UCAN Holds Annual Youth Leadership Awards in Honor of Local Youth
UCAN hosted its 23rd Annual Youth Leadership Awards (YLA) on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, to honor Chicago youth from the ...
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Chicago’s Far South Community Advisory Council Hosts Annual Peace Rally
School students from across Chicago’s south side attended an event on June 3rd to celebrate education and promote peace in ...
Violence in Chicago; Trouble on Transit
Crime in Chicago has become one of political discourse over the last few decades. The Windy City is known for ...
Following University of Chicago Crime Lab Research, City of Chicago Expands Eligibility Criteria for Narcotics Arrest Diversion Program
Chicago, IL, June 8, 2022 – The Mayor’s office today announced that the largest ever drug arrest diversion program in ...
Chicago’s West Side Hosts Bank of America Inaugural Half-Marathon
Friday afternoon barricades were placed on sidewalks along Douglas and Independence Boulevards stating the roads would be cut off Sunday, ...
Chicago 13.1 Reimagine the Run With Bank of America
The group behind the marathon with Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle and Bank of America Chicago as well as the ...
READI Chicago Offers a New Lease on Life
READI Chicago was launched a year after a historic surge of gun violence that profoundly affected the city's most vulnerable ...
Super Rats Are a Real Threat to Chicago Residents
For years Chicago has been known to have a rat problem. Orkin Pest Control called Chicago the rattiest city in ...
Illinois Hospital Receives an ‘F’ Grade While Others in Chicago Get a ‘C’
Recently, a released list by Leapfrog Group graded over 3,000 hospitals spreading over the U.S., including 116 in Illinois. Based ...
Chicago Life Expectancy Drop Spurs Call for Change
New statistics show that the pandemic had a negative effect on the life expectancy of Chicagoans. Black and brown communities ...
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