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Student Cultivates Peace Around The World
An international art contest celebrating children’s visions of peace capped off its 20th year by recognizing a teenager from Malaysia as the grand prize winner.
President Preckwinkle, County Department of Transportation and Highways Issue First-Ever Call for Projects
The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (DoTH) is seeking applications or transportation related projects throughout Cook County as part of the President Toni Preckwinkle’s initiative to build and maintain a comprehensive regional transportation network.
Colgate-Palmolive and Black Girls CODE Aim to Create a Brighter Future for Young African American Girls During Black History Month
To honor Black History Month, Colgate-Palmolive will partner with Black Girls CODE on a campaign focused on helping more young girls of color learn computer programming.
Food, Fuel, and Finance ...The 3Fs of Economics
Nearly half of U.S. high school students say they do not know how to establish good credit and more than one-fourth believe they will be unprepared to manage their finances upon graduation. This is according to recent research that reveals a lack of financial literacy among American youth.
MY OPEN LETTER TO “US”
As I write this letter, I can’t help but express my frustration and concern for “US.” I also can’t help, but question my contribution to the status of where we are. I understand that I, too, have been guilty of doing the very things that put US here. Even still, right now, the state of our community is more alarming than ever. And, while I know that this letter may be misunderstood by many, unduly dissected and misconstrued by most others, I still need to write and speak about these things that deeply concern me.
NEW APPOINTMENT AT COMED
ComEd recently announced that Verónica Gómez has been promoted to senior vice president and general counsel.
BLACK INVENTORS: CHANGING HOW WE DO BUSINESS
Over the last 500 years, Black people from Africa, and their descendents have fully participated in the development of the world’s agricultural, business, medical and scientific innovations and inventions.
OBAMACARE REPEAL COULD EFFECT EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS
According to the Urban Institute, nearly 30 million Americans would lose health insurance by 2019 while the broader U.S. economy would be hit. This is just the tip of the iceberg.
ENGLEWOOD SHELTER BRINGS HOPE AND HELP TO RESIDENTS
With the evolution of the movement, Traxler and the women built multiple shelters for women and their families across Chicago. One in particular, called Maria Shelter, opened in 1989 at 7320 S. Yale Avenue.
LEADERS, RESIDENTS RESPOND TO DOJ REPORT
The Justice Department (DOJ) recently announced that it found reasonable cause to believe that the Chicago Police Department (CPD) engages in a pattern or practice of using force, including deadly force, in violation of the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution.
GM HOSTS DISCOVER YOUR DRIVE DIVERSITY JOURNALISM PROGRAM AT NAIAS
Students from diverse backgrounds participated in the program that promoted diversity in automotive journalism and news coverage.
GROUP HELPS OTHERS TO STOP TRUMP
President Donald Trump has spurred a movement of individuals who vehemently oppose his presidency.
Duckworth Addresses Women’s March on Washington
“Right now, there are real threats to women’s rights and civil rights in our country. However, the core values of our great nation – values for which I and countless other service members risked our lives and limbs to protect – are stronger than the agenda of any one person.
TO BE EQUAL: ASSESSING PRESIDENT OBAMA’S IMPACT AND LEGACY
“That faith that I placed all those years ago, not far from here, in the power of ordinary Americans to bring about change, that faith has been rewarded in ways I could not have possibly imagined.” – President Barack Obama, Farewell Address, January 10, 2017