On August 9, Governor JB Pritzker signed into law Senate Bill 426, which grants the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) and Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) the ability to transfer ...

With the excessive heat, Morton Arboretum’s Plant Clinic offers up a few tips to help trees and garden plants survive waves of heat in the 90s and above. Make sure plants have enough water. Water is ...

State Senator Mary Edly-Allen passed a new law to fill gaps in current breast cancer screening coverage to ensure that all Illinoisans are able to receive screening that accurately detects breast ...

Serving as Deputy Policy Director of Governor’s JB Pritzker’s first campaign for Governor, Martin V. Torres was recently appointed to the Deputy Governor for Education, where he will bring his ...

Representative Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act, which would require the U.S. Department ...

As summer sunsets and the end of the beach season nears, Park District is transitioning into indoor pool programming. In Chicago, beach season runs from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day, September ...

Amid a tightly packed schedule, Her Excellency Lianys Torres Rivera, Ambassador from Cuba to the U.S., carved out time to pay a visit to the City of Chicago and meet with Vice President for National ...

Citi is opening its first new Chicago branch in more than a decade at 2503 W Cermak Road., Pilsen neighborhood. The state-of-the-art 2,536-square-foot space will offer Citi’s full array of services, ...

Mexican Cultural Center DuPage (MCCD) in coordination with Meztli Mexico and in partnership with the College of DuPage Public Art Project (COD) and the DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau (DCVB) ...

End summer on a high note with Lyric Opera of Chicago’s first-of-its-kind Art-See Jamboree on Sunday, August 25, from 11a.m. to 2p.m. Art-See Jamboree is a free child-oriented event that has it ...

USHLI, in partnership with Denny’s, is pleased to announce the next round of scholarships for Latino students. Students may get involved with Hungry For Education by applying for a $1,000 scholarship.

The Cook County Clerk’s Office is seeking bilingual election judges to work in the upcoming November Presidential Election to support democracy and earn some cash in the process by assisting voters ...