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Michele Clark High School is the first to provide waffles as a new breakfast item at CPS. The school will be renovating one of its cafeterias over the summer to create a food court experience.
A project to revitalize Central Avenue from Madison Street to Chicago Avenue is starting its first steps in the planning process. Austin Coming Together is leading the charge to revitalize one of Austin’s major thoroughfares.
The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners officially declared Ald. Chris Taliaferro the winner in the 29th Ward after a close runoff with CB Johnson. Members of the new 15th and 25th Police District Councils will officially begin their roles on Tuesday.
Medicaid enrollees will need to resubmit eligibility to the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services to maintain coverage.
Between 5,000 to 7,000 people are expected to be served each year at the new facility. The hospital is working with Stone Community Development Corp.
A faculty member from Columbia College Chicago has helped build out the new music studio, including finding equipment donors from Fender and Shure. It’s expected to be operationally by summer.
Psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” could be used under supervision in Illinois to treat mental illnesses and decriminalize the drug in medical settings. State Rep. La Shawn Ford is leading the effort.
Congressman Danny K. Davis said West Siders can send their thoughts about the property at 2019 N. Oak Park Ave. to him, and he will share that information with company officials. The candy maker will cease operations at that location in the Galewood neighborhbood in 2024.
Boxes of food are being delivered to the homes of dozens of Austin residents with disabilities through the new program, a partnership between Circle Urban Ministries, the city of Chicago, the Vivery Idea Lab and others.
For the first time since the Feb. 28th election, incumbent Ald. Chris Taliaferro fell below the required 50.1% needed to win another four-year term on the Chicago City Council. An April 4th runoff seems likely.