We kick-off our Hispanic Heritage Month issue this week by spotlighting a woman who recently made history by becoming the first Latina president of one of the largest organizations in the country, the ...

Berwyn property owners received assessment notices from my office this week. As your County Assessor, I’d like to explain what this means. We reassess one-third of Cook County each year. We last ...

NMPRAC will host a workshop led by the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Individual Artists Program (IAP). This initiative aims to assist Chicago’s practicing artists ...

At 1:46am Wednesday morning, baby Aiden Jimenez took his first breath at Mount Sinai Hospital, becoming Sinai Chicago’s first baby of 2025. The son of Rubicelda Morales and Jose Luis Jimenez Bello of ...

American Humane Society, the United States’ first national humane organization and the world’s largest certifier of animal welfare practices, announced that the Forest Preserves of Cook County has ...

This week, as we continue our Hispanic Heritage Month series we place a spotlight on the extraordinary work and important role Hispanic/Latino focused non-profit organizations play in the fabric of ...

Mexican pop star Julieta Venegas headlines the eighth annual Fiesta Ravinia—Ravinia’s celebration of Mexican independence—on Sunday, September 15. Known for her versatility in pop-rock-indie music in ...

The South Side Healthy Community Organization (SSHCO) has announced a significant investment in community resources as a key part of building health equity on Chicago’s South Side. Nearly one million ...

The Illinois Secretary of State‘s office is working to bring IDs in Apple Wallet to Illinois residents in the future with the goal of launching by the end of the year, Secretary Alexi Giannoulias ...

State Rep. Elizabeth ‘Lisa’ Hernandez, D-Cicero, was sworn in to a new term in the Illinois House on Wednesday, where she will continue to work on salient issues including education. Hernandez ...

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), in collaboration with Microsoft, today unveiled Ally-IL, a ...

The holiday spirit was in full swing on Saturday, December 21, as the Town of Cicero hosted its annual “Shop with a Cop” event at Walmart. Local police officers partnered with children from the ...