On December 17, 2023, the Green Healey Mckinley Chicago (GHMC) neighborhood group hosted an evening of luminaries and caroling. The group used the City’s small grant program to cover the costs of luminary bags, sand, and candles. Several neighbors filled the bags with sand and candles while others placed them along the sidewalks throughout the neighborhood and lit the candles. Neighbors then gathered in a backyard to enjoy treats and listen to carols performed by the Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana.
In the 2021-22 school year, 41.9% of Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 197 students passed the Math portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
The Fighting Illini wrestling team concluded the first day of competition at the 59th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The event, taking place at the NOW Arena, saw several Illinois wrestlers advancing through their respective brackets.
Regan Deering, a Republican candidate for the 88th House District, has expressed concerns on social media about the increasing influx of non-citizen migrants in Illinois.
In the 2021-22 school year, 44.2% of Bement Community Unit School District 5 students passed the ELA portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.