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County to raze some Oak Forest Health Center buildings
The seven buildings total almost 260,000 square feet, or nearly one-fourth of the 1.1 million square feet of total space. Along with the...
Oct 7, 2015


SSMMA aims to help improve food-access to build healthy communities
From left: Deputy Executive Director of Housing and Community Development Lakeshia Wright and Community Development Planner Kimberly...
Sep 29, 2015


Oct 6: MPC Roundtable on infill redevelopment
MPC Roundtable Can Chicagoland Grow by Filling In? October 6, 2015, Noon to 1:30 p.m. Metropolitan Planning Council 140 S. Dearborn St....
Sep 16, 2015


Sep 15, 2015


Sept. 22: Improving Food Access to Build Healthy Communities discussion
Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, 10:00a.m. – Noon SSMMA Offices – 1906 West 174th Street East Hazel Crest, IL “Improving Food Access to Build...
Aug 28, 2015


Financial asssistance available for those experiencing financial hardship
From ComEd; please share with your communities:
Jul 30, 2015


Quiet Zone soon possible in Crete
…Mayor Michael Einhorn has completed the additional paperwork the Federal Railroad Administration requested for the Quiet Zone, so unless...
Jul 14, 2015


Sept. 17: Mental health conference featuring Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart
From Prairie State College; please share with your public safety teams and communities:
Jul 8, 2015
Orland Park OKs plans for University of Chicago Medicine outpatient center
Orland Park trustees put their stamp of approval on plans for the new University of Chicago Medicine building slated to be built in the...
Jul 8, 2015


Ingalls seeks an affiliation with hospital system
According to Andy Stefo, the chief financial officer of Ingalls Health System, the parent company of the hospital, Ingalls is not looking...
Jul 7, 2015


Mural marks 1st public art initiative for Pullman monument
Photo courtesy of the Bronzeville Legends Initiative’s Facebook page, posted by muralist Chris Devins. The Philip Randolph Pullman Porter...
Jul 7, 2015


Why Park Forest is called home
Mayor John Ostenburg at Park Forest’s 2015 4th of July parade. Photo courtesy of the Village of Park Forest. Heading back from our annual...
Jul 7, 2015


Oak Forest launches first street art project
Photo is courtesy of the City of Oak Forest. Opportunity Knocks” is the theme of a new community art project in Oak Forest, but the words...
Jun 26, 2015


Ford Heights public housing complex gets a grocery store
Photo courtesy of the Housing Authority of Cook County (@theHACCtweets). It’s not a Whole Foods or a Mariano’s, but the tiny grocery...
Jun 25, 2015


Make your community a Healthy HotSpot!
What is Healthy HotSpot? Healthy HotSpot is an initiative aiming to make suburban Cook County healthier one spot at a time through...
Jun 8, 2015


July 15: Illinois Humanities Council Community Grant Program application is due
The IHC’s community grants program accepts proposals from nonprofit organizations that have a story to tell about Illinois or who have a...
Jun 3, 2015


ComEd is offering free home energy assessments
ComEd customers have opportunities to reduce the energy usage in their home with a FREE home energy assessment. To bring you both...
May 27, 2015


Why A Philadelphia Grocery Chain Is Thriving In Food Deserts
Most people thought he was crazy to even attempt to make money in a food desert like Southwest Philly, he says. Other grocers had tried...
May 15, 2015


Camp in south suburban Cook County
For decades, camping in the forest preserves has been available only to organized groups such as the Scouts—until now. This summer, the...
May 7, 2015


When people travel to Chicago Southland, we all win
Sometimes people don’t think about the value tourism brings or the jobs that are created. It is not just about vacations or fun in the...
May 7, 2015
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