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Chicago Street Journal
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$42 MIL WATER
ASSISTANCE
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois
Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity (DCEO)
announced a new program available
to assist low-income Illinois families
experiencing economic hardship.
A new water billing assistance program,
the Low-Income Household
W a t e r A s s i s t a n c e P r o g r a m
(LIHWAP), provides $42 million in
shut-off avoidance for residents unable
to pay their water and sewer
bills. Residents in need of financial
s u p p o r t c a n v i s i t
www.helpillinoisfamilies.com for
more information on how to apply
for water and other assistance this
season. “Illinois is launching the Low
-Income Household Water Assistance
Program to help residents keep
up with their water and sewage bills,
avoiding utility shut-offs and ensuring
the roof over their head is also a
home,” said Governor Pritzker.
“Households are finding it difficult to
keep up with their utility bills, including
water and sewer bills." contact
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Chicago Football
Classic Award $200K
in Scholarships
The Chicago Football Classic has
partnered with several sponsors to
award $200,000 in scholarships at
Soldier Field. Unfortunately, there
will not be a game again this year.
Everett Rand, Larry Huggins and Tim Rand, founders of the Chicago
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However, it’s the 24th anniversary of
the Chicago Football Classic (CFC),
and their passion, activism, and mission
to serve as many students as
possible in the Chicagoland area
continues - in large part because of
the commitment and generosity of on
-going sponsors.
Corporate leaders throughout Chicagoland
have once again partnered
with the CFC to award $5,000 scholarships
to 40 area students. David
Dickens of Sherman Dodge of
Skokie, along with Ron Redd, Senior
Vice President of BMO Harris
Bank and Emma Asante with NBC
5 are long time partners and supporters
of the Classic. In 2020, CFC
honored 20 deserving students in the
Chicagoland area on the South and
West sides with $5,000 scholarships
and laptops to 13 Historically Black
Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
In 2021, CFC is excited to continue
their mission to support the educational
goals of disadvantaged youth
and ensure that those deserving
scholars are not deprived of the opportunity
to receive a higher education
from Historically Black Colleges
and Universities.
CFC is granting 40 students with
$5,000 scholarships to assist them
with continuing their education for
the 2021-22 school year. To learn
m o r e , v i s i t
www.chicgaofootballclassic.org or
contact Frances Jackson at 312-415-
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Media.
Mr. Thaddeus
Jones, Mayor of
Calumet City, conducted a
press conference on Thursday, December
16, at the Calumet City
City Hall to discuss the four-monthlong
audit of the Calumet City
Clerk’s Office. Upon his election
victory in Mayor 2021, Mayor Jones
promised the residents
of Calumet
City transparency.
This audit was
performed by the
accounting firm
of Benford Brown
and Associates,
LLC.
Immediately after Mayor Jones
(first African Mayor of Calumet
City) was sworn in, he ordered an
HAROLD L. BAILEY
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Bamani Obadele, “So..This thing Happened Today I made Amends and
Peace with a brother I publicly vowed to hate for the rest of my life.
@mazejackson said we are stronger together. This is what it look like
when Black Men can come together for a meeting to put their differences
to the side to strategize about the best way to serve Black People
and Black People Issues in this City and State. We are united now to
create the change we want to see. Here we come. Pictured: Bamani
Obadele, Tyrone Muhammad, Mark Carter, Maze Jackson, Von
audit of the Clerk’s Office to ensure
the reliability of the finances of the
City as he was unable to obtain adequate
details regarding the City’s
financial operations from the prior
administration. He was also seeking a
means to streamline and improve
spending and procurement practices.
Some findings INCLUDE: Revealed
s e v e r a l i n s t a n c e s
of Amazon purchases that do not
appear to be in accordance with the
City’s policies and procedures. The
documentation shows that items were
shipped to a former employee’s
home.
Findings discovered public works
employees using city
trucks, taking scrap items
from city property, and
selling them for cash. The
cash was not being deposited
into the city’s bank
accounts. Additionally,
The city experienced a
significant increase in
document shredding expenditures
in April 2021 compared to
April 2020. Documents appear to
have been shredded that were not a
part of the Clerk Figgs City Shredding
events and without notice and
approval.
The accounting firm is in the process
of reviewing municipal liens,
water liens, crime-free housing, cash
deposits, and real estate transfer
stamps. Results from the audit indicated
that internal controls processes
related to many of the abovementioned
operations are not operating
in compliance with the City’s
policies and procedures with strong
encouragement to the mayor and city
council.
UIC, CCC offer new
pathway for nursing
degree program,
The University of Illinois Chicago
along with City Colleges of Chicago
signed an agreement Friday, Dec. 17
at Malcolm X College, to offer dual
enrollment in their nursing degree
programs. With nursing shortages
projected to continue, the career outlook
for registered nurses is excellent
reported CCC. In order to help
meet the demand for a highly
s k i l l e d a n d d i -
verse workforce of nurses, CCC and
UIC have created a dual-admissions
pathway for nursing students.
Under the agreement, nursing
students can earn an associate degree
in nursing at CCC’s Malcolm X College
while at the same time, enrolling
in courses that are part of the fully
online UIC RN to BSN degree completion
program. The signing ceremony
which featured remarks from
UIC Chancellor Michael Amirdis and
MXC Chancellor Juan Salgado as
well as Illinois State Rep. Jawaharial
Williams and Alderman Mitts. UIC
College of Nursing Dean Eileen
Collins, MXC Dean of Nursing
Tammy Scott-Brand, and new nursing
graduates also offer remarks. For
info call: 773-620-6370.
808 East 79th Street
Chicago
Phone: (773) 891-5762