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The First Six Months: Listening, Learning and Leading

On April 3, Dr. Helene Gayle made her first appearance as the featured guest of the City Club of Chicago. In a lively conversation with…

At Winter Coat Giveaways, Families Discover their Local Library

Operation Warm is a nonprofit dedicated to providing children with warmth, hope and happiness. The Chicago Public Library system serves all Chicagoans with opportunities to…

Developing Chicago's Next Generation of Leaders with Disabilities

On October 13, Chad Turner was a featured speaker at the CBLN Disability Inclusion Opportunity Summit. Turner—vice-president, finance & business manager at JPMorgan Chase, and…

Swap Circle Helps Teachers Stock Up for the School Year

More than one-third of Chicago teachers report spending over $1,000 of their own money on classroom supplies during the school year. On Tuesday, May 16,…

Art, Honesty, Joy: Throwing a Party for Chicago's Homeless Teens

“Is society the reason why people are homeless?”   This was the question posed to a room full of homeless youth on a July afternoon…

Business Leaders Discover the South Side's 'Best-Kept Secret'

For the last seven years, I have had the distinct honor to be the principal at Southside Occupational Academy—the only school in the Chicago Public…

Bringing Mental Health Care into the Living Room

“There are times when I get some real bad things happening inside of me and I had nowhere to go.” When a group of civic…

From Homeless Families to Aldermen, an Uptown Community Dinner Where Everyone is Welcome

Inside Iyanze, chafing dishes brimmed with baked chicken, roasted vegetables, garlic bread and Nigerian jollof rice and spiced spinach. Outside the restaurant, a magnet for…

A Coloring Book Helps Kids Support Sexual Assault Survivors

For students at the Village Leadership Academy, understanding consent and sexual violence is a weighty but important topic. Talking with teachers and experts inspired the…

Five Ways Family Dinners Build Stronger Kids (and Adults)

With ever-busier schedules and demands for our time and attention, the family dinner can feel like an outdated idea that’s better off left to families…