West Suburban Community Pantry is committed to sustainable practices, including recycling cardboard and plastic, composting food waste, and donating food to local animal rescues.
Walmart has opened a 492,000 square-foot high-tech consolidation center in Minooka, Illinois, bringing 700 jobs and leveraging automated technology to increase efficiency in its supply chain.
Dr. Yolanda Farmer, Joliet Junior College's Executive Vice President, has been selected for the 2024-25 Aspen Rising Presidents Fellowship, a program that prepares the next generation of community college presidents to lead institutions to higher and more equitable levels of student success.
The Joliet Junior College Foundation has awarded $1,000,522 in donor-funded scholarships to students in the 2023-24 school year, highlighting its commitment to fostering educational advancement and access.
Illinois has been selected as a recipient of the EPA's Solar for All grant, which will provide $156 million to expand existing solar programs and increase solar adoption rates in the state, benefiting low-income and disadvantaged communities.
The Will-Grundy Medical Clinic (WGMC) is a not-for-profit medical clinic providing primary and behavioral health services to low-income, un-/under-insured, and houseless individuals in Will and Grundy County, Illinois.
Illinois State Senator Rachel Ventura is leading an initiative to allow local governments to apply for loans through the Illinois Finance Authority Climate Bank to build, purchase, remodel or improve clean energy infrastructure.
Illinois has passed a state-level Community Reinvestment Act in 2021 to address the lack of lending in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, and a follow-up bill this year calls for a study to identify disparities in access to financial products and services.
Residents of Will County are invited to the annual Textile and Small Home Goods Collection Event at the Will County Office Building from May 6 to May 10 to responsibly dispose of old clothes and home items for reuse and recycling.
The State Treasurer's Office made nearly $124.6 million in investment earnings from the state investment portfolio in March, while another $91 million was earned for cities, school districts, counties and other units of government through the Illinois Funds local government investment pool.
John F. Kennedy Middle School eighth-grader Sofia Mercado wrote a letter to Civil Rights advocate Edith Lee-Payne, prompting her to visit the school and speak to the entire eighth-grade class about her experiences in the Civil Rights movement.
