USA Today reports: The Big Idea: Addressing Food Insecurity Among College Students, Statesmen Market at Kennedy-King College spotlighted

April 30, 2026

Veronica Herrero, president of the City Colleges of Chicago Foundation, says a welcoming and stigma-free environment is essential to student food markets. U.S. News: The...

Read more

Gov. Pritzker and IBM Collaborate to Bring 750 New Jobs to the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, hire City Colleges of Chicago Students

April 29, 2026

CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and IBM today announced the company’s new FutureNow Chicago delivery center at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP). As part...

Read more

Chicago Tribune reports: Kennedy-King College market offers students fresh food for free in an area with limited grocery options

April 29, 2026

The Statesmen Market at Kennedy-King College in Englewood looks and feels like a regular grocery store. Students come in, pick up a cart or basket,...

Read more

City Colleges of Chicago honors student athletes during awards banquet for another successful season

April 26, 2026

City Colleges of Chicago celebrated student athletes across colleges and across sports at the first annual athletic awards banquet, with 2025 being the inaugural year,...

Read more

City Colleges of Chicago Celebrate Star Scholars

April 23, 2026

More than 1,000 City Colleges of Chicago Star Scholars earned their associate degree in the 2025-26 school year.  A number of these scholars gathered along with family and friends for the...

Read more

Borderless reports: Where to Find Free English Language Classes in Chicago

April 22, 2026

Borderless compiled a guide of Chicago’s local organizations, public libraries and city colleges that offer free English classes. Read the full story in Borderless  ...

Read more

City Colleges of Chicago Star Scholars preparing to earn their associate degree honored with a cording ceremony

April 20, 2026

"They earned their degree debt free. They've earned that opportunity. Know that City Colleges of Chicago, that we believe in you," said Chancellor Juan Salgado,...

Read more

Kennedy-King College Professor and Auto Tech expert shares advice with Axios: How to navigate Chicago's flooded roads

April 15, 2026

Tuesday night's storms were a preview of the heavier downpours Chicago can expect over the next 25 years, according to a recent University of Illinois bulletin. Story excerpt...

Read more

Kennedy-King College Student Among 168 Students on ‘2026 Student Voting Honor Roll’

April 8, 2026

Kennedy-King College Student Government Association President Mo’Hogney Mitchell has been named to the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge’s 2026 Student Voting Honor Roll. Mo’Hogney and...

Read more

Five City Colleges of Chicago Earn 2026-2027 Military Friendly® School Designations

March 30, 2026

Harry S Truman, Kennedy-King, Richard J. Daley, Olive-Harvey, and Wilbur Wright Colleges have all received awards that name them as great college choices for military...

Read more

Chicago Sun-Times reports: City Colleges of Chicago students get big boost

March 12, 2026

Students who started getting help from the nonprofit One Million Degrees while in high school were more likely to earn an associate degree and, on...

Read more

City Colleges Launches Forward, Together: City Colleges of Chicago’s 2026-2030 Strategic Plan

March 6, 2026

On Thursday, March 5, City Colleges of Chicago launched Forward, Together: City Colleges of Chicago’s 2026-2030 Strategic Plan.  This plan is not the start of...

Read more

Chicago Talent Challenge: Connecting Thousands of Chicagoans to Good Jobs, Hear the Conversation

March 3, 2026

Chicagoans need access to good jobs with family-sustaining wages, and employers need to fill critical roles quickly. To build these connections, the Pritzker Traubert Foundation...

Read more

Pritzker Traubert Foundation Awards First-Ever $5 Million Chicago Talent Challenge to City Colleges of Chicago and Cook County Health

March 2, 2026

CHICAGO-- March 2, 2026 — The Pritzker Traubert Foundation today announced HealthCatalyst Chicago as the inaugural winner of the Chicago Talent Challenge, a $5 million...

Read more

Crain's Chicago reports: Cook County Health, City Colleges to train 1,000 health care workers with $5M from Pritzker Traubert Foundation

March 2, 2026

This is an excerpt, to read the full story, visit: CCH, City Colleges to train health workers with $5M grant - Crain's Chicago Business Cook...

Read more

Chicago Sun-Times reports: Pritzker Traubert Foundation awards $5 million for City Colleges of Chicago, Cook County Health partnership

March 2, 2026

The Pritzker Traubert Foundation is awarding $5 million to City Colleges of Chicago and Cook County Health to form a partnership aimed at accelerating job...

Read more