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City of Wheaton Environmental Improvement Commission will meet September 23

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Sep 22, 2025

City of Wheaton Environmental Improvement Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 23

State-funded Nonprofit Spotlight: Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago

By T. T. Collins | Sep 22, 2025

Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive two grants totaling $300,000 in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 103-0006, Public Act 102-6 0698).

Village of Cherry Valley Committee of the Whole met Aug. 25

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 22, 2025

Village of Cherry Valley Committee of the Whole met Monday, Aug. 25

Village of Cherry Valley Board of Trustees met Sept. 22

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 22, 2025

Village of Cherry Valley Board of Trustees met Monday, Sept. 22

City of Wheaton City Council Planning Sessions met Aug. 25

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 22, 2025

City of Wheaton City Council Planning Sessions met Monday, Aug. 25

City of Wheaton City Council Planning Sessions met Sept. 22

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 22, 2025

City of Wheaton City Council Planning Sessions met Monday, Sept. 22

Illinois DOGE Deep Dive: Bishop Shepard Little Memorial Center

By T. T. Collins | Sep 21, 2025

Bishop Shepard Little Memorial Center, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive two grants totaling $142,293 in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 103-0006).

Government-backed nonprofit Erie Neighborhood House profiled

By T. T. Collins | Sep 21, 2025

Erie Neighborhood House, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive three grants totaling $550,000 in FY2024 for capital improvements including construction of a new building, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

Illinois DOGE Profile: Blessed Child

By T. T. Collins | Sep 21, 2025

Blessed Child, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive a $500,000 grant in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 103-0006).

Commemorating Doris Catherine Karpiel's birthday: recognizing the journey of the Businesswoman and Politician (September 21)

By H. D. Cruz | Sep 21, 2025

Doris Catherine Karpiel was born on September 21, 1935, in a small town in the Midwest.

Village of Cherry Valley Board of Trustees met Aug. 19

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 21, 2025

Village of Cherry Valley Board of Trustees met Tuesday, Aug. 19

Cook County Health Board of Directors Quality and Patient Safety Committee met Sept. 19

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 21, 2025

Cook County Health Board of Directors Quality and Patient Safety Committee met Friday, Sept. 19

Cook County Land Bank Authority Board of Directors met Sept. 19

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 21, 2025

Cook County Land Bank Authority Board of Directors met Friday, Sept. 19

City of Wheaton Historic Commission met Aug. 19

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 21, 2025

City of Wheaton Historic Commission met Tuesday, Aug. 19

City of Prospect Heights Executive Airport Board of Directors, City Council and Village of Wheeling Board of Trustees Joint Workshop met Sept. 17

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 21, 2025

City of Prospect Heights Executive Airport Board of Directors, City Council and Village of Wheeling Board of Trustees Joint Workshop met Wednesday, Sept. 17

Julie Anne Hoff discusses new role as provost at Rush University

By E. S. Mcgovern | Sep 20, 2025

Julie Anne Hoff, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN, has taken on the role of provost at Rush University.

Chicago reaches $90 million settlement over wrongful convictions tied to ex-police sergeant

By L. T. Fry | Sep 20, 2025

Mayor Brandon Johnson and Corporation Counsel Mary B. Richardson-Lowry have announced a $90 million global settlement to resolve 176 lawsuits related to wrongful convictions tied to former Chicago Police Department Sgt.

Illinois DOGE Deep Dive: Agudath Israel of Illinois

By T. T. Collins | Sep 20, 2025

Agudath Israel of Illinois, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive three grants totaling $950,000 in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

Inside DePaul College Prep—an Illinois DOGE Profile

By T. T. Collins | Sep 20, 2025

DePaul College Prep, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive a $100,000 grant in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).