The National Beat: AI certifications are on the rise — and so are most paychecks

AI certifications now make up 30% of all certifications, up from just 2% before ChatGPT launched in 2022, according to data ...

Malcolm X College nearing completion of $19.5M campus expansion

Malcolm X College expects to complete the second phase of a $19.5 million campus expansion by the end of August.
Next City

Training the Young Workers Chicago’s Schools Are Leaving Behind

Nonprofits in Chicago’s disinvested neighborhoods are offering the vocational training that public schools have largely ...

How This Former Chicago Public School Teacher Bought a Franchise and Grew It to $2M Annual Revenue

Joe Becker runs the top-performing single territory in the i9 Sports system, growing the business from about $400,000 in ...
NPR Illinois

'Workforce Pell' kicks off, but colleges find that few programs qualify

July 1 marks the official opening of a program that allows federal dollars to go toward short-term workforce training ...

Southland College Prep Charter High School graduate earns hardware at national speech finals

Southland College Prep Charter High School graduate Jordan Lee placed in two categories at this year’s national speech finals ...
Daily Herald

Cook County, Google offering scholarships for tech training

Applications are now open for Cook County’s Project Rainbow Initiative and Grow with Google’s scholarship program. The county and Google are offering no-cost scholarships for Google Career ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs' Matt Shaw gets first spring-training start in right field: 'A lot of fun'

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