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Social Security Accelerates Decisions for People with Serious Disabilities
Andrew Saul, commissioner of Social Security, recently announced four new Compassionate Allowances conditions: CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder, Pitt Hopkins Syndrome, Primary Peritoneal Cancer, and Richter Syndrome.
Dolton 149 Back-to-School Carnival Draws Hundreds of Students, Parents
Dolton School District 149 held its annual back-to-school outdoor carnival on Saturday, August 25, drawing hundreds of the district’s students and families for rides, activities, food, music, and more at the event.
FORD CALLS FOR EQUALITY IN TEACHER PAY
State Representative La Shawn K. Ford (D-CH), applauds Governor Pritzker for signing HB2078 into law. HB2078 will increase the minimum salary for teachers over the next four years, reaching $40,000 by the 2023-2024 school year. Ford, who showed heavy support for the new law in the beginning, was also a sponsor who voted for HB2078. Ford believes the passage of this bill into law sends a message that Illinois demands better for educators in Illinois.
Reports, released and not released, put Capitol workplace culture in spotlight
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan believes the three other legislative groups should conduct independent reviews of their workplaces, his chief of staff said in an email Thursday. A report released by his office Tuesday concluded a culture of bullying and intimidation existed in the speaker’s office and throughout the Capitol system. The results of the investigation, called for by Madigan and a group of female lawmakers in June 2018, were made public because the speaker values transparency, Jessica Basham, his chief of staff, said.
Congresswoman Kelly Conducts First Non-Partisan Congressional Maternal Health Field Inquiry in Chicago
This week, Congresswoman Robin Kelly convened a non-partisan Congressional Maternal Health Field Inquiry, in collaboration with Advocate Children’s Hospital, to shine an urgent light on the rising rate of American mothers dying from pregnancy and childbirth. The inquiry’s findings will contribute to larger federal reporting and fact-finding efforts to craft a national response to America’s shocking and growing maternal morality rate. “This inquiry – the first in a national series – will take us a little further down the road to advancing legislation that will save mothers’ lives,” Congresswoman Kelly said. “Last year, I introduced the MOMMAs Act to protect mothers by establishing policies and practices to prevent maternal deaths.
Culture remains at the epicenter of the African Festival of the Arts
If you were to look for the exact heart and soul of the African Festival of the Arts on the grounds of Washington Park it would likely be the Ancestral Grove. There, for 30 years, the day before the start of the Festival, members of Africa International House, the staff, volunteers and the community gather to pay homage to the ancestors prior to the opening of the Festival.
AFTER LEADING NEIGHBORHOOD RUNS ALL SUMMER, NONPROFIT FOUNDER HOSTS INAUGURAL 5K RUN
For months, the founder of My Block, My Hood, My City, Jahmal Cole, has been leading small groups of runners through various neighborhoods across Chicago and encouraging them to meet new people and explore new places.
Auburn Gresham boosted by annual festival
The Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side is known for a lot of things and one of them is the annual 79th Street Renaissance Festival.
Former Chicago Ald. Joe Moore Joins Chicago-based Diliberto Real Estate Services, LLC
Diliberto Real Estate Services, a global real estate advisory, property management and auction firm recently announced that former Chicago Alderman Joe Moore, a long-time member of the Chicago City Council is joining the firm’s Municipal Economic Services Group as its National Director.
The Rise of Technology & Innovation Symposium (Tech Symposium)
TBT News is glad to bring The Rise of Technology & Innovation Symposium to The University of Chicago Logan Center at 900 East 60th on Friday, August 23rd from 1 pm until 7 pm.
ANNUAL CROSS-CITY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BRINGS TOGETHER OVER 400 YOUNG PEOPLE
Kids from 22 neighborhoods across Chicago recently came together for a basketball tournament on Columbus Drive in downtown Chicago. The day-long event is the culmination of the city-wide Hoops in the Hood program that is supported by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Chicago and executed by nonprofit organizations throughout the city.
Fathers back on the road thanks to new state law
For six years, Carlos Spencer said he went without a driver’s license because he fell behind on his child support payments, and that limited his ability to work.
Personalized Learning Room Unveiled At South Side Charter School
Perspectives/IIT Math and Science Academy (MSA) in Bronzeville recently celebrated the unveiling of its new Personalized Learning Room which is a new place inside the school for students, teachers, administrators, and mentors to engage with each other and build relationships
NBA Experience Grand Opening Is A Slam Dunk At Walt Disney World Resort
It was a championship-worthy celebration recently at Disney Springs for the grand opening of NBA Experience. Amid cheering fans and celebrity guests, Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger unveiled the first-of-its-kind destination, joined onstage by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and several current and former NBA and WNBA players.
