August, 2025 Stories | Chicago City Wire

City of Wheaton Police Pension Fund Board of Trustees met Aug. 21

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 25, 2025

City of Wheaton Police Pension Fund Board of Trustees met Thursday, Aug. 21

City of Wheaton Planning and Zoning Board will meet Aug. 26

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 25, 2025

City of Wheaton Planning and Zoning Board will meet Tuesday, Aug. 26

City of Wheaton Fine & Cultural Arts Commission will meet Aug. 26

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 25, 2025

City of Wheaton Fine & Cultural Arts Commission will meet Tuesday, Aug. 26

City of Wheaton Environmental Improvement Commission will meet Aug. 26

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 25, 2025

City of Wheaton Environmental Improvement Commission will meet Tuesday, Aug. 26

City of Wheaton City Council Planning Sessions will meet Aug. 25

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 25, 2025

City of Wheaton City Council Planning Sessions will meet Monday, Aug. 25

City of Prospect Heights City Council will meet Aug. 25

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 25, 2025

City of Prospect Heights City Council will meet Monday, Aug. 25

This week in City of Chicago history: A noteworthy event that shaped our past (Aug. 24-30)

By L. T. Fry | Aug 24, 2025

This week in City of Chicago history.

Government-backed nonprofit Full Circle Communities, Inc. profiled

By T. T. Collins | Aug 24, 2025

Full Circle Communities, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive a $150,000 grant in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

State-funded Nonprofit Spotlight: Mujeres Latinas En Accion

By T. T. Collins | Aug 24, 2025

Mujeres Latinas En Accion, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive six grants totaling $2,251,400 in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

Inside Illinois College of Optometry—an Illinois DOGE Profile

By T. T. Collins | Aug 24, 2025

Illinois College of Optometry, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive a $250,000 grant in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

Illinois DOGE Deep Dive: Spanish Coalition for Housing

By T. T. Collins | Aug 23, 2025

Spanish Coalition for Housing, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive five grants totaling $1,150,000 in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

Home sales in Cook County in week ending Aug. 16

By A. S. Tackett | Aug 23, 2025

There were 586 reported residential sales in Cook County in the week ending Aug. 16, according to BlockShopper.com.

Government-backed nonprofit South Central Community Services, Inc. profiled

By T. T. Collins | Aug 23, 2025

South Central Community Services, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive eight grants totaling $2,676,120 in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

Illinois DOGE Profile: Epic Academy

By T. T. Collins | Aug 23, 2025

Epic Academy, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive two grants totaling $4,000,000 in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).