CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS – Lincoln Square, South Loop, Lincoln Park, Portage Park, Oak Park
LINCOLN SQUARE
End-of-summer last hurrahs are being planned across Chicagoland. Mainstream Boutique (4357 N. Lincoln Ave.) is hosting a Back-to-School Fashion, Health and Wellness Event from 1:00p.m. to 6:00p.m. as part of the larger Northcenter Shop ‘N’ Stroll event on Saturday 8/27. In collaboration with nearby businesses, Mainstream Boutique provides the fashion, Jenna Grooms of Pure Haven Essentials has skincare health tips, and Dr. Katie Ray of New Day chiropractic will be sharing the wellness. Wine and light snacks will be available to drum up foot traffic and awareness to these nearby establishments.
SOUTH LOOP
Free General Admission to the Shedd Aquarium, Field Museum, and Adler Planetarium for all Chicago Public School students this Monday, 8/29 as an end of summer gift. From personal experience, be sure to arrive as early as possible as entrance lines may keep you and the little ones waiting to get in. Access to special exhibits/areas of the museums will be at an extra charge. Follow the links above for pricing and adult discounts that are also available that day. Be prepared to show proof of your child’s CPS status and remember to bring some kind of proof of IL residence for yourself, such as your IL lease, utility bill, or library card to obtain all available discounts.
LINCOLN PARK
In honor of the six-month long test run of the #11 bus route running on weekdays from 10:00a.m. to 7:00p.m. on Lincoln Ave. between the Howard/McCormick and Fullerton Red/Brown/Purple CTA stops, eleven bars along the route will be offering special promotions tomorrow, Friday 8/26. This is all part of the “11 on 11 Beer Explorer Passport” ride challenge that will continue through the rest of August to help booster ridership during the test run. Leave your car keys at home and ride the #11 bus in support of helping to make the route permanent.
PORTAGE PARK
The National Veterans Art Museum at 4041 N. Milwaukee Ave., 2nd Floor is opening a new exhibit tomorrow, Friday 8/26, featuring paintings by Chicago veteran artist, George Klaub. His paintings depict his experiences as a World War II U.S. Navy veteran stationed in Cuba during the revolution, and will be on exhibition through 10/29. Meet the artist at tomorrow’s reception from 6:00p.m. to 9:00p.m. to hear him present his work.
OAK PARK
Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 are anticipating a busy school year to transition back to the tried and true SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) for students preparing for college assessment. In 2010, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) rallied 8 states, including Illinois, to adopt their standardized tests as the modern assessment for K – 12th graders. This year, however, IL has made the decision for high schoolers to opt out of taking the PARCC tests to mandate that only the SAT will be used statewide. According to OakPark.com, the time that would have been used to administer the PARCC tests will be gladly used to prepare for the SATs instead. PARCC tests are still used through the younger grades but after two years of field testing, there have been no data reports showing that the PARCC tests haven’t reliably revealed anything different from SAT tests which have been used in the U.S. since 1926. How does the old saying go? If it ain’t broke…?
CATHY MALLERS & DEAN’S TEAM CHICAGO
