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The Loretto Hospital and state Rep. La Shawn Ford will be commemorating the civil rights leader at an event that celebrates life before, during and after recovery. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 21 in the hospital’s sixth floor auditorium at 645 S. Central Ave.
The investigation by ProPublic Illinois and WBEZ/Chicago Public Radio found that Austin and nine other of Chicago’s 77 community areas have duplicate ticket rates that are more than 4.5 times the median for the city.
The classes are available by appointment only at The Loretto Hospital. The program covers a variety of topics, including controlling blood sugar, healthy eating and managing medication.
The Madison Avenue (#20) bus is one of eight city routes piloting new digital information screens, and the Chicago Avenue (#66) bus is part of the city’s transit development policy targeting certain parts of Chicago.
After School Matters is accepting applications for its spring 2019 programs, which begin the week of Feb. 12.
The candidate forum will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Road. The focus will be on neighborhood issues.
The Chicago City Council recently approved a $1 million grant for Catalyst Circle Rock Elementary School, 5608 W. Washington Blvd., to turn a vacant auditorium into the Glen & Lonni Kehrein Center for the Arts.
Some 2,000 people applied last year, but the city only had money to fund 840 households, according to Block Club Chicago. This year, officials hope to accommodate more than 1,000 households.
The law – promoted by state Rep. Camille Lilly – is one of more than 250 new state statutes that took effect Jan. 1.
The city’s annual holiday tree recycling program will run from Saturday, Jan. 5 through Saturday, Jan. 19. Garfield Park and Riis are two of the 25 parks participating.