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Welles Park Bulldog Covers Local Sports
Are big national sports teams becoming too costly to follow? Neighborhood news papers cover local sports that charge visitors a fraction of the price of a ticket to national events. The Welles Park Bulldog is keeping tabs on Amundsen, St. Ben’s and the local basketball scene. The finals are coming up, and some of the […]
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Metropolitan Family Services Receives Generous Donation from AHR Expo
February 29, 2012 Comments Off
Metropolitan Family Services, one of Chicago area’s most established providers of programs and counseling to help low-income families, received nearly $12,000 from AHR Expo, the world’s largest air conditioning, heating & refrigeration expo and conference. The award will be used to upgrade HVAC systems to improve operation and efficiency at Metropolitan’s Midway Head Start facility, […]
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Board of Education Approved all School Closings and Turnarounds Amid Public Criticism
February 29, 2012 Comments Off
The Chicago Board of Education unanimously voted Wednesday, Feb. 22, to close 17 Chicago Public Schools following hours of emotional testimony urging the board to do otherwise. The board views the decision as an opportunity to help 7,500 students in the low-performing schools. The board’s decision came just hours after an emotionally charged public hearing […]
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The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) is a Chicago-centric “creative think-and-do tank” that works on issues including climate, energy , water , transportation and community development for Chicago and its environs. It was founded in 1978, and is a leader in promoting urban sustainability or “the more effective use of existing resources and community assets to improve the […]
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Action Now community members, Englewood residents, religious leaders and Alderman Toni Foulkes are holding a candlelight vigil February 28th, 2012 at 6 p.m. for the 13 year old girl that was raped while walking to school in West Englewood. The vigil will be held on the corner of 59th and Wood St. Then there will be a march […]
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SPRINGFIELD–As Illinois legislators look to save money wherever they can, educators and families of bilingual students with disabilities worry that they’ll fall by the wayside. Statewide, there are about 184,000 students designated as English Language Learners. Of those, almost 25,000 students also qualify for special education services. “In the early 1990’s and into the early […]
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Members of the Jones College Prep community look ahead to find productive ways of using the extra 90 minutes planned to be added to CPS’s current six-hour school day. CPS plans to extend school hours starting in the 2012-2013 year. The longer school day will help students perform better in their studies, graduate from college and […]
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