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May is Mental Health Awareness Month — and you can make twice the difference.

Our friends at Maybelline are doubling the impact of every donation to NAMI through 5/31, up to $200,000. That means double the support, double the advocacy, and double the hope.

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NEWS: The is back this week!

Starting Friday, 5/15, at Daley Plaza in the Loop, the fest features a rotating selection of food trucks from around the city and is a great opportunity to support small businesses. Get it on your calendar! Chicago.gov/FoodTruckFest

The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events 2026 Millennium Park Summer Series lineup for workouts, music and film is live! 🌞

Whether you're enjoying a live DJ during yoga, celebrating the 20th anniversary of "The Devil Wears Prada" or jamming to energetic sets of the iconic drummer Sheila E., we've got something for everyone this summer.

View the full schedule at MillenniumPark.org and follow along here for more exciting updates!

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/provdrs/attractions_eventsandexhibitions/news/2026/may/mp.html

Deadline is fast approaching!

📣 We’re hiring!

The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability (CCPSA) is looking for an Assistant Director for District Councils to help strengthen and support our work across Chicago.

This role will play a key part in improving the operations and impact of District Councils citywide- ensuring Chicagoans have well-organized, well-supported elected representatives on issues of public safety and police accountability.

We’re looking for someone with strong experience in community organizing and personnel management, who can work effectively across diverse communities and navigate a wide range of perspectives and ideologies.

If you, or someone in your network—are passionate about community engagement, public safety, and police accountability, we encourage you to apply.

DEADLINE: May 18, 2026

https://lnkd.in/gsXkqCBd

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Another delicious way to give back is approaching! Join us on Monday, May 11 at three Lou Malnati’s locations. When you mention CPLF when you’re dining in, or use our online code (GPFUND26), 20% of proceeds will be donated to CPLF.

Learn more about our giveback events here: https://cplfoundation.org/give-back/

IYKYK ♥️

Chicago isn’t just a city — it’s a full-on personality test with lake wind. 🌆🌬️

One neighborhood is brunch and strollers, another is traffic and horns, another is old-school corner spots, murals, and block energy, and somewhere near the lake it’s somehow 10 degrees colder for absolutely no reason. Chicago really said “why have one vibe when you can have all of them at once?” 😭

You’ve got skyline views that still hit every time, the lakefront doing its dramatic thing, riverwalk nights, neighborhood loyalties that feel like sports rivalries, and food opinions strong enough to start family arguments. Downtown is out here with tourists, towers, and traffic. The North Side and South Side are still talking reckless. The West Side has history, hustle, and stories on every block. And if Lower Wacker enters the chat, your GPS is no longer your friend.

And no matter where you go — it’s hot dogs, Italian beef, construction barrels, CTA stories, summer festivals, and somebody reminding you that ketchup does not belong on a Chicago dog. 🌭🔥

If you know, you know.
Which part of Chicago are you repping? 👇

Video evidence, witness testimonies and other information gathered by the commission show the federal administration intentionally encouraged federal agents to act lawlessly and use force to create mayhem and fear, commission members said.