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Free BACP Business Education webinars

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Free BACP Business Education webinars .  Register here.  The City of Chicago Business Affairs' and Cosumer Protection department offers free classes year round on topics related to starting and operating a business.  I've attended the in-person classes and they were very well run and … [Read more...] about Free BACP Business Education webinars

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Get One Month Free Trial! One Day University Now Helps You Get Smarter Year-round With New Online Format. Want to go on a virtual tour of the Met Museum with a top-tier Columbia art professor? Or learn about the history of the Olympics from a professor at UNC Chapel Hill? How about discover the … [Read more...] about Get One Month Free Trial! One Day University Now Helps You Get Smarter Year-round With New Online Format.

Friends of the Parks: Free Lecture

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Friends of the Parks: Free Lecture  The annual Netsch Lecture's are going virtual for now.  This presentation and panel focus on Public Park Space Models in the Midst of Mega-developments. When: Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 12noon-1:30pm Where:  Click here to register for the … [Read more...] about Friends of the Parks: Free Lecture

Harold Washington Library Free Lectures Virtual

Harold Washington Library Free Lectures Virtual Where:  Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State Street, (312) 747-4300. VIRTUAL EVENTS REGISTRATION REQUIRED Skilled Nursing- What You Need to Know Thursday, March 25, 2021  3:00PM – 4:00PM Alden Estates of Northmoor … [Read more...] about Harold Washington Library Free Lectures Virtual

Labor of Love: A St. Patrick’s Day Special

Labor of Love: A St. Patrick's Day Special Since all the St Patrick's Day parades are canceled this year watch a documentary that reveals how the Chicago Journeyman Plumbers Local 130, UA became involved in organizing the city’s storied St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The film explores what it means to be … [Read more...] about Labor of Love: A St. Patrick’s Day Special

Free White City Walking Tours

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Free White City Walking Tours. When: Every Saturday from May through October 11:00 am-1:00 pm Register    Due to CoVid-19, the White City Tours are on-hold until further notice.  Check out their self-guided Virtual Tour App. Where: Jackson Park, 1766 Columbia Drive. Located at … [Read more...] about Free White City Walking Tours

Free events Newberry Library

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Free events Newberry Library Where: Newberry Library, 60 West Walton Street, (312) 943-9090. Free and open to the public. Registration required. Click on links below to register then scroll down to bottom on registration page to find registration link.  To aid Chicago’s efforts to contain the … [Read more...] about Free events Newberry Library

Museum of Contemporary Art reopening

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Museum of Contemporary Art reopening Where:  Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave., 312-397-4010 When: March 2, 2021, Tuesday 10am-9pm, Wednesday-Sunday 10am-5pm.  Subject to change.  Check website for operating hours.   As of March 1, 2021 the MCA website … [Read more...] about Museum of Contemporary Art reopening

Harold Washington Library Free Author Lectures

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Harold Washington Library Free Author Lectures Where:  Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, 312-747-4300. VIRTUAL EVENTS REGISTRATION REQUIRED Most events are in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, Lower Level.  Schedule subject to change or cancellation. Always call … [Read more...] about Harold Washington Library Free Author Lectures

Harold Washington Library free Business, Law and Money lectures

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Harold Washington Library free Business, Law and Money lectures. The Chicago Public Library's FREE Business, Law and Money lecture series continues with the following events: Where:  Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, (312) 747-4300. Event subject to cancellation … [Read more...] about Harold Washington Library free Business, Law and Money lectures

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