Category: News

U.S. internet and wireless providers have announced temporary measures to make getting online less expensive and onerous as enforced social distancing due to the new coronavirus forces more human interaction online. Most notable is Comcast’s free public Wi-Fi for...

By Ryan Ori CHICAGO TRIBUNE | DEC 06, 2019 | 4:53PM “Labor unions and some of the biggest names in Chicago’s development community — attached to projects like Vista Tower, Lincoln Yards and The 78 — are teaming up with United Way...

Johnny Washington walked out of his program graduation, certificate in hand, saying he felt relieved and proud. After more than 20 years of heroin abuse and numerous stints in Cook County Jail, he was now regularly engaged in therapy,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: College scholarships and support through One Million Degrees has now been extended to ALL low-income suburban Cook County Residents in the Prairie State College District. All low-income residents interested in a college education at Prairie State...

Children learn from the moment they’re born, and kindergarten is too late to play catch-up. More high-quality early learning programs are essential. Babies, as it turns out, learn more, and earlier, than most of us know. Humans, in fact,...

The Housing Authority of Cook County is here to help you find your new home in an Opportunity Area. Click HERE to read all about it!

Doctors should prescribe playtime for young children, the American Academy of Pediatrics says. Click here to learn more!