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Chicago Math and Science Academy

Chicago Math and Science Academy (CMSA), a public charter school, authorized by Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and rated by CPS as Level 1, or Level 1+ school for eight years consecutive years. CMSA is a middle school and high school (grades 6th-12th) located in Chicago, Illinois in the Rogers Park neighborhood. For three years in a row, U.S. News & World Report has ranked CMSA as the #1 public charter high school in Illinois. The school has 600 students and 45 full-time equivalent teachers for the 2018-2019 school year. CMSA opened in 2004, and the school is managed by Concept Schools, a non-profit charter management organization. As of 2018, 95% of the students were eligible for the free lunch program. Academics Chicago Math and Science Academy does not have a selective enrollment process. Admission to the school is done via a public lottery drawing each year in February. Parents can apply to the school for all grades via an online form. If any open seats are available, the student is automatically accepted. If no seats are available, the student is placed in a public lottery to randomly select students to fill the remaining seats. Finally, the rest of the students are placed on a waiting list. For the past four years, CMSA has been ranked by the Chicago Public Schools Board as a Level 1+ school, according to their School Quality Report. In addition, for the past three years U.S. News & World Report has ranked CMSA as the #1 public charter high school in Illinois. Campus The original Chicago Math and Science Academy building was located on 1705 West Lunt Avenue. The two buildings were the original site for St. Jerome Parish School, and were being leased by CMSA. It shared its campus with St. Jerome Catholic Church, although no religious affiliation was established between the two separate organizations. On days when school was not in session, the building was used as a Sunday school for the church parishioners. These two buildings are approximately 42,000 square feet in size. In May 2009, Chicago Math and Science Academy purchased the vacant Clark Mega Mall property for $5.5 million and moved to its current location at 7212 North Clark Street. The new building had 54,000 square feet, up 14,000 from the old buildings. The new building originally did not have a gym, but one was constructed and officially opened in November 2013. The school currently does not have a dedicated auditorium. References External links Chicago Math and Science Academy
Chicago Military Academy

Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville is a public four-year military high school in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, in a building known as the Eighth Regiment Armory. The academy opened in August 1999. It includes a mandatory Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) instructional component in addition to a four-year college preparatory curriculum. Athletics Notable alumni Stephanie Coleman (class of 2006) – Politician, City of Chicago alderman (16th ward). References External links Official website
Chicago Portage National Historic Site

The Chicago Portage National Historic Site is a National Historic Site commemorating the importance of the Chicago Portage in Lyons, Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located in Chicago Portage Forest Preserve and the Ottawa Trail Woods Forest Preserve, at the junction of Portage Creek with the Des Plaines River, on the west side of Harlem Avenue on the line of 48th Street. Preserved within the park is the western end of the historic portage linking the Chicago River to the Des Plaines River, thereby linking the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River. A memorial depicting the portage of French explorers is located at the parking area. A trail leads from the memorial down into the portage wilderness area. The site commemorates the Chicago Portage, first written about by French explorers Father Marquette and Louis Joliet during their use of the portage and exploration of the area between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River. The portage crossed what was known as Mud Lake, which could be wet, swampy, frozen, or dry, depending on the season, and which has since been obliterated. Mud Lake extended roughly from the historic western end of the South Branch of the Chicago River (near today's Damen Avenue) to the Des Plaines River at the present National Historic Site. These explorers understood the importance of the easiest crossing of the continental divide between the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean watersheds. The site, which was designated January 3, 1952, as an affiliated area of the National Park Service, is owned and administered by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. Visitor access is via Harlem Avenue, just north of Interstate 55. The site contains the parking area, a memorial statue, interpretive signs, and trails. Activities here are hiking and canoeing, and the Friends of the Chicago Portage sponsors guided walks. References External links Official website The Chicago Portage Official Site at the National Park Service National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places in Cook Cnty IL
Chicago Rabbinical Council

The Chicago Rabbinical Council (or cRc) is the largest regional Orthodox rabbinical organization in America, located in Chicago, Illinois. The cRc is a non-profit offering a wide variety of Jewish services, including kosher product supervision and kosher certification. Kosher certification (cRcKosher) is available around the world and throughout the year, including Passover supervision. The cRc is also involved in community relations, funeral standards, legislative issues, youth education, and other activities benefiting the Jewish and general communities. The cRc provides a beth din, a court of rabbis who are experts in Jewish law. In addition to dealing in the area of Jewish divorce, the Jewish court deals with Jewish adoption, conversion, certification of Jewish status, cases of mediation, and legal disputes. The CRC's beth din and kashrus services are used by many other midwestern and south-central United States Jewish communities. Rabbi Gedalia Dov Schwartz was the long-time Av Beit Din of the cRc. He died in December 2020. Since 2013, Rabbi Yona Reiss has been the Av Beit Din. Rabbi Sholem Fishbane is the Director of Kashrus for the Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc), as well as the Executive Director of the Associated Kashrus Organizations (AKO), an umbrella group of major kosher-certifying agencies. The cRc maintains a list of "Acceptable Kashrus Agencies". References External links The CRC's official website cRc Kosher certification
Chicago Ridge station

