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Chicago Park District superintendent: Chicago Moves Day encouraged 'residents to take small steps to make their health both a priority and a habit'
By Southland Marquee report | May 16, 2023
Chicago's annual "Chicago Moves Day" was held on May 3 this year with the goal of helping people develop healthier habits and lifestyles.
UChicago Smart Museum of Art's Malloy: Exhibit 'pushes the boundaries of disciplines to engage scholars and build relationships'
By Southland Marquee report | May 11, 2023
University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art's exhibition 'not all realisms' features images captured in Africa in the 1960's.
Lightfoot: 'Projects like Thrive Englewood are a hallmark of my administration's INVEST South/West initiative'
By Sam Jackson | Apr 27, 2023
Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot was joined by City officials and DL3 Realty to break ground April 11 on Thrive Englewood, a $40.2 million INVEST South/West project in Englewood that aims to bring a mixed-income, transit-oriented development to the 900 block of West 63rd Street.
City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Salgado: 'Our Star Scholars worked hard to earn their associate degree'
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 27, 2023
Last week the City Colleges of Chicago held a Cording Ceremony at Malcom X College, where they celebrated the Star Scholars who are earning associate degrees during the 2022-23 school year.
University of Chicago announces new digital platform called UChicagoNode 'to ensure persistent and open access to scholarship'
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 26, 2023
The University of Chicago has announced that it has been granted nearly $1 million by the National Endowment for the Humanities to renovate the way digital collections and research data are created, managed and distributed.
Sunflower Project US celebrates Earth Day in Chicago: 'This is our small part in helping the environment'
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 26, 2023
On Sunday, April 22, the nonprofit organization Sunflower Project US celebrated Earth Day by holding activities in Calumet Park.
Chicago Mayor Lightfoot: 'Mayor Harold Washington will always be remembered as one of the city’s most historic leaders and greatest organizers'
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 21, 2023
Harold Washington College commemorated the 100th birthday of its namesake and Chicago's first Black mayor, Harold Washington
Evergreen Park Mayor: Earth Day is 'a great time to renew our commitment to sustainability and take action toward protecting the environment'
By Sam Jackson | Apr 19, 2023
Mayor Kelly Burke encouraged residents of the Evergreen Park Village to do their part to keep the community and the environment clean in honor of Earth Day, which is coming up on Saturday, April 22.
Hernandez on Exhibition: 'My work draws forward the latent potential of words, spaces, sounds and movement'
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 17, 2023
Spatial artist and storyteller Andres L. Hernandez joined Tonika Lewis Johnson and Roland Knowlden where they were featured in “where the light corrupts your face,” which is a new exhibition at the South Side Community Art Center.
‘We have an obligation to be stewards of our city’s green spaces’ : Chicago Park superintendent on upcoming Earth Day
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 12, 2023
In effort to highlight Earth Day on April 22, the Chicago Park District is partnering with Friends of the Parks to raise nature conservation awareness.
Barbershop Association giving out free haircuts in Chicago to encourage civic engagement, 'keep people interested, teach them the importance of their vote'
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 9, 2023
Barbershop Network News Association is offering 1,500 free haircuts to encourage more political engagement with local Chicagoans, Executive Director Jeffery Coleman said in a press release.
Chicago Park District superintendent on junior citizen awards: 'We commend our young people for using these experiences as building blocks to give back'
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 5, 2023
The Chicago Park District directed the spotlight on teens who demonstrated dedication to their communities and parks during the 70th annual Junior Citizens Awards, held at the South Shore Cultural Center.
Bishop Hying: 'Go see this beautiful film about the Camino'
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 4, 2023
Fathom Events released “Santiago: The Camino Within,” a 68-minute documentary narrated by Bishop Donald Hying, in theaters for one day only on Tuesday.
Smart Museum of Art curator: 'Exhibition seeks to shake up standard approaches to permanent collection displays'
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 4, 2023
The Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago has launched a new exhibit called "Calling on the Past: Selections from the Collection," which runs until Feb. 4, 2024.
Chicago Museum of Science and Industry CEO on new exhibit: We're thrilled to 'provide our guests with the ability to travel through time'
By Southland Marquee report | Mar 30, 2023
Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry is taking visitors back in time, to 79 AD to experience the power of nature in Pompeii: The Exhibit, running through Sept. 24.
Lightfoot: 'Young people across the city deserve to engage in safe, inspiring activities, as well as paid opportunities'
By Southland Marquee report | Mar 29, 2023
The Chicago Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) has rolled out the application portal for the 2023 One Summer Chicago program, designed to provide in-person job and life skills training to young people.
Stratton on proposed investments in Malcolm X College: 'There is nothing more powerful than to help someone learn'
By Southland Marquee report | Mar 29, 2023
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently discussed proposed investments in higher education at Chicago's Malcolm X College.
Jobs at the Park District 'make a difference in people’s lives'
By Southland Marquee report | Mar 29, 2023
Chicago Park District has launched a recruitment campaign called “Your Perfect Summer Job”.
Glotz: New village plaza 'will be the living room of Tinley Park'
By Southland Marquee report | Mar 17, 2023
The Village of Tinley Park is set to move forward with the development of a multi-use plaza
Salgado: City Colleges of Chicago partners with One Million Degrees ‘to achieve equitable student outcomes’
By Southland Marquee report | Mar 15, 2023
City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Juan Salgado recently attended SXSW EDU to discuss how the college system’s newest partnership with One Million Degrees is helping to set students up for future success.