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DJ BRINGS MUSIC TO THE MASSES THROUGH MOBILE STUDIO
What do you do when you’re a DJ and your main revenue stream of playing for events is down due to cancellations because of COVID-19? You pivot
TEACHERS NAVIGATE THE END OF THE YEAR REMOTELY DUE TO COVID-19
Alfreda Blalock has been an educator for more than 33 years. At the end of the school year, she is set to retire from Burnside Elementary Scholastic Academy in Chatham. Michelle Silva is a first-year teacher at Marcus Garvey Elementary School in Washington Heights.
Mayor Announces New Partnership With Chicago Hotels To House Nursing Home Workers
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot recently announced new partnerships with Hotel Julian, The Godfrey Hotel and London House to provide Chicago’s nursing home workers with a safe space to isolate themselves if they get sick or if they need temporary respite as they continue to work on the frontlines of the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Governor’s Executive Order Will Help Educator Candidates And Schools
To address the educator shortage that Illinois faces, and a pandemic that has changed the educational experience for all students, Gov. JB Pritzker recently signed Executive Order 2020-31 to help teacher, paraprofessional, and other educator candidates gain licensure and join the workforce.
IRS: Three new credits are available to many businesses hit by COVID-19
The Internal Revenue Service is reminding employers affected by COVID-19 about three important new credits available to them.
South Side developer thriving despite COVID-19, thanks to pipeline offered by Cook County Land Bank Authority
The mortgage crisis of 2008 put real estate developer Keith Lindsey, founder and CEO of Solar Energy Construction, out of business for four years. But this time around, Lindsey’s business is thriving, in spite of the COVID-19 crisis.
Natural Is The New Normal
Lafe’s® Natural BodyCare is offering their Active, Fresh and Soothe Deodorant Sticks made from natural and organic ingredients in 4,200 Walmart stores throughout the United States and grocery.walmart.com.
Clinical Research Participation: On the frontlines of diversity and inclusion
The importance of clinical research is widely recognized and while many decide to participate in clinical trials, there is a lack of representation of individuals from underserved communities. In 2019 alone, 46,391 individuals participated in clinical trials that resulted in the approval of 48 new drugs, yet a limited number of study volunteers identified as black/African American, Asian, and/or Hispanic.
How Will History Judge Us?
There are moments in life when we are called to summon all of our strength and fortitude; to find our resolve as we stand at the base of a mountain that we are not sure we can climb.
SOUTHLAND COLLEGE PREP HIGH SCHOOL IS MORE THAN AN ACADEMIC POWERHOUSE
Administrators at a Richton Park high school whose students are predominately black said the charter school does more than send students to college, but also cranks out future leaders as well.
Mother and daughter working on the frontlines recover from COVID-19
KeAnna Parker is celebrating her first year as a registered nurse. She works as the restorative director at South Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Her mother, Leslie Parker, who has been working there for seven years, is the nursing supervisor.
African Americans Are More Likely To Develop Tardive Dyskinesia
Mental illness was once a subject not often discussed among African Americans, but in recent years, conversations are more open, and people are more comfortable explaining what is happening with them and how their medication makes them feel.
How a Clinical Trial Participant Became an Advocate for the Sickle Cell Community
Shauna Whisenton was once an individual living with sickle cell disease (SCD). Now she’s an advocate for better therapies, a cure, and better understanding of SCD.
VIRTUAL AWARDS CEREMONY CELEBRATES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
LISC Chicago has celebrated community development projects and architectural achievements across the city for 26 years.
