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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Opening ...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Opening First Neighborhood Center
Dec 12, 2018, noon
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NEW SHARED KITCHEN SPACE WILL PROVIDE DIVERSE DINING ...

NEW SHARED KITCHEN SPACE WILL PROVIDE DIVERSE DINING OPTIONS FOR SOUTH SIDERS
Dec 12, 2018, noon
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LOCAL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY SHOW

LOCAL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY SHOW
Dec 12, 2018, noon
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CHICAGO CHILD CARE SOCIETY LOOKS AT TWO-GENERATION APPROACH ...

CHICAGO CHILD CARE SOCIETY LOOKS AT TWO-GENERATION APPROACH TO COMMUNITY SERVICE
Dec 12, 2018, noon
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Pappas: There’s help for senior citizens struggling ...

“When property taxes are due, too many of our elderly are forced to make difficult choices about which bills to ...

Advocates release transportation agenda for Chicago’s next ...
On Friday the Active Transportation Alliance released the Active Transportation Agenda for Chicago that describes how Chicago’s leaders can support ...
NEW SHARED KITCHEN SPACE WILL PROVIDE DIVERSE ...
The Bronzeville Culinary Kitchen will soon be located at 436 E. 47th St. and will feature a commercial kitchen that ...
Public Forum Held To Hear From Three ...
Indivisible Chicago - South Side and First Unitarian Church of Chicago, 5650 S. Woodlawn Ave., recently co-hosted a mayoral candidate ...
City Officials Celebrate The Opening of Chicago ...
Chicago Public Library Commissioner Brian Bannon joined 3rd Ward Alderman Pat Dowell and city officials to cut the ribbon on ...

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Community Focus

Students from Betty Shabazz Academy and Barbara A. Sizemore Academy were recently invited to attend the International Manufacturing Technology Show. Photo Credit: Provided by Betty Shabazz Academy

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ONE OF CHICAGO’S REMAINING “GODFATHERS OF ...

SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES ORGANIZATION PREPARES ...

Chicago Activist Aims To Replace Guns ...

EMERGENCY COMMUNITY MEETING HELD TO SEEK ...

Fashion

FOOTPRINTS TO RECOVERY NATIONWIDE "SOCKS OF ...

Fashion Designer Mieka Joi Celebrates Rich ...

The New Shine 'n Jam® Black ...

Fossil Group and CITIZEN Partner to ...

Dapper Dan & Gucci On The ...

Entertainment

Comcast Announces Agreements with Two New ...

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) recently announced it has selected two new African American majority-owned independent networks to be broadly distributed ...

The Magic of the Wizard of ...

Acclaimed Chicago director Amber Mak dazzled audiences with Paramount’s production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. She made kids of all ...

Black Experience

This year marks the 49th anniversary death of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton Sr. and his widow Akua Njeri, alleges he was murdered by Chicago police who raider their Westside home and shot him to death. (Photo by Wendell Hutson)

Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton ...

The 49th anniversary death of Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton Sr. was recently recognized by more than 100 people ...

Pictured are the HistoryMakers in attendance at the event.

The HistoryMakers and Chicago Public Library ...

Deputy Mayor Andrea Zopp joined Chicago Public Library (CPL) Commissioner Brian Bannon and The HistoryMakers Founder & Executive Director Julieanna ...