Chicago Ridge is a station on Metra's SouthWest Service in Chicago Ridge, Illinois. The station is 16.6 miles (26.7 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the northern terminus of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Chicago Ridge is in zone 3. As of 2018, Chicago Ridge is the 127th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 372 weekday boardings. As of February 15, 2024, Chicago Ridge is served by 28 trains (14 in each direction) on weekdays. Saturday service is currently suspended. The station is located just north of the Village Hall and Police Station on Ridgeland Avenue between Washington Avenue and 105th Street, and west of the B&OCT/IHB Railroad's crossing at grade and the Stony Creek Golf Course. Parking is available not only at the station, but behind the Police Station, along Birmingham Street, Oxford Avenue, and north of the tracks at the corner of Ridgeland Avenue and 103rd Street. Bus connections "Route 384 – Narragansett - Ridgeland". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service. References External links Metra – Stations – Chicago Ridge Station from Ridgeland Avenue from Google Maps Street View
Chicago Riverwalk

Il Chicago Riverwalk, o semplicemente The Walk, è uno spazio pubblico multiuso situato sulla riva sud del fiume Chicago nel centro di Chicago, in Illinois. Si estende da Lake Shore Drive a Franklin Street. Viene spesso chiamato "Second Lakefront" (secondo lungolago) della città. Contiene spazi verdi, caffè, spazi commerciali ed è nel complesso un "ottimo posto dove gli impiegati e le famiglie possono rilassarsi e mangiare qualcosa". Note Voci correlate Chicago (fiume) Altri progetti Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su Chicago Riverwalk
Chicago Teachers Union

De Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is een vakbond voor leerkrachten, schoolartsen en ander onderwijspersoneel in de Chicago Public Schools (CPS), de openbare scholen van de Amerikaanse grootstad Chicago (Illinois). De CTU zet zich in voor betere werkomstandigheden, lonen en werkzekerheid voor haar leden en voor de verbetering van het openbare onderwijs in Chicago. Ze telt meer dan 25.000 leden (2018). De vakbond werd in 1937 opgericht als Local 1 van de American Federation of Teachers (AFT) en was de grootste en meest actieve afdeling tot de jaren 1960. In 1966 won de CTU het recht om collectieve onderhandelingen te voeren en in de jaren 70 en 80 staakten de leden meermaals. Sinds 2010 wordt de vakbond geleid door de Caucus of Rank and File Educators (CORE), een progressieve groepering die sterk inzet op grassroots organizing en de betrokkenheid van leerlingen, ouders en buren. In september 2012 hield de CTU de eerste staking in 25 jaar tijd. In oktober 2019 gingen de werknemers opnieuw 14 dagen in staking over de inhoud van hun contracten. Van 2010 tot 2014 leidde scheikundelerares Karen Lewis de vakbond, sindsdien is leerkracht maatschappelijke vorming Jesse Sharkey voorzitter. De Chicago Teachers Union is aangesloten bij de Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT), de Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL) en de AFL-CIO.
Read/Write Library

The Read/Write Library is "a repository of pamphlets, zines, community plans, oral histories, neighborhood newspapers, literary magazines from CPS schools and state prisons, parish-church and settlement-house cookbooks, self-published poetry and novels, and other ephemera that, taken together, tells the story of Chicago by Chicagoans in their own words, not filtered through the perspectives of academics or journalists." The library was founded by Nell Taylor in 2006 as the Chicago Underground Library. The library started out in the now-defunct MoJoe's coffee shop, a Roscoe Village hangout and hub for zine-related activity in Chicago. It moved to Humboldt Park in 2011. References External links Official website
Chicago Urban League

