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Since 2009, the Chicago Botanic Garden's urban agriculture and jobs training initiative has a 91% job placement rate six months after graduation through its apprenticeship program.
Pritzker, who has made early education a focal point of his second term, said the state agency is intended to help simplify an overcomplicated process for parents.
The owners plan to demolish three century-old buildings to make way for new apartments with rooftop pickleball courts and parking.
Three 2.5-hour sessions will be held at City Colleges locations, starting July 22 at Malcolm X College. A fourth roundtable, open only to ages 13 to 24, will be at the Harold Washington Library.