ILBCF scholarship applications accepted March 1-May 31. Every year since 2002, the ILBCF has given over $60,000 in scholarships. Last year, we were able to increase our commitment to providing over $100,000 in scholarships. Due to the generosity of our funders, we will be able to keep this commitment.

Apply for Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation scholarships.

CPS Job Fair. Wednesday, March 15, 2023. St. Sabina, McMahon Hall, 1210 West 78th Place, Chicago. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mask and resume required for entry.

Register for the CPS Job Fair.

Apply for CPS positions.

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF)’s 2023 Scholarships applications are now open!

For more than four decades, the CBCF in partnership with Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Spouses has awarded scholarships to talented and deserving African American or Black students. Each year, more than 300 scholarships are awarded to students pursuing an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral degree.

Americans will have more time to get the Real ID that they will need to board a flight or enter federal facilities.

The Department of Homeland Security announced Monday an extension of the Real ID deadline until May 7, 2025. The deadline had been May 3, 2023, but needed to be extended again due to the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The initial implementation date had been Oct. 1, 2021.

Meanwhile, people are getting compliant IDs as they renew, but it takes time and the process has been slowed by the pandemic, with many state agencies operating at limited capacity.

"Many of these agencies took various steps in response to the pandemic including automatically extending the expiration dates of driver’s licenses and identification cards and shifting operations to appointment only," DHS said, which has created backlogs.

Congress passed the Real ID Act in 2005 to establish minimum security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and ID cards following a recommendation from the 9/11 Commission.

Older IDs will be suitable to allow people to drive, buy liquor or other age-regulated products, and gamble at casinos. Travelers also can use military IDs or passports to access flights and federal facilities.