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U. of C. ties its promise on trauma service to expansion of hospital: REPRINTED: Ameet Sachdev Contact Reporter Chicago Tribune, Feb 18, 2016; The University of Chicago is using its commitment to bring adult trauma services to the South Side to win state approval of a significant expansion of the Hyde Park medical center.
MacCormac College to Host Fourth Annual Comedy Fundraiser: Feb 17, 2016; Learn 2 Laugh will star acclaimed comedian James Stephens III and Marc “Skippy” Price.
21st Ward Business Advisory Council | Bridging The Gap Between Businesses and the Community: Feb 16, 2016; The Business Advisory Council should represent the business owners and the voice of community leaders represented throughout the 21st ward. Join the discussion, February 17th, 1701 West 87th Street,…
SNEAK PEEK at Monique Woodard: reprinted from Carl West/TBTNewsService.com, Feb 12, 2016; Monique Woodard has joined 500 Startups as its first African-American venture partner to increase the firm's investments in Black and Latino tech entrepreneurs, who have historically received a tiny…
That's A Burger, Open Positions At South Side Restaurant!: Feb 8, 2016; Open positions in * Southside Restaurant *Looking for dyanamic indivuduals who don't mind working in a fast paced environment. Hiring for cashiers, cooks, food preps and janitors. If you or someone…
Remembering An Icon: Reposted from TBTNEWS HEADLINE, Contributing Correspondent: CDW, Feb 2, 2016; We lost a warm and caring woman who continued to serve her community and profession up until the end of her dying days. Theresa Fambro perfected her craft and loved her job/hobby working for the…
Advancing Social Equity Through Access: Feb 1, 2016; All Americans should have access to the Internet. Great news! On Jan. 29 a Massachusetts state court granted a motion to extend our preliminary injunction that temporarily saved Internet access to…
Court Grants Motion By Nonprofits and Sprint to Extend WiMax Service Through March: Jan 29, 2016; Mobile Citizen update: This week Sprint joined us when we asked the court to extend a preliminary injunction that temporarily saved Internet access for the people on the WiMax network. Today, the…
Treasurer Summers Kicks Off "77 Proud" with Resource Fair and Panel Discussion: kathryn.hickey@cityofchicago.org, Jan 25, 2016; On Friday , Chicago City Treasurer Kurt Summers hosted the first "77 Proud" Financial Education Resource Fair, along with a panel discussion, to commence the initiative sponsored by City Treasurer…
St. Bernard Hospital Opens Walk-in Clinic: St. Bernard Hospital, Jan 13, 2016; St. Bernard Hospital opened The Walk-in Clinic on January 5, 2016. The Clinic, located in the Hospital at 326 West 64th Street in Chicago, offers patients non-emergent medical care on Tuesdays and…
Mayor's Open Notes To The Community: Second Chance Program+: Ken Bennett, First Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Public Engagement, Jan 6, 2016; Program Offers Education, Training, Career Opportunities to Ex-Offenders and Others Who Face Barriers to Employment. The Mayor joined leaders from the CTA, the Chicago City Colleges and the community…
Groups gear up to boost Chicago's black tech community: Cheryl V. Jackson, freelance writer (reprinted Blue Sky), Jan 4, 2016; The Code2040 Entrepreneurs in Residence program is leading an effort to map all the black and Latino tech founders in Chicago so investors can find them, while other initiatives are also aiming to…
13 Reasons the IRS Says "No": Valerie F. Leonard, Dec 22, 2015; Valerie F. Leonard, an expert in community and organizational development, recently discussed 13 common reasons the IRS rejects applications for tax exemption on the Nonprofit “U” radio…
66 Year Old Routing A Fresh Foods Plan for Local Seniors!: Dec 16, 2015; The Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation (GADC) currently has two seniors from the Easter Seals Community Service program placed in meaningful jobs, at our 7901 S. Racine location. This…
Operation Hope Free Holiday Dinner At BJ's Market!: Dec 15, 2015; Today Operation Hope is in full swing! WVON, Johnson Publishing Company, Terry Bishop, The Urban League, Andrea Zopp, State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16), Faith Community of St. Sabina and the…
TEENS ASPIRING TO MUSIC CAREERS RECIEVE REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE & ADVICE FROM PROS THANKS TO PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN GRAMMY FOUNDATION®, BEST BUY & CHICAGO CITY OF LEARNING: Dec 10, 2015; Side-by-side with GRAMMY Foundation® professionals whose clientele include artists like Beyonce’, Jason Mraz, Jay Z, Madonna, Pink, and Usher, Chicago teens developed industry skills while…
Starting and Managing a Nonprofit Business in the State of Illinois: Valerie F. Leonard, Dec 9, 2015; Tune in to Nonprofit “U” to hear a podcast of Valerie F. Leonard discussing the ins and outs of starting a nonprofit business in the State of Illinois.
AMAZON Is Hiring!: Employment Resource Center, Dec 1, 2015; Amazon is hiring for seasonal positions right now for their recently opened Joliet, IL fulfillment center.
ComEd Shares the Light by Supporting Community Holiday Lighting Events: ComEd Media Relations, Nov 23, 2015; The holidays are here and ComEd wants to help families and friends share the light . This year is offerning Buy One, Get One Free Vouchers to LED-Lit Lighting Celebrations this Holiday Season.
Free Small Business Legal Clinic, 11/4, Presented by The Law Project!: Nov 1, 2015; Nov. 4th, 9:00am, at UPB, 7801 S. State, UPB, Community Room, The Law Project and the Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation are excited to invite you to a free "Legal Clinic" with one-on-one…
ComEd Extends Credit Agreement and Empowers Local Minority and Community Banks: Oct 27, 2015; ComEd extends credit agreement and empowers local minority and community banks.
Envision A Closing School As Place To Live, Work and Play? You bet!: Norma Sanders, Oct 23, 2015; A closed school, made predominately of glass, an architecturual asset, to be transformed "as a place to live, work and play!"
The big secret is out! #FomerlyCMW is Now #NP!: Oct 23, 2015; The big secret is out! The Community Media Workshop #CMW is now are Public Narrative . We also have a new website. Head over to http:// publicnarrative.org
Madigan: Two Credit Downgrades in Three Days Make it Clear Rauner Needs to Focus on State Budget: Oct 22, 2015; House Speaker Michael J. Madigan: Two Credit Downgrades in Three Days Make it Clear Rauner Needs to Focus on State Budget
Jimmy's Vegan Cookies Launches At Whole Foods!: Oct 13, 2015; TECHNICALLY SPEAKING, JIMMY'S VEGAN COOKIES WHOLE FOODS MARK LAUNCH | T uesday, October 13th from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM , Whole Foods Market , 1101 S. Canal , Chicago, IL . Let's join this young…