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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City Colleges Launches Forward, Together: City Colleges of Chicago’s 2026-2030 Strategic Plan

March 6, 2026

On Thursday, March 5, City Colleges of Chicago launched Forward, Together: City Colleges of Chicago’s 2026-2030 Strategic Plan.  This plan is not the start of...

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Pritzker Traubert Foundation Awards First-Ever $5 Million Chicago Talent Challenge to City Colleges of Chicago and Cook County Health

March 2, 2026

CHICAGO-- March 2, 2026 — The Pritzker Traubert Foundation today announced HealthCatalyst Chicago as the inaugural winner of the Chicago Talent Challenge, a $5 million...

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Crain's Chicago reports: Cook County Health, City Colleges to train 1,000 health care workers with $5M from Pritzker Traubert Foundation

March 2, 2026

This is an excerpt, to read the full story, visit: CCH, City Colleges to train health workers with $5M grant - Crain's Chicago Business Cook...

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Chicago Sun-Times reports: Pritzker Traubert Foundation awards $5 million for City Colleges of Chicago, Cook County Health partnership

March 2, 2026

The Pritzker Traubert Foundation is awarding $5 million to City Colleges of Chicago and Cook County Health to form a partnership aimed at accelerating job...

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Chicago Tribune reports: Pritzker Traubert Foundation awards $5M Chicago Talent Challenge to City Colleges and Cook County Health

March 2, 2026

This is an excerpt only, to read the full article click here: Pritzker Traubert Foundation awards funding for health care jobs.   Last year, Penny...

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February 26, 2026

On February 25, 2026, the Inclusive Economy Lab co-hosted a webinar with City of Colleges of Chicago to explore findings from our recent study on...

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Fox Chicago reports: DMG MORI expanding, will bring new jobs to Chicago, trainings for City Colleges of Chicago students

February 24, 2026

Governor Pritzker announces $40.5 million expansion of DMG Mori in Illinois at Richard J. Daley College. Company to create 74 new jobs and launch workforce...

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Block Club Chicago reports: How Kennedy-King College’s WKKC Became A Black Radio Powerhouse

February 19, 2026

The only student radio station in the City Colleges of Chicago brought house music to the masses and launched the careers of DJs and artists...

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Chicago's Kennedy-King College opens redesigned market to fight students' food insecurity

February 3, 2026

Chicago's Kennedy-King College on Tuesday celebrated a redesigned food market designed to make sure all its students have enough to eat. Leaders at Kennedy-King, one...

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Univision Chicago Digital reports: Colegios Comunitarios Lanzan Programa De Barberia en Olive-Harvey College

January 30, 2026

A partir de la primavera de 2026, los estudiantes de la escuela secundaria Early College de CPS podrán obtener créditos universitarios simultáneamente en barbería, lo...

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