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UIC names rising data scientist to TransUnion endowed professorship
“Big data” is getting a big boost in the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Liberal Arts and Sciences through a new professorship endowed by TransUnion, a leading global information and insights company.
Half of U.S. Adults Have Been Targeted by Impostor Scams, Says AARP Survey
Impostor scams continue to target large numbers of Americans, and as the federal government launches the 2020 Census, a majority may be susceptible to phony Census correspondence or telephone calls, according to results of a survey released recently by the AARP Fraud Watch Network.
MAYOR ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF CHOOSE TO CHANGE
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, along with Interim Chicago Police Department Superintendent Charlie Beck, Chicago Public School CEO Dr. Janice Jackson, Dr. Sybil Madison, deputy mayor for education and human services, announced an expansion to the Choose to Change program at Wendell Phillips Academy High School, 244 E. Pershing Road
Illinois State Police Forensic Laboratories Post Case Assignments And Completion Rates Online
Springfield, Ill. – As a new measure of transparency and accountability, the Illinois State Police Forensic Services Command unveiled to the public a forensics dashboard showing the number of case assignments and average completion times.
SAUK VILLAGE SCHOOL RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION
Wagoner Elementary School in Sauk Village is the National Teach Kindness Challenge Champion. The students learned about the honor at an assembly on Monday, Feb. 24. The school was chosen out of 650 schools throughout the United States.
Project Hope continues to make impact in community
A program that began more than 30 years ago is still changing the lives of pregnant and parenting teenage girls and young women. Project Hope began with Maureen Hallagan and her mother, Kay, who had been doing some volunteer work at Marillac. They wanted to do a teen care program. And, what began as a three-year pilot program, became Project Hope.
VIRTUAL REALITY DR. KING EXHIBIT ON DISPLAY AT DUSABLE MUSEUM
The much-anticipated Dr. Martin L. King Jr. exhibit, The March, opened to the public last Thursday and will run until November at the DuSable Museum of African American History.
OSFM Encourages Illinoisans to Purchase Approved Smoke Alarms
The Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshall is reminding Illinoisans of the importance of having approved smoke alarms. Illinois law requires that smoke alarms in dwelling units are listed by an approved third-party testing organization. The Smoke Detector Act (425 ILCS 60) outlines requirements for smoke alarms in dwelling units (one- and two-family homes).
Congressman Rush hosts ‘Coffee and Conversation’
Congressman Bobby Rush hosted a “Coffee and Conversation” event on Friday, Feb. 21, at Pearl’s Place, 3901 S. Michigan Ave. During the event, Rush talked about economic development, workforce development, campaign challengers and his support of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
League of Chicago Theatres and ComEd now accepting applications for the 2020 Powering the Arts grant program
The League of Chicago Theatres and ComEd are now accepting applications for the 2020 ComEd Powering the Arts grant program to help local arts institutions reach audiences that otherwise would not have access to the arts. Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to nonprofit arts and cultural institutions located within ComEd’s service territory in northern Illinois. Eligibility details and applications are available at LeagueOfChicagoTheatres.org/ComEdPoweringTheArts/ and due by 5 p.m. Central time Friday, March 13, 2020.
Kimberly Foxx and Andrea Zopp Honored at the 4th Annual L.E.G.A.C.Y. Awards Gala
WDB Marketing returns with their fourth annual L.E.G.A.C.Y. Awards Gala to recognize the importance of African American entrepreneurship in America by highlighting business owners and leaders in the city of Chicago. Announcing the 2020 Honorees, an extraordinary group of leaders making a high-impact in politics, education, humanitarianism and over all African-American entrepreneurship to be honored. WDB Marketing celebrating their 14th anniversary will honor recipients on Saturday, February 29, 2020, from 6 pm – 10 pm at Malcom X College, 1900 W. Jackson Blvd.
RESIDENTS, METRA AND COOK COUNTY WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE METRA
The Coalition for a Modern Metra Electric believe they have an idea to boost ridership: Improve Metra Stations and reduce fares to CTA levels. The Metra Electric Line begins at the Millennium Park Station, at Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street, and extends to the University Park Station, at University Parkway and Governors Highway.
DEA releases 2019 National Drug Threat Assessment
DEA Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon recently announced the publication of the 2019 National Drug Threat Assessment, which outlines the threats posed to the United States by domestic and international drug trafficking and the abuse of illicit drugs.
Politics And Women Helped Shape Chicago’s Black History
Chicago is known more for its gun violence and high sales tax than its black, political history that seems to be growing almost every election.
