UChicago Medicine's Washington Park pathology lab now slated for 2029 opening

October 9, 2026

The University of Chicago Medicine plans to begin construction next spring on a pathology lab and parking garage in the Washington Park neighborhood, with both...

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UChicago And City Colleges Teaming Up For Joint Health Campus In Washington Park

October 9, 2026

The joint venture, expected to break ground next year, will bring increased job opportunities to Malcolm X students and lab support to UChicago’s new cancer...

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Manufacturing Month Highlight: Richard J. Daley College's MTEC Is the Last Stop on the Final Day of 2026 “Makers on the Move” Bus Tour

October 9, 2026

CHICAGO – The 2026 “Makers on the Move” statewide bus tour, which is hosted every October by the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) and the Illinois...

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Investing in Chicago's Future: City Colleges of Chicago Featured in JPMorgan Chase Impact Brief

October 8, 2026

City Colleges of Chicago and the City Colleges of Chicago Foundation are featured as a case study in a new report that highlights how collaboration...

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JPMorgan Chase reports 10-year return on $200 million in Chicago philanthropic investments, including City Colleges of Chicago investment

October 8, 2026

JPMorgan Chase issued a report this week seeking to determine the return on $214 million in philanthropic investments it made over the past decade into...

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Details emerge for Washington Park mixed-use campus, includes new Malcolm X College campus

October 8, 2026

Education, health and science uses will occupy the project at 370 E. Garfield. Further details have emerged for a proposed mixed-use, multi-building development at 370...

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UChicago Medicine plans $328M lab facility and expanded job training with City Colleges on the South Side

October 5, 2026

  Chicago Medicine plans to spend nearly $328 million to construct a four-story laboratory facility about a mile from its flagship hospital — a building...

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New report points to worsening hunger crisis in Chicago, with 1 in 3 families facing food insecurity

September 23, 2026

This work, in part, is made possible through the City Colleges of Chicago Foundation....GCFD in partnership with City Colleges of Chicago launched the Statesman Market...

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Chicago Roadmap 2.0 Named Top 100 Finalist for Chicago Innovation Awards

September 23, 2026

Chicago Roadmap 2.0, a partnership between City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), and the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), has been named one...

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Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering reports: Summer program helps City Colleges of Chicago students turn curiosity into a career

September 22, 2026

The City Colleges of Chicago Summer Program at UChicago PME gives students an introduction to STEM research and careers.  After Akin Fatoke graduated from high...

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Politico.com reports: Taking Names

September 11, 2026

Juan Salgado, the chancellor of City Colleges of Chicago, was the headliner at the City Club of Chicago luncheon event Wednesday. His message: “Thank you...

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AEI–Urban Commission on AI and the Future of the American Workforce Names 20 Commissioners to Advise Policymakers, including City Colleges' Chancellor

September 10, 2026

Commission co-chairs Gina Raimondo and Paul Ryan announced the group of cross-sector leaders tasked with helping policymakers respond to AI’s impact on work. WASHINGTON, DC,...

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Kennedy-King College, Peoples Gas, and City Colleges of Chicago Mark 15 Years of Partnership and Veteran Support, Hold Summit and Ceremonial Agreement Signing

September 9, 2026

CHICAGO — Building on 15 years of support for Chicago-area military veterans, local labor organizations, the Utility Workers Local 18007, Peoples Gas, and City Colleges...

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Kennedy-King College Announces New Academic Partnership with the Black Midwifery Collective

August 26, 2026

Kennedy-King College in Chicago has formed a new partnership with the Black Midwifery Collective, an organization dedicated to addressing disparities in maternal and infant health that have...

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ABC 7 reports: Kennedy-King College creating training pathway for midwives in Chicago

August 25, 2026

The Black Midwifery Collective and Kennedy King College have partnered together to create a training pathway for those wanting to be midwives, while honoring the...

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Chicago Tribune reports: ‘This is a calling’: Kennedy-King College set to launch midwifery degree program

August 25, 2026

“This groundbreaking midwifery program empowers our community....by equipping birthing individuals with expanded, culturally responsive care, we are actively fulfilling Kennedy-King Colleges’ commitment to transform lives...

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