Black students, constituting 2.9% or 13 of Ruiz Elementary School's total student population of 446, accounted for six out of the 14 total suspensions (42.9%) in the 2021-22 school year, averaging roughly one suspension per two students, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.
The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) today joined public and private sector partners to celebrate the graduation of a group of 31 trainees from Greencorps Chicago, the City’s green job training program for individuals with barriers to employment. Graduates of the paid nine-month long program gained extensive training and practical experience in the classroom and in the field in ecological restoration, landscaping, tree care, carpentry, green infrastructure and environmental health and safety, along with essential job readiness skills.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration has been advocating for the construction of a winterized tent camp to accommodate asylum-seeking migrants.
A former employee of the Cook County Land Bank Authority, Mustafaa Saleh, was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison on Friday for orchestrating a scheme that involved recruiting straw buyers to purchase and sell six Land Bank properties for his personal gain
Frederick Walls, the Illinois GOP candidate for the 34th District House Representative and owner of "Highly Flavored Chicago," is slated to be a featured speaker at an upcoming event titled "Empower Your Child’s Future Through Informed Choices." The event is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 21, from 3-6 p.m.