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Celebration Honors Cultural & Civic Leaders in Chicago
Landmarks Illinois will mark the 15th anniversary of the Legendary Landmarks Celebration on March 5, 2020, in Chicago. The annual event is the biggest fundraiser of the year for Landmarks Illinois, the only statewide historic preservation nonprofit helping people all across Illinois save the treasured places in their communities.
City to conduct shoreline study to assess affects of high lake levels
As Lake Michigan rises and beachfront erosion continues, the City of Chicago Department of Transportation, along with the Department of Buildings, Chicago Park District, Streets and Sanitation and Office of Emergency Management and Communications will conduct a Shoreline Vulnerability Assessment.
LOCAL CONSTRUCTION FIRM TO RESTORE CLOCK TOWER BUILDING IN PULLMAN
Griggs Mitchell and Alma Construction is a minority and veteran-owned construction group in Chicago. They were recently awarded a $5.8 million contract to preserve and restore the Administration Clock Tower Building at the Pullman National Monument at 11057 S. Cottage Grove.
How Summit Learning is Enhancing Teacher-Student Mentoring
Teachers are at the heart of Summit Learning classrooms, and mentoring is an essential part of the Summit Learning experience. To date this school year, teachers, school staff, and students have held more than 3.8 million minutes of in-person mentoring within the Summit Learning program—the equivalent of watching more than 31,600 two-hour movies.
Annual Symposium to Focus on Small Businesses
One topic of discussion the second annual Minority Entrepreneur Interactive Solution Symposium will focus on is how small businesses impact local economies.
MWRD incumbent passionate about the environment
Kimberly Neely du Buclet considers herself an environmentalist. Her interest in environmental issues began while she was a state representative. During that time, representing the 26th District, she received an A+ rating from the Illinois Environmental Council. She consistently voted with the environmental caucus.
Memoir details life, love and career
Farissa Knox knew that she was a good storyteller. One day, after telling a story, someone told her she should write a book. Knox, who is the founder and CEO of RLM Media and founder and CEO of What R U Wearing Productions, took heed and published a memoir, “Love, Sex and Friendship: In No Particular Order.”
NBA FAMILY TO ENGAGE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YOUTH AND MORE THAN 40 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS CHICAGO AS PART OF NBA ALL-STAR 2020 OUTREACH EFFORTS
– First-Ever NBA All-Star Youth Leadership Council to Unveil Five Youth-Led Projects in Chicago’s Neighborhoods with Support from the Chicago Bulls and Three Local Community Organizations
NIU removes use of standardized test scores for 2021 applicants
Northern Illinois University recently announced it will eliminate the use of standardized test scores for general admission and merit scholarship decisions. This new “test-blind” policy will begin for students applying to NIU for the fall of 2021.
Event focused on managed care set for Feb. 12
Sterling will speak about SIMPCO and how it will fill a void in health care in Illinois at an event, which will take place at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, at Olive-Harvey College, 10001 S. Woodlawn Ave. Dr. Carol Adams, SIMPCO chief community relations officer, as well as State Representative Will Davis, and Lynwood (Ill.) Trustee Jada Curry, will also speak at the event.
Study finds many youth living with undiagnosed chronic fatigue syndrome
Most youth living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) have not been diagnosed, according to a new prevalence study from researchers at DePaul University and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, published by the journal Child & Youth Care Forum. Leonard A. Jason, a professor of psychology at DePaul University, led the seven-year study to screen more than 10,000 children and teenagers in the Chicago area.
LIFE AND LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATED AT UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Dr. Otis Moss III were speakers for the 30th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at the University of Chicago, at Rockefeller Chapel. The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III is the pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss II worked alongside King and is a board member and trustee for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non-Violent Social Change.
Mayor Lightfoot Calls on Residents and Business Community to Support Puerto Rican Relief and Aid Efforts
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot recently issued a call to action to residents, the business community and other partners of the City of Chicago asking them to join in efforts to generate awareness and resources to support the people of Puerto Rico amid the recent earthquakes. To learn more about ways to support Puerto Rico, the City has launched a new website, cityofchicago.org/disasterrelief, allowing residents and other interested individuals an easy way to find organizations whose efforts will directly aid the people of Puerto Rico
T. Rowe Price Relaunches Money Confident Kids Website With Five-step Program
T. Rowe Price has relaunched its Money Confident Kids® program, a financial education program teaching basic financial concepts to middle school-age children, as a new five-step program with a refreshed website. The five steps outlined on the new site are designed to build on each other and simplify the process of teaching core financial concepts to kids.
