On November 26, Chicago City Council passed a budget with a vote of 39-11. While the budget does include modest funding increases for mental health services and homelessness prevention, it does not reflect the values and priorities we and our allies at ONE Northside and the ReImagine Chicago Coalition have been pushing for. This budget […]
Budget Proposal Recap: Chicago’s Aldermen are currently reviewing Mayor Lightfoot’s budget proposals, with a deadline of December 31 set for the vote for the 2020 budget. Some of the key points are: – $50 million in cuts (a hiring slowdown, cuts in health spending and cuts to Fire Department overtime – $65 million from a […]
Rosh HaShannah: The Blast of Your Little Voice By: Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann We learn from the parts of the story we focus on. We learn from the parts of the story we tell over and over again. – Hannah Gadsby Both of the stories we read this morning feature the stories of, and particularly the VOICES, […]
by: Karen Jacobs – Amirah Ruth תור הרימא June 5 2018 – 23 Sivan 5778 Almost thirty years ago, Andy Jacobs and I were married under a chuppah that I had created for our wedding day. It has hung every day since in our bedroom (except for the three times it was borrowed to bless […]
We’d love to share a bit about the history of The Preston Bradley Center, why we choose to meet here for the Holidays, and acknowledge some of the unique (and yes, sometimes challenging) aspects of the space. The Preston Bradley Center was built in 1926 as the People’s Church, and is an historic building in […]