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Jan 21, 2022

Please update your records, the new Rapid Info Response Line phone nmber is 551-241-6209. Dial in…

Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Inside the Chicago Freedom Movement

United Way of Metro Chicago, January 2022 Newsletter, Jan 20, 2022

“If you can move Chicago, you can move the country.” – Shermann…

CITY OF CHICAGO ANNOUNCES VACCINE REQUIREMENTS FOR RESTAURANTS, BARS, GYMS, AND OTHER INDOOR PUBLIC PLACES

City of Chicago Office of the Mayor, Jan 3, 2022

Effective January 3, 2022 , for Chicago per Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, the Chicago Department of…

Upcoming City of Chicago Business Education Webinars

Jan 3, 2022

Upcoming BACP Business Education Webinars through March 19th and many more updates...

Gov. Pritzker Announces $300 Million in Nation-Leading Child Care Recovery Grants

Governor JB Pritzker and Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Secretary Grace B. H, Dec 28, 2021

CHICAGO - Governor JB Pritzker and Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Secretary Grace B.…

First Reflections, "GAGDC Saved My Business"

Reprinted from Blog, ACT Prep Chicago by Kwadjo Glenn, Dec 25, 2021

We had just finished our first year of business and were ramping up for our second year...(continue…

6th Ward Alderman Office Holiday Hours and More updates...

Office of Alderman Sawyer e-blast, Dec 17, 2021

Season’s Greetings 6 th Ward Family, from Alderman Roderick Sawyer!

79th TIF(s) Open through December 30, 2021 at 5pm

City of Chicago, Dec 1, 2021

Applications are still open and due on December 30, 2021, by 5pm.

City of Chicago Department FREE business education workshops are now available as WEBINARS!

The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection, Nov 29, 2021

The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection’s FREE business…

BACP ENCOURAGES CHICAGOANS TO SPEND BIG AND SHOP SMALL

Neighborhood shopping campaigns brighten the holiday season, Nov 24, 2021

BACP ENCOURAGES CHICAGOANS TO SPEND BIG AND SHOP SMALL, Neighborhood shopping campaigns brighten…

Thank You Sponsors and Community for Celebrating 20 years of great works in Auburn Gresham

Photos courtesy of, Nov 11, 2021

2021 Benefit dinner photos

UIC Neighborhood Centers to provide support for African American Communities

Reposted: Jules Tasis, Office of Diversity, Equity & Engagement | Posted on November 01, 2021, Nov 8, 2021

UIC has engaged over 60 community and UIC stakeholders in a collaborative effort to increase the…

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