The Chicago Urban League, established in 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, is an affiliate of the National Urban League that develops programs and partnerships and engages in advocacy to address the need for employment, entrepreneurship, affordable housing and quality education. As a consequence of the Northern Migration the League was established by an interracial group of community leaders as a resettlement organization assisting African-American migrants arriving in Chicago. History Barbara A. Lumpkin was appointed Interim President and CEO of the Chicago Urban League in June 2018. In the second quarter of 2021, the League received a $100,000 USD grant from Pfizer for a "Vaccine Safety and Effectiveness Campaign". Reports Still Separate ..., published in 2005, found that Chicago had the fifth most racially segregated residential metropolitan area in the United States. The Vicious Circle: Race, Prison, Jobs and Community in Chicago, Illinois and the Nation (Chicago Urban League, 2002) Still Separate, Unequal, Race: Place and Policy in Chicago (Chicago Urban League, 2005) Supporters Earl W. Renfroe Mary Morello Parents for Rock and Rap Joanna Snowden Porter References External links Chicago Urban League Metropolitan Board of the Chicago Urban League "ProjectNEXT not all things to all people" - Article on League's transition to focusing on economic development Chicago Urban League Photos - images of the Chicago Urban League, mostly in the 1950s to the 1970s, from the University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago Varnish Company Building

The Chicago Varnish Company Building is a building built in 1895 as the headquarters of one of the leading varnish manufacturers in the United States, the Chicago Varnish Company. The building is a rare example of Dutch Renaissance Revival-style architecture in Chicago, and is marked by a steeply pitched roof paired with stepped gables of red brick and light stone in contrasting colors. The building was designed by Henry Ives Cobb, a nationally recognized architect whose other significant works include the former Chicago Historical Society Building, the Newberry Library, and the original buildings for the University of Chicago campus. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 14, 2001, and was designated a Chicago Landmark on July 25, 2001. After an extensive rehabilitation, including replacement of the multi-gabled clay tile roof and rebuilding the stepped parapets, Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse opened in the building on October 23, 1987. The restaurant has received numerous awards for its food and service, and features many items of memorabilia, including a "Holy Cow" wearing the trademark Harry Caray eyeglasses that was sourced from Chicago's CowParade. The building is distinctive for its use of the Dutch Renaissance revival style, with its stepped gables, steeply pitched tile roof, and contrasting brick and stone masonry. The building and its restoration received the Chicago Landmarks Preservation Excellence award in 2006 for its careful restoration of the Ludowici roof. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Central Chicago Chicago Landmark Murphy Varnish Works References External links Chicago Varnish Company Building
Chicago and North Western Railway Power House

The Chicago and North Western Railway Power House is the historic power house which served the 1911 Chicago and North Western Terminal in Chicago, Illinois. The building was designed by Frost & Granger in 1909; it was mainly designed in the Beaux Arts style but also exhibits elements of the Italian Renaissance Revival style. Construction on the building finished in 1911, the same year the terminal opened. The irregularly shaped building borders Clinton Street, Milwaukee Avenue, Lake Street, and the former Chicago and North Western tracks, which are now used by Metra for its Union Pacific District. The power house was built in cream brick with terra cotta trim, cornices, and ornamentation; the corner of the house at Clinton and Milwaukee features a 227-foot (69 m) brick smokestack. The building contained four rooms, a large engine room and boiler room and a smaller engineer's office and reception room. The Chicago Tribune reported in 1948 that the power house output enough power to serve a city of 15,000 people. The power house ceased to serve the station in the 1960s, but when the terminal was demolished and replaced by Ogilvie Transportation Center in 1984, the power house survived. It is one of two remaining railroad power houses in Chicago and the only remaining power house for the Chicago and North Western. The power house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 2004. It was designated as a Chicago Landmark on January 11, 2006. Prior to its designation as a landmark, the building had long been slated for demolition, and its sub-basements were damaged by the 1992 Chicago Flood. A real estate developer purchased the building and, by adding two additional interior floors, re-developed the structure into a mixed-use office and retail building. The renovations won the Best Adaptive Reuse award from Landmarks Illinois in 2007. References
Wilmette station (Chicago and North Western Railway)

The Chicago and Northwestern Depot is a former railway station in Wilmette, Illinois, which has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1975. The station served the Chicago and North Western Railway along what is now Metra's Union Pacific North Line. It was built in 1873 as a passenger station and became a freight station in the 1890s before closing in 1946. The station was relocated to its current location on June 13, 1974, and it has since been remodeled as a restaurant. The depot has been called "Wilmette's most historic building," and the Chicago Sunday Times referred to the station as "the finest station on the entire line" upon its opening. History The first railroad depot in Wilmette was built in 1870–71 for $700 by a group of landowners hoping to develop the area. As well as being used as a railroad depot, this original depot was used for local elections, including the referendum on the incorporation of Wilmette in 1872. This depot burned down, and residents built the Chicago and Northwestern Depot in 1873. The depot was built to be fireproof and cost $3,400, which was donated by ten residents. The depot was designed in the Italianate style and was a brick building with a gabled roof and columns in front. In the 1890s, Wilmette's growing number of commuters wanted a new depot to be built on the inbound side of the tracks. The Chicago and Northwestern Depot was moved one block north from the passenger station and became Wilmette's freight depot. The depot remained a freight depot until 1946, when Wilmette's freight service was transferred to Evanston; the station was then boarded up, and its platform was removed. On June 13, 1974, the station was moved away from the railroad tracks to its current site to avoid demolition. The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. A cable television company leased the station for several years after its relocation. The building was leased to a different family and converted into a restaurant called the Old Ouilmette Depot in 1992. The restaurant closed after a 2004 fire, and the building remained vacant until 2008, when a new restaurant called Depot Nuevo opened in the building. References External links National Register of Historic Places listing for Cook County, Illinois 1139 Wilmette Ave in Google Street View
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School

