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Illinois General Assembly Passes Bill Requiring Civic Education in Middle Schools Heads to the Governor for Signature
May 28, 2019

Robert R. McCormick Foundation, Chicago Sports Alliance Partner to Address Violence in Chicago
March 5, 2019

McCormick Foundation, Major League Baseball Announces Final Grants for Welcome Back Veterans
January 10, 2019

Cantigny Golf Wins NGCOA Player Development Award
December 20, 2017

Cantigny Photo Contest Deadline is November 13
October 17, 2017

Thirteen Illinois High Schools Recognized as Democracy Schools
September 18, 2017

McCormick In the Headlines

READI Chicago: How A Program Against Gun Violence Helps Save Lives
NBC Chicago, April 23, 2019

Census changes raise fears of Illinois undercounting
Chicago Sun-Times, March 11, 2019

Tuesday's Election is First Test of Youth Voter Turnout After State-Mandated Civics Education
Block Club Chicago, November 2, 2018

Monitoring Cook County's Central Bond Court
The Coalition to End Money Bond, February 27, 2018

Two McCormick Foundation Grantees Win VETTY Awards for Service to Veteran Community
We Are the Mighty, January 22, 2018

Chicago's West and South Sides Rate News Media Poorly, See Opportunities for Engagement
UT Austin Center for Media Engagement, January 18, 2018

As Shootings and Homicides Drop in Englewood, a New Optimism Grows
Chicago Tribune, December 8, 2017