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Rebuilding From Within: Using Hope and Self-Efficacy to Heal Through Trauma

As a business psychologist, much of my work focuses on helping people develop the internal tools necessary to navigate adversity, setbacks, and change. In fact, my dissertation research focused on […]

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Barbara Deer Remembered as Community Leader After Tragic Killing

Services for Barbara and Kaleb Deer will take place on April 30 and May 1

OPINION:  Halt the Current CPS CEO Selection Process and Install Dr. Macquline King as CEO Through the School Year

"This is not a casual disagreement over preference or personality"

SEIU Local 73 Donation Helps Strengthen West Side Food Pantry

United for Better Living closed Black History Month with a healing fair, local vendors, and support for families in Garfield Park

OPINION: Eight Schools. One Purpose. Elevating the 8th District. 

Shantel Franklin, a candidate for 8th District state representative, on her journey from homelessness to the campaign trail

Putting the 7th Congressional District Race Into Historical Context 

Today’s political climate is more similar to the uncertain and dangerous pre-Civil War 1840s and ‘50s than the 1990s

‘If I Don’t Speak Up, Who Will?’

Catherine Jones, 67, is still advocating for students after all these years

Leadership Successions Announced by Organizations Founded by Prominent West Suburban Bishop 

Bishop Claude Porter’s PLCCA and Interfaith Illinois Inc. both got new leadership this month, weeks after his death in December

Austin Collective Action Week to Connect Youth With Civic Engagement, Jobs, and Wellness 

A weeklong series of free events, Feb. 16–22, blends civic engagement, career readiness, culture, and wellness for Austin-area youth and families

‘Let Me Share a Poem About a Brotha We All Know’

Jason Ferguson, Marshall High’s Last Track-And-Field Medalist, Fuses Sports and Black History