Cheer on neighborhood elementary schools at 7th annual event On Thursday, May 2, students from 6 elementary schools in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood will convene for their annual “Dance-Off.” The event is the culmination of the Dancing with Class program, in which fifth and sixth grade students develop self-confidence and interpersonal skills …
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Thousands of immigrants in Illinois – mostly undocumented – are expected to begin applying Thursday financial aid for college through a privately-funded state scholarship program. Immigrants can apply for tuition help to attend Illinois colleges and universities because of the Illinois DREAM Fund, which was created by state legislation passed in 2011. When 24-year-old Rigoberto …
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by NPR STAFF Cheryl Corley/NPR Elias Roman, 17, has been through Illinois’ juvenile justice system twice. But the second time around, he was paired with a mentor, and he’s looking at things differently. August 18, 2012 In an alley in Little Village on Chicago’s West Side, the faint sound of music from a Spanish-speaking radio station …
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