Black History, Bold Futures: City Colleges Students Find a Seamless Transition to Success at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

February 11, 2025

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), originally founded to provide Black students access to higher education, remain vital institutions of academic excellence, cultural preservation, and...

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Black History, Bold Futures: Timuel Black Scholars Reflect on How His Remarkable Legacy Has Impacted Them

February 6, 2025

This Black History Month, two students in City Colleges of Chicago’s Timuel D. Black Jr. Scholarship & Fellowship (TBSF) Program are reflecting on Black history...

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Sikia at Kennedy-King College, Englewood’s Premier White Tablecloth Restaurant, Now Open to the Public for Lunch by Reservation

January 31, 2025

The restaurant is a living classroom and training ground for Washburne Culinary & Hospitality Institute students  CHICAGO — (January 30, 2025) – City Colleges of...

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Sikia, Englewood’s Only Fine-Dining Restaurant, Reopens, Preparing Students For Culinary Careers

January 31, 2025

Leaders at Kennedy-King College and community partners celebrated its reopening after a five-year wait with a three-course meal prepared by Washburne culinary students.   Asiaha...

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Englewood fine-dining restaurant that doubles as classroom, Sikia, reopens after 5 years

January 30, 2025

An Englewood restaurant that has been closed for five years has reopened. Sikia not only offers fine dining, but teaches City Colleges students about all...

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Sikia returns, bringing upscale dining and culinary training to Englewood

January 30, 2025

The Chicago restaurant, which serves as both a dining destination and a training ground for future chefs, has reopened at Kennedy-King College’s Washburne Culinary and...

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Fine-dining restaurant reopens at Kennedy-King College in Englewood

January 30, 2025

Fine dining is back at Kennedy-King College. The Sikia restaurant reopened Thursday in Englewood after being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The restaurant is...

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Sikia, Englewood's only fine-dining restaurant, reopens for the first time in 5 years

January 30, 2025

The student-run restaurant inside Kennedy-King College’s Washburne Culinary and Hospitality Institute closed its doors during the COVID-19 pandemic. The fine-dining establishment officially reopened Thursday with...

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Sikia returns to the Englewood neighborhood after closing during COVID

January 30, 2025

The ribbon cut, a grand reopening for Sikia. It opened first in 2008 and closed in 2020 at the beginning of the Covid pandemic. The...

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Sikia, Englewood’s Only Fine-Dining Restaurant, Will Reopen Thursday After 5 Years

January 29, 2025

The student-run restaurant at Kennedy-King College closed in 2020 at the start of the pandemic. Leaders have spent the past year redesigning it for Thursday’s...

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NASCAR Legend Richard Petty’s ‘The Hat’ Designer for Chicago Race Unravels Her Elation of Designing the Legend’s Hallmark

December 19, 2024

To celebrate 75 years of the Petty family’s monumental contributions to NASCAR, the racing world has pulled out all the stops this year. From towering...

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Hope Chicago and City Colleges Celebrate Over 150 Hope Parent Scholars at “Holiday Hope Day”

December 10, 2024

On Saturday, December 7, Kennedy-King College was alive with the spirit of determination and celebration as Hope Chicago hosted its “Holiday Hope Day” event. It...

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Family Away From Home: How Olive-Harvey Transfer Director Tyanna McCann Connects and Inspires Students Beyond Graduation

November 27, 2024

Olive-Harvey College Transfer Director Tyanna McCann is a champion of student success. She makes it her mission to keep in touch with students after they...

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ComEd Joins City Colleges of Chicago to Announce Accreditation of Power Up Academy and Celebrate Graduates Who Will All Matriculate to Dawson Tech

November 15, 2024

Career Training Program Provides Participants an Opportunity to Earn a Semester’s Worth of Credits During 14-Week Training ComEd today joined workforce partners and members of...

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City Colleges Students Get Help Launching Their Careers in Technology at ThinkChicago Launchpad

November 8, 2024

Students from across City Colleges of Chicago gathered at Google's Chicago headquarters in Fulton Market on Friday, November 8 for an engaging event to help...

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City Colleges of Chicago fall enrollment surpasses state and national averages again, shows strong gains for Black and Latine male students

October 30, 2024

 Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) reports City Colleges of Chicago enrollment is up again with a headcount increase of 9.2% for Fall 2024  CHICAGO –...

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