Monthly Archives: July, 2021

New law aims to expand affordable housing through $75 million investment, tax credits - Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed a measure aimed at increasing affordable housing investment in Illinois, as well as a measure expanding the state’s low-income energy assistance program.

City of Chicago Continues Fighting to Protect Chicago’s Workers (Chicago, IL) - Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) released an update on the Office of Labor Standards (OLS) and its ongoing fight to protect Chicago’s workers

The White Sox beat the Indians in first game in Cleveland (Cleveland, Ohio) - After traveling to Ohio, the White Sox put White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn at the mound to throw out the first pitch.

Education services extended for special needs students (Chicago, IL) - Students with special needs will be able to finish their last year of high school regardless of when their birthday falls on the calendar, while those who lost a year or more of in-person schooling due to the pandemic and have since aged out of special education eligibility will be given another year to complete their schooling.

White Sox leave Kansas City off a hard loss (Kansas City, Missouri) - In the last game of the series against the Royals the White Sox brought out Carlos Rodon to start the game off with their best foot forward.

Rainbow PUSH Coalition/PUSH Excel to provide free ice cream and a team building exercise as part of its Saturday Summer STEM/Sports Camp for youth (Chicago, IL) – In an effort to provide educational classes to Concordia Place students during the Rainbow PUSH Coalition/PUSH Excel Summer STEM/Sports Camp program, Concordia students will receive free ice cream for an hour Saturday, July 31st, and a special team building exercise for the first hour of the sports program.

State Senator Robert Peters endorses Pat Dowell for Illinois Secretary of State, Together They Address Need to Protect Voter Rights (Chicago, IL) - State Senator Robert Peters today announced his support for Alderman Pat Dowell’s candidacy for Illinois Secretary of State.

Royals take it to extra innings and take the win over the White Sox (Kansas City, Missouri) - The White Sox had momentum going into the third game of the series against the Royals and started with White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito on the mound. 

Lightfoot urges for vigilance as COVID-19 cases rise: 'It's still real, it's still deadly' (Chicago, IL) - The city of Chicago is taking measures to mitigate an increase in COVID-19 cases while also preparing to welcome thousands of visitors for its annual Lollapalooza music festival.

Citizens of Calumet City show support for Clerk Figgs (Calumet City, IL) - This morning, several residents of Calumet City gathered at Pulaski Park across the street from City Hall to show support for their longstanding clerk, Nyota Figgs.