eero Contributes to City Colleges of Chicago Foundation to Support Student Success and Expand Internet Access

July 1, 2026

eero, an Amazon company, donates $75,000 in financial support and 250 eero devices to extend connectivity for teaching and learning CHICAGO – (July 1, 2026)...

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City LifeStyle reports: Beyond the Blooms

July 1, 2026

Chicago Botanic Garden offers apprenticeships in partnership with the City Colleges of Chicago, and provides paid, hands-on training in sustainable urban agriculture. Farm Incubator programs...

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How Illinois is leading the country in fair energy transition

June 26, 2026

Policymakers and regulators filled the room alongside students from the Nexamp and City Colleges of Chicago renewable energy fellowship. At an event celebrating the opening...

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A pilot partnership between Quantum Machines, UChicago and City Colleges is developing the new quantum workforce

June 22, 2026

Getting the future ‘quantum-ready’. Seven City Colleges of Chicago students and recent alumni spent the spring studying quantum engineering through a University of Chicago Pritzker...

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Community Colleges Daily Commentary: America is finally realizing what community colleges have been doing all along

June 17, 2026

City Colleges of Chicago system focuses many of its campuses on specific industry sectors. These institutions design associate degree and career certificate programs, apprenticeships and employer...

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Commentary: Team Illinois built the quantum economy

May 26, 2026

Through partnerships with institutions like City Colleges and broader workforce efforts connected to IQMP, we are working to build pathways that bring communities along —...

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Illinois touts growing quantum workforce as state shows industry leadership

May 22, 2026

The company is also partnering with City Colleges of Chicago on apprenticeship programs connected to the growing sector.   The findings come as state leaders continue promoting...

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CME Group Awards Scholarships to City Colleges of Chicago Star Scholars Pursuing Four-Year Degrees

May 21, 2026

CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, awarded 25 City Colleges of Chicago Star Scholar graduates with $5,000 scholarships toward their degrees at four-year institutions....

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Crain's Chicago Business reports: Building on its reputation, Chicago area, City Colleges of Chicago, becomes a force for workforce development

May 11, 2026

Pictured is Wilbur Wright College student and its Class of 2026 Valedictorian, Anas Ahmed.  As reported by Crain's Chicago Business, Chicago is doubling down on...

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WGN News reports: How a Kennedy-King College graduate is an inspiring example to her children and anyone who wants to go back to school

May 10, 2026

Tiara Davis graduated with high honors from Kennedy-King College and will begin pursuing her bachelor’s degree in computer science at Illinois Institute of Technology this...

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City Colleges of Chicago and One Million Degrees announce a new five-year agreement to continue to scale student support program at the college

May 7, 2026

Students who participate in the OMD program are 73% more likely to complete their degrees, and they build lasting economic mobility with $14,000 more in...

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USA Today reports: The Big Idea: Addressing Food Insecurity Among College Students, Statesmen Market at Kennedy-King College spotlighted

April 30, 2026

Veronica Herrero, president of the City Colleges of Chicago Foundation, says a welcoming and stigma-free environment is essential to student food markets. U.S. News: The...

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Gov. Pritzker and IBM Collaborate to Bring 750 New Jobs to the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, hire City Colleges of Chicago Students

April 29, 2026

CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and IBM today announced the company’s new FutureNow Chicago delivery center at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP). As part...

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Chicago Tribune reports: Kennedy-King College market offers students fresh food for free in an area with limited grocery options

April 29, 2026

The Statesmen Market at Kennedy-King College in Englewood looks and feels like a regular grocery store. Students come in, pick up a cart or basket,...

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Crain's Chicago reports: IBM to hire 750 at Chicago’s quantum campus

April 29, 2026

IBM plans to dramatically increase its presence in Chicago with a commitment to hire 750 technical workers at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park on...

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Gov. Pritzker strengthens quantum computing partnership with IBM to benefit City Colleges students

April 29, 2026

Sixteen months after IBM became the first Fortune 500 company to join the planned Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, IBM has agreed to open a...

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