If you’ve ever voted, you’ve probably seen one. It’s a referendum, a ballot measure that can affect your property taxes. Simply put, referendums are direct votes where the electorate has the chance to ...

Sneaker Ball – one of After School Matters’ most anticipated events – takes place Friday, April 25 at Chicago’s Punch Bowl Social, 310 N. Green St., hosted by the organization’s Associate Board.

Erika Maldonado will lead Spanish-language outreach to taxpayers for the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas. Maldonado has strong connections throughout the Chicago-area Latino community.

Community Savings Bank will hold another one of its popular Shred-a-Thons this spring on Saturday, May 10. Customers and members of the community are invited to shred old checks, bank statements and ...

One of the state’s busiest DMVs has relocated and is now offering 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week renewal services through the state’s first drive-through DMV kiosk. The new facility uses a ...

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and the Center for Childhood Resilience (CCR) at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago announced a statewide partnership to promote mental ...

Bank of America continues their commitment to invest in underserved neighborhoods with their announcement of Ogden Commons being one of the beneficiaries of their Community Development Banking program ...

Last Saturday, Hope Chicago celebrated with over 150 parents enrolled in its debt-free educational programs at the Holiday Hope Day event, held in partnership with City Colleges of Chicago. This ...

State of Illinois announced the launch of “I Got Love / ¡Siento Amor!” the statewide enrollment campaign for childcare and early education services, featuring Illinois artists, musicians, and ...

As part of National Older Americans Month this May, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is providing steps for healthy aging. “Each May during National Older Americans Month, we celebrate ...

This April the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) will be celebrating 30 Days of Public Health, an extended observance of National Public Health Week that also coincides with National ...

Latino Art Beat is a Chicago based not for profit arts organization that celebrates the artistic talents of young visual ...