Politics & Government News
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker joined other state, national and local officials on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, in welcoming the Aviation Institute of Maintenance to Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood.
- Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and fellow state, national and local officials welcome the Aviation Institute of Maintenance to McKinley Park.
- Campus is the largest in the United States for training aviation mechanics, a skill in high demand, speakers say.
- Partnerships with City Colleges of Chicago, local high schools set to onboard students into flexible, high-paying careers.
Read more: Political Luminaries Unveil McKinley Park Aviation Campus at Ribbon-Cutting
The McKinley Park neighborhood would join most of Bridgeport, Armour Square and Chinatown in the Chicago Advisory Redistricting Commission's first draft map, an alternative to the ward map being created in secret at city hall.
- Chicago Advisory Redistricting Commission releases its first draft map of Chicago ward boundaries.
- McKinley Park joins most of Bridgeport, Armour Square and Chinatown in a single ward.
- Project based on public feedback offers alternative to map created in secret by city council, mayor.
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency testing at MAT Asphalt seeks to precisely measure the plant's emissions, while new sensors from Microsoft Research offer real-time information on neighborhood air quality.
- MAT Asphalt emissions tested by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in late July.
- Microsoft Research and JCDecaux roll out new neighborhood air testing sensors at bus stops.
- Results still pending for MAT Asphalt testing; IEPA mum on testing at other asphalt plants.
Read more: Emissions Testing, Tracking Targets MAT Asphalt, Neighborhood Air Quality
Will McKinley Park be split apart or stay whole in the coming redistricting of Chicago's wards? The Chicago Advisory Redistricting Commission explored ward boundaries on Thursday, August 26, at Horizon Science Academy - McKinley Park.
- New ward boundaries scrutinized at redistricting hearing on Thursday, August 26, at Horizon Science Academy - McKinley Park.
- First draft map splits McKinley Park Community Area into two wards.
- Chicago Advisory Redistricting Commissioners agree to consider testimony to "keep McKinley Park whole."
Read more: Redistricting Commission Provides Taste of Potential Ward Boundaries
The 36Squared Business Incubator lands $80,000 in federal funding with the help of U.S. Rep. Marie Newman, and Executive Director Andrew Fogaty gets picked as a State Star within the Small Business Development Center network.
- 36Squared Business Incubator lands $80,000 in planned federal funding.
- U.S. Rep. Marie Newman helps steer community project monies to the business development center.
- Incubator Executive Director Andrew Fogaty receives top statewide award.
Read more: Neighborhood Business Incubator Hums with New Grant Funding, Executive Director Award
