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A Local Gamer Turns His Hobby Into Lucrative Business
Kevin Fair always enjoyed playing video games and making friends while playing them. He turned that love of playing video games into a business, 'I Play Games'.
Residents Want To See Progress On Roseland/West Pullman Redevelopment
The Far South Community Development Corporation has a vision of what the far south side of the city of Chicago could look like. There are proposals Far South CDC is looking for the city of Chicago to assist with. Both the 9th Ward Alderman Anthony Beale and the 34th Ward Alderman Carrie Austin are championing these proposals.
Blood Donation Events Highlight Need For Blood In Our Communities
The Sickle Cell Awareness Month is recognized in September and the Community Blood Center commemorated the month by hosting blood drives to encourage people of color to donate blood. The Community Blood Center has locations in Chicago, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It was founded in 1955 to supply blood to hospitals in the Midwest region. It relies on volunteer blood donors. It was extended to Chicago in 2018 to help and engage the community with blood donation.
Treasurer Frerichs Reminds Small Non-Profits of Sept. 30th Deadline to Apply for $200,000 in Funding
Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs today reminded small non-profit organizations in Illinois that the current application cycle for up to $20,000 each in Charitable Trust grant funding ends Sept. 30.
Pigment International™ receives Field Foundation grant for production of its premier magazine
Pigment International™ has been selected as a Field Foundation grant recipient for its Pigment Magazine under its programmatic area of media and storytelling. The organization will receive $35K in funding to cover the cost of editors, writers and graphic designers for the publication. Launched in 2018, the publication is a glossy, oversized magazine that highlights the stories of Black artists, collectors, curators and others in the Black art ecosystem.
Jesse White Awards Over $530,000 Project Next Generation Grants
Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White awarded $530,104 in 2022 Project Next Generation (PNG) grants to 28 public libraries statewide. “I am committed to improving the lives of at-risk youth in Illinois,” said White.
INVESTORS TAKE NOTE: DL3 REALTY’S SALE OF THE NEWLY-DELIVERED AND REDEVELOPED BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD MULTIPURPOSE SOLUTION CENTER IS BOTH PROFITABLE AND SOCIALLY RELEVANT
The sale in July 2021 of Blue Cross Blue Shield Multipurpose Solution Center, including the Blue Door Neighborhood Center, in Morgan Park’s Marshfield Plaza retail and office development is the latest signal that DL3 Realty’s Venture Development approach both realizes attractive returns and revitalizes communities.
Clerk’s Office restores key online functions
The Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County has restored a number of key online functions to ensure public access to information, eFiling and payment portals.
WarnerMedia Celebrates National HBCU Week
In celebration of National HBCU Week, WarnerMedia is saluting its Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) graduates and talent from across its portfolio of brands, including CNN, Cartoon Network, HBO Max, HLN, TNT, TBS, truTV, Turner Sports, WarnerMedia Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Bros. Television.
Walgreens Mobile Clinic Administers COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines at HBCU Events
The next stops for the Walgreens mobile clinic offering walk-up access to COVID-19 and flu immunizations are focused on events tied to some of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The traveling clinic is stopping at more than a dozen locations on and off school campuses, including stops at several football “Classics” — games widely known for popular halftime shows featuring battles between school marching bands — that attract students, alumni and community members.
Crown Royal Regal Apple And Harlem’s Fashion Row Support Designers Of Color
Crown Royal Regal Apple and Harlem’s Fashion Row (HFR) – a premier agency creating a bridge between brands and designers of color in the fashion industry — united on Tuesday evening for HFR’s New York Fashion Week Style Awards, Runway Show and After-Party. Committed to empowering the next generation of artists and creatives, Crown Royal Regal Apple collaborated with HFR’s 501(c)(3) nonprofit, ICON360, to award four $10,000 grants to emerging Black designers that help push culture forward in innovative, new ways.
Dr. Ian Smith partners with National Minority Health
Physician, best-selling author, and TV personality Dr. Ian Smith lends his support to a new National Minority Health Association (NMHA) initiative that aims to increase COVID-19 vaccinations among those living in medically underserved communities.
The LUV Institute Displays Parade Of Hearts
The Love, Unity and Values (LUV) Institute, founded by Cosette Nazon-Wilburn, is inspiring healing and transformation in communities that need it the most with its Parade of Hearts. It is an art installation that will be on display in 11 communities.
Workforce Training Recruits Candidates to Build Obama Presidential Center
Alderwomen Jeanette Taylor (20th), Leslie Hairston (5th), and Stephanie Coleman (16th), hosted Unity in the Community Resource Fair on September 11th for South Side residents. The fair provided demonstrations of skilled trades for residents to better understand construction trade jobs available in the community, including with We Can Build It, an Obama Foundation initiative to increase diverse and residential participation in the construction of the Obama Presidential Center and in the building trades generally