CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS - NORWOOD PARK, LAKEVIEW, SOUTH LOOP, OLD TOWN, NAPERVILLE
NORWOOD PARK
Chicago Career Tech is a no
cost job re-training initiative that strives to close the workforce skills gap.
To date, 950 unemployed Chicagoans and more than 150 businesses and nonprofit
organizations have participated in the program. Chicago Career Tech offers two
types of programs - corporate-based Pathways to Employment and education-based
Career Training. The application
deadline is February 14.
LAKEVIEW
You may have heard of this company, Enron. Now there's a play that takes on this
infamous national scandal. Crafted as sprawling
tragedy mixed with savage comedy, Enron follows a group of ambitious men and
women through the breathtaking rush of greed and fraud that led to a legendary
financial collapse. The play is presented by Timeline Theatre Company and has
won international critical acclaim.
SOUTH LOOP
Optimo Hats, the only hatmaker Johnny
Depp trusts to help get his scalp into character, is now open. Optimo's been
perfectly blocking, sewing and hand-finishing felt masterpieces for 16 years
down in Beverly. You'll be measured. You'll select your finishes. You'll
practice alluring tilts. And about three weeks later, you'll be swaggering down
Michigan Avenue with a renewed sense of confidence now that you look a bit more
like John Dillinger.
OLD TOWN
The weather is set to get a little chilly in the near future
but if you can beat the cold, take a walking tour
through Old Town. While on the tour, you'll
visit the Chicago History Museum founded by the Chicago Historical Society. The
Chicago Historical Society was founded in 1856, and the recently renovated
museum contains a wealth of information and fascinating exhibits on such things
as Chicago's early settlers, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the Democratic
Convention (and riots) of 1968 and Abraham Lincoln's presidency.
NAPERVILLE
Naperville
School District 203 had its last public forum on Wednesday evening to
discuss the boundary map for the district.
Superintendent Dan Bridges said, "At this point, I feel like the
committee has addressed the criterion for the map based on public feedback. Those
areas consist of balancing enrollment for current and future programs, making
efficient use of our buildings, making sure the boundary changes are ones that
least impact the district, and maintaining neighborhoods while allowing the
walkers to continue walking." The final
map has not yet been completed but the proposed plan would make some changes.
CATHY MALLERS &
DEAN'S TEAM CHICAGO
