The People’s Music School — the first and only tuition-free music school of its kind in the country — is proud to host its second annual Big Night, “You Belong Here,” on Friday, March 15 at Morgan Manufacturing in the Fulton Market district. The event will help raise critical funding for the school’s programs, which […]
Since 2012, Chicago’s Emerald City Theatre has provided free arts education programming to more than 18,000 low-income Chicago Public Schools students. Each year, powered by the collective strength of the company’s One Fund, second and third graders see a free theatre performance and receive a companion book, allowing them to have an unforgettable experience with […]
Even if you haven’t seen the disturbing viral video with the injured sea turtle, you know plastic straws are bad. So bad that in January, California became the first U.S. state making it illegal for restaurants to automatically provide them, an effort to reduce the 500 million used daily nationwide. According to the World Economic […]
Even if you haven’t seen the disturbing viral video with the injured sea turtle, you know plastic straws are bad. So bad that in January, California became the first U.S. state making it illegal for restaurants to automatically provide them, an effort to reduce the 500 million used daily nationwide. According to the World Economic […]
From late June to early August, sounds of children laughing and rhythmic movement can be heard from the field house at Hamilton Park in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. Since June 2016, Forward Momentum Chicago (FMC) has hosted this six-week Summer Dance Camp for children ages 5-14 in one of Chicago’s most underserved neighborhoods. The objective of FMC […]
Chicago is home to some of the greatest museums and cultural institutions in the world. Ready to start exploring? Whatever your interest, there’s a place on this list guaranteed to open your mind and engage your senses. The Big 10 Field Museum 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, 312-922-9410 Housing over 40 million artifacts, the museum […]
In honor of Black History Month, we asked some of Chicago’s top black women leaders about the women who have impacted their lives the most. Leslie J. Anderson, SVP U.S. Head of Metro Banking Treasury Sales, BMO Harris Bank What female trailblazer has had the biggest impact on your career or upbringing and why? There […]
Approximately 29 years ago, while touring the city’s public schools, I met Joyce Rumsfeld. We were taking part in the Know Your Chicago lecture and tour series designed to promote civic awareness and participation. Joyce and I began talking about the importance of supporting Chicago Public Schools (CPS) teachers, and she informed me of a nonprofit organization […]
Women in the Know, a 501(c)(3) with a mission of raising awareness and funds for nonprofits making an impact in the lives of women and children, is proud to host its 2nd Annual Benefit. “Luck Be a Lady Tonight” will be held on International Women’s Day, Friday, March 8 from 6-11 p.m. at the Lake Forest […]
Let It Be Us, a nonprofit dedicated to the adoption and support of children within the Illinois foster care system, is hosting its first Chicago fundraiser — “Be Mine” — on Friday, Feb. 22 at Fig + Olive. The fundraising event marks the organization’s expansion effort across the state to reach supporters in new markets […]
