new baseball season in Chicago with first-of-its-kind recognition for the White Sox and Cubs
To honor the start of a new baseball season in Chicago, Peoples Gas will dedicate two new gas mains to the city’s home teams — one on the north side for the Cubs, on April 6th, and one on the south side for the White Sox, on April 8th. Former Sox player, the great Ron Kittle, will attend the installation of the huge pipe on the south side, serving as the job site’s honorary construction foreman.
CHICAGO ALDERMAN DAVID MOORE, CITY LEADERS, FAMILY, AND CLERGYMEN TO CELEBRATE AND REMEMBER THE BEAUTIFUL KAYLYN PRYOR
David Moore-Alderman of the 17th Ward of Chicago- will be joined by Chicago Elected Officials, Clergymen, Chicago Police, residents, and the family of slain popular model Kaylyn Pryor in a special street naming in her honor.
ALDERMAN PAT DOWELL GRACIOUSLY RECEIVES ENDORSEMENT FROM MULTI-DENOMINATIONAL GROUP OF POPULAR CHICAGO AREA PASTORS
Over fifty Pastors from throughout Cook County traveled to Chicago’s Quinn Chapel to officially announce their endorsement of Alderman Pat Dowell to replace outgoing Congressman Bobby Rush. In January of 2022, Representative Rush announced his retirement from Congress after 30 years of service.
Mail Ballot Applications Now Available for Suburban Cook County Voters
uburban Cook County voters may now apply for their Mail Ballots in the June 28, 2022, Gubernatorial Primary Election through the Cook County Clerk’s Office website, according to the Office of Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough
ILLINOIS TOLLWAY AWARDS $56 MILLION IN CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN MARCH
The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors approved 12 construction and professional engineering services contracts totaling nearly $56 million in March, including contracts that support new and growing construction businesses with opportunities to step up and become primes.
Chicago Public Schools Fills Key District Roles with Dedicated Leaders
As Chicago Public Schools (CPS) continues to serve more than 330,000 students this school year, the District announced Wednesday that some of its current leaders are stepping into top administrator roles. All are dedicated CPS professionals who have been promoted from within the District to take on new challenges and responsibilities. Three of these cabinet-level administrators are proud CPS graduates and two are parents of CPS students/graduates.
South Suburban College to Offer Summer Graphic Design Session to High School Juniors and Seniors
The Art and Design Department at South Suburban College (SSC) invites students, who will enter their junior or senior year of high school in the fall of 2022, to learn about the Graphic Design Program this summer. This hands-on opportunity will run from June 6 - 16, 2022 between 9 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Monday through Thursday on the South Holland campus in room 4431.
Pappas: Certified notice out on 45,000 properties with unpaid taxes in Cook County
On May 12, 2022, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas will begin the sale of unpaid 2019 property taxes that were originally due in 2020.
National Campaign Supporting Vaccine Equity in Black Communities Partners with Alpha Kappa Alpha in Chicago
The W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute, partnered with the Central Regional Conference of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® on Thursday, March 17, to co-host The Chicago Stay Well Community Vaccine Event at Malcolm X College in a continued effort to make vaccines more accessible to Chicago’s Black community. With mask mandates being lifted in every Chicago County except one, the urgency for vaccines remain high.
Sistas Who Succeed Profile - TANYA MARIE MCLENDON
(Black PR Wire) In recognition of Women’s History Month, Women Grow Strong and Black PR Wire have collaborated to produce a series of media highlights to honor and recognize “Sistas Who Succeed!” Today, we are featuring Fashion Goddess and Designer, TANYA MARIE, CEO of Tanya Marie Design.
Dance company to premier motion picture ‘Nine’
Praize Productions, Inc., a Bronzeville Dance Company, was set to perform their annual Spring theatrical production in March of 2020. Then, COVID-19 hit and they had to postpone the production. Now, PPI is back to show the production, which they have turned into the film, “Nine.” It will be shown at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, at the House of Hope, located at 752 E. 114th St.
Black Americans and the Worldwide Principles of Democracy
Anti-democratic authoritarianism is on the rise–both around the world and here at home. Sometimes it is easier to recognize overseas. That’s especially true at moments like this when Vladimir Putin’s military is killing civilians in Ukraine to feed his ambitions for greater power and is crushing any effort at dissent or truth-telling in his native Russia.
CHICAGO SCHOLARS HOSTS SERIES TO EMPOWER FUTURE WOMEN BUSINESS LEADERS
Chicago Women Lift and Lead was created in 2021. Elizabeth Browne, Head of Entrepreneur & Family Office Partnerships at RedBird, had the idea for the series. She wanted to figure out how to ensure greater access and opportunity for women in business, especially women of color. With the series, 40 senior women leaders from different sectors and industries in Chicago are paired with a cohort of young women, who are recent graduates entering the workforce or set to enter the workforce. The young women have the opportunity for exposure to different career paths and mentorship from the 40 senior women leaders.
African American Woman Develops Unique Program to Help Level the Playing Field for 750,000 Minority Construction Firms
A decade ago, Suzanne Stantley realized that billions of dollars in construction projects were going on in communities throughout the country and that most African American businesses were not in the loop to bargain for, identify and connect with the right decision-makers. She learned these businesses’ inability to make connections impacted their ability to participate in the American dream, and she knew exactly what she had to do. She took her more than thirty-five years as a trained marketer and parlayed that into a venture that would bring companies, small and large, together to do business.