Rochelle Zell Jewish High School (RZJHS), formerly Chicagoland Jewish High School (CJHS), (Rochelle Zell, Hebrew: תיכון רושל זל), located 25 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, is a private, full-day, co-educational high school for primarily Jewish students from grades nine to twelve. Rochelle Zell first opened its doors in 2001 to 26 students. History Rochelle Zell Jewish High School opened in 2001 as Chicagoland Jewish High School, with 26 students: 23 freshmen and 3 sophomores. In the 2005–2006 school year, 94 students attended Rochelle Zell, and the number increased to 132 students in the 2007–2008 school year, along with many new faculty members. Due to growth in its student body, Rochelle Zell moved from its Morton Grove campus to a high school in Deerfield in Fall 2007. In 2015, the school received a donation from the Zell Family Foundation and subsequently changed its name to Rochelle Zell Jewish High School. For the 2025–2026 school year, enrollment was nearly 140 students drawn from over 25 communities throughout Chicago and its suburbs. Roughly three-quarters of current students advance to Rochelle Zell from Jewish day schools. The remaining students attend local public and private schools before transferring to Rochelle Zell. The Rochelle Zell student body includes students from all streams of Judaism. Curriculum Rochelle Zell Jewish High School offers a dual curriculum of general studies and Jewish studies. Required courses over the four years include English, Hebrew, Jewish Studies, Mathematics, Science, and Social Science. Students also have an option to take Spanish as an additional language, and they choose from a variety of Arts & Electives courses including Computer Science, Model United Nations, Newspaper, and Studio Art. Each year 13-15 Advanced Placement courses are offered to juniors and seniors across the curriculum. Rochelle Zell is affiliated with Prizmah and the Lake Michigan Association of Independent Schools, and accredited by ISACS. Athletics and Activities Rochelle Zell is a member of the Chicago Prep Conference (CPC) of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) and offers 14 sports, such as baseball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls cross country, golf, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls tennis, boys and girls track & field, and boys and girls volleyball. In addition to the athletics program, RZJHS offers over 20 clubs led by student leaders. References External links Official website
Chinese American Service League

The Chinese American Service League (CASL) is an all-inclusive non-profit agency with over 45 years of experience connecting families and individuals with the vital support they need: providing an educational and cultural foundation for children, ensuring seniors live full and independent lives with dignity, enhancing education and training for tomorrow's workforce, putting immigrants on the pathway to citizenship, securing our community's housing and financial well-being, navigating healthcare systems and wellness resources, and fighting for equal access to justice. Mission Building on the wisdom of generations, CASL catalyzes the transformation of individuals, families, and the community for an equitable future. History CASL was founded in Chicago's Chinatown in 1978 when a group of Chinese immigrant friends recognized that social services were not widely available to the Chinese immigrant diaspora. Led by Bernie Wong, the group's first services for the Chinatown community included translating letters from English to Chinese, claiming tax rebates, and accessing public aid programs. Soon after, in 1979, CASL became officially established as a non-profit organization, with Bernie Wong as its founder. Since then, CASL has been the largest social service agency that serves AANHPI (Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander) and other minority communities in the Midwest. CASL has continued to uphold Bernie Wong's vision and legacy through their mission, vision, and core values serving nearly 7,000 clients in 2023. Services Today CASL has expanded to more than 20 programs and services to meet community needs based on Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) data. The current list of services and programs as of 2024 include: Adult Day Services Adult Employment and Career Development Anti-Hate Action Center After School Care Alzheimer's Program Behavioral Health Citizenship and Immigration Center for Social Impact Change InSight® Culinary Training Program English Language Classes Enhance® Fitness Financial Literacy Food and Nutrition Services Head Start and Early Head Start Healthcare and Wellness Housing Program Illinois Welcome Center In-Home Care Legal Services Pine Tree Senior Council Public Benefits Small Access Home Repairs for Seniors See also Chinese in Chicago References