Schools & Education

Loyola El station to be remodeled this summer:

McDonald’s and Harris Bank slated for demolition in plans for plaza: After nearly five years of planning, the renovation of the Loyola Red Line El station is scheduled to begin in late May, according to university officials. Construction will begin shortly after Loyola's commencement ceremonies. In a related project, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) announced possible future plans to make Loyola a Red/Purple Line transfer station. Read the Loyola Phoenix Story Here
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Posted on February 16, 2012

2012 “Immigrants Aspire!” Scholarship Competition

Elizabeth Walder, Esq., founder and President of Immigration Law Associates in Skokie, IL, has been helping foreign nationals achieve their immigration goals for more than 20 years. As a result, she understands the critical role of higher education in unlocking the door of opportunity for immigrant youth and their families. Yet financial concerns often stand in the way. To underscore her commitment to immigrant communities in and around Chicago, Mrs. Walder, with her attorneys and staff, is pleased to announce the “Immigrants Aspire!” scholarships and essay competition. Three scholarship awards – a grand prize of $2,000 and two runner-up prizes of $500 – will be payable directly to each winning student’s college or university. Winners will also be honored at a special reception and their essays will be featured on the Immigration Law Associates website.
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Posted on February 16, 2012

Host an Exchange Student

Are you a people person? Interested in other cultures or languages? Like the idea of forming friendships with a students or teachers from other countries? Then hosting might be right for you.
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Posted on January 09, 2012

Spotlight - Little People Day Care & Kindergarten

Welcome to our newest advertiser. Check out all the wonderful things they have been doing in the neighborhood since 1979
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Posted on November 21, 2011

Please Help us Project our Work

My Students: Hello and Welcome! Thank you in advance for choosing my proposal to read. Our school is located in the East Rogers Park area of the City of Chicago. It serves a population of great need, 95% of our students receive free and/or reduced lunch meals. My classroom consists of twenty-two wonderful Second-Graders. These students are in the processes of acquiring a second language, English. As their teacher I can see the excitement, frustration, motivation and desire all rolled into one. As a bilingual teacher, one of my goals is to ease this transition and make it as smooth as possible. I want learning to be fun and pain-free and I think that with your help, I can do that. My Project: The resource I am requesting is an LCD Projector. This tool will not only teach my students new vocabulary, but, also, expose them to 21st Century Technology. My belief is that if we want our children to be up-to-par to other students around the world and in more affluent areas, we must provide the tools necessary to make this happen. To learn more and donate click here>>

Posted on October 03, 2011

2011-12 Men’s Basketball Young Alumni Tickets

The Loyola Athletics Department and Men's basketball program are excited to bring you the first season in the renovated Joseph J. Gentile Arena, as well as usher in the Porter Moser era. As an added bonus for young alumni, those who have graduated in the last three years ('11, '10, '09) will receive a discount on season tickets in the Loyola Maroon ($50 savings) and General Admission ($25 savings) sections.
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Posted on August 31, 2011

Rogers Park Resident Named New Director for UIC African-American Cultural Center

UIC NAMES NEW DIRECTOR FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER Lori Barcliff Baptista, an interdisciplinary scholar and artist whose work has focused on addressing social issues in minority communities, has been named director of the African-American Cultural Center of the University of Illinois at Chicago. The appointment, subject to approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees, is effective August 1.
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Posted on July 21, 2011

Rogers Park students join the American Cancer Society

CHICAGO - July 8, 2011 - Selected Illinois students are trading in their bathing suit and sun block for a lab coat and test tubes. Two local juniors, Madalina Bic attending Lane Tech College Prep School and Sadeka Ismail, attending Amundsen High School, will both spend their summer conducting cancer research. Interested in pursuing a career in science, Bic and Ismail will get an early start with the American Cancer Society’s Summer High School Research Program
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Posted on July 12, 2011

Part One: Chanelle Prepares for the Pageant

By Bob Spoerl for rogerspark.com Rogers Park resident and Lane Tech senior Chanelle Hutchinson celebrates her 18th birthday on Easter Sunday this year, one week before she vies for the title of Miss Chicago Teen. “I hope at least I get top 10 so I can say it’s worth my time,” Hutchinson jokes during an interview.
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Posted on April 24, 2011

Charter school union fight heats up

Clergy, labor groups draw parallels to Wisconsin by Linda Lutton Mar. 18, 2011 Tensions are heating up at a North Side charter school where teachers have formed a union. About two-thirds of the teachers and staff at the Chicago Math and Science Academy signed union cards last school...Read the entire report @ WBEZ

