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New coalition of public, private sector leaders call on Congress to act on COVID relief before election
Oct 2, 2020 6:53 PM - The COVID RELIEF NOW Coalition calls for "No Recess Without Relief" imploring Congress to find bipartisan solution to move COVID stimulus package. -
Butterfly Run Walk + Flutter goes virtual Oct. 25
Oct 10, 2020 1:09 AM - The annual Butterfly Run Walk + Flutter goes virtual this year on Sunday, Oct. 25. Families caring for seriously ill children find themselves more isolated than ever and need to know they are not alone. The Butterfly Run celebrates hope, healing, and the shared community that GIPPCC and Missing Pieces provides for loved ones and families impacted by childhood illness or a child's death. -
Clinical repurposing trials for COVID-19 and cerebral palsy underway in Chicago; trials at the University of Chicago, Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab demonstrate Chicago's continued biomedical strength
Sep 29, 2020 4:21 PM - Dr. Richard Lieber, chief scientific officer for Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and his project for cerebral palsy, won Cures Within Reach's CureAccelerator Live! for Chicago virtual philanthropic pitch event on Sept. 15. -
Hooters employees at Oak Lawn and Wells Street locations assemble school supply kits for kids in need
Sep 16, 2020 6:41 PM - Hooters of Oak Lawn and Hooters on Wells Street partnered with Back 2 School Illinois to create 100 school supply kits for children from low-income families. -
U.S. House 6th District candidate forum set for Sept. 21
Sep 15, 2020 11:47 AM - On Monday, Sept. 21, join a virtual candidate forum for Illinois 6th Congressional District with incumbent Sean Casten and challengers Jeanne Ives and Bill Redpath. This Zoom forum is hosted by a coalition of 10 League of Women Voters' chapters from the Illinois 6th District. -
Rotary congratulates African region on becoming wild poliovirus-free
Aug 25, 2020 3:02 PM - Rotary and its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative are proud to announce a historic public health achievement as the World Health Organization's African region is now certified wild poliovirus-free. -
Longtime College of DuPage student publishes 'A Brave Young Titan,' third novel in 'Tau Effect' series
Aug 24, 2020 7:03 PM - Lifelong College of DuPage student Brian Birkland recently published the dystopian fiction novel "A Brave Young Titan," the third book in his "Tau Effect" series. "At its heart, the story is about a boy growing up, trying to piece together mysterious messages from his father, who disappeared on a military mission when he was a baby," Birkland said. -
Willowbrook brewery owners offer ways to support Black-owned businesses
Aug 24, 2020 4:48 PM - August is National Black Business Month. Black-owned businesses throughout the Chicago area are crucial to our local economies and, now more than ever, a single purchase from a local business makes a difference. Here are a few small steps every suburban resident can take to support and celebrate the community's Black businesses. -
College of DuPage students receive Governor's Emergency Education Relief Funds to address student equity gaps
Aug 24, 2020 4:10 PM - College of DuPage students meeting eligibility criteria for federal financial aid now have access to nearly one million dollars through the Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund. -
More than 600 additional lawsuits filed against Sterigenics
Aug 21, 2020 7:02 PM - Sterigenics is facing a flood of new lawsuits related to ethylene oxide emissions from the medical sterilization facility in Willowbrook that shuttered last year. A law firm announced Friday that more than 600 additional individual lawsuits have been filed alleging cancers, miscarriages and other health problems caused by the airborne carcinogen.
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