North Cook News

Chicago’s new Interagency Reentry Council to work toward building 'meaningful and productive lives' for ex-cons

By Tamara Browning | Nov 20, 2021

A newly created council that will address challenges that formerly incarcerated Chicago residents have with employment opportunities, healthcare and housing will convene no later than March of 2022.

Murphy: $177 million for schools helps ‘a full recovery after the pandemic’

By Tamara Browning | Apr 2, 2021

An Illinois state senator is praising the more than $177 million in federal funding that will go to help school districts in her senate district to address COVID-19-related challenges.