Posted on March 18, 2011

Charter school says it’s private, though it gets millions in tax dollars

Teachers see an attempt to stop them from unionizing A Chicago charter school that has received more than $23 million in public money since opening in 2004 is arguing that it is a private institution, a move teachers say is designed to block them from forming a union. In papers filed with the National Labor Relations Board, attorneys for the Chicago Math and Science Academy on the city's North Side say the school should be exempt from an Illinois law that grants employees of all public schools the right to form unions for contract negotiations. Read the full Chicago Tribune article here

Posted on February 24, 2011

Eclipse the Violence

Family Matters’ Young Men’s Programs BOND (Brothers of New Directions) and BOM (Brothers on the Move) Present A multi-media performance featuring drumming, original music, and a slide show expressing the young men’s insights into the impact of violence in their lives and the world. Artwork by the young of the BOND/BOM will be on display.
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Posted on December 14, 2010

“If I could change the world” - Essays from Four Local Students.

This past Friday morning, Nov. 19, the 3rd – 5th grade students at Roger’s Park’s George Armstrong Elementary School gathered to honor the top essay writer’s in Hearts for Hearts Girls and World Vision’s “Changing the World One Heart at a Time” essay contest. About 500 students in George Armstrong’s Writing Laboratory Project participated. The winning essay’s were written by students Christina Osinubi and Arden Djedovic. They wrote about things they could do to change the world including: starting tutoring programs, eliminating bullying and changing hate into love. Osinubi received all 6 Hearts for Hearts Girls dolls and Djedovic received a Toys R Us gift card. About 40 other winners received dolls and gift cards.
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Posted on November 22, 2010

THE LOYOLA RAMBLERS ARE 2010 NICK KLADIS CLASSIC CHAMPS!

With victories over Eastern Kentucky, Indiana State, and Texas Pan-American this past weekend the Ramblers are 3-0 to start the year for the first time since the 2005-06 season. The Ramblers have six upcoming home games before the first of the year including two of their biggest games of the year in Butler and Kansas State.
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Posted on November 16, 2010

3rd Annual Trick-Or-Treat at Loyola

On Sunday, October 31, 20010, Dumbach Hall on Loyola's Lake Shore Campus will be decked in fun and spooky decorations, courtesy of Loyola's students. Local families are invited to bring their children from 4PM - 6PM to trick-or-treat through the hallways and participate in fun games. Loyola students will wait behind classroom doors with plenty of candy on hand so that neighborhood children may have a fun, and above all safe, halloween experience.
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Posted on October 22, 2010

WILLYE WHITE PARK ADVISORY COUNCIL NOTICE OF ELECTIONS

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 21ST 7:15 p.m. 1610 W. Howard Street Open Offices: President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer For more info about Willye White Park click here
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Posted on September 15, 2010

Community Meeting to Discuss Loyola’s Proposal to Amend Its Planned Development

Alderman Moore invites you to attend a community meeting to review Loyola University's proposal to update and amend its 1997 Institutional Planned Development with the City of Chicago (1997 map). The meeting will be held on Monday, September 13th, 7:00 p.m., at Loyola University's Crown Center Auditorium, 1001 W. Loyola (at the Lake).
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Posted on September 10, 2010

Loyola Faculty Biennale 2010 - Presented by Loyola’s Visual Arts Program

You are invited to join us for our first exhibition of the season! Faculty Biennale 2010 Presented by Loyola's Visual Arts program Sept 9-Oct 1, 2010 Reception: Thursday September 9, 5:00-6:30pm Loyola University of Chicago Ralph Arnold Fine Arts Annex 1131 W. Sheridan Road THIS EXHIBITION IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
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Posted on September 03, 2010

‘SPONSOR-A-STUDENT’

Organizing for America, President Obama's grassroots organization, is asking for your help in ensuring that needy Illinois children have the school supplies they need for the upcoming school year. We are partnering with several Chicago elected officials and non-profit organizations for the third annual "Sponsor-a-student" school supply drive.
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Posted on August 06, 2010

New Trier teens tutor at Family Matters

On most summer days, 15-year-old Olivia Loucks practices diving or helps out in her mother’s north suburban gallery. But for two mornings a week the Winnetka teenager and five friends make the trek into the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago to tutor elementary school children. Chicago Tribune article here

Posted on August 05, 2010