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Get your income taxes prepared free by the City of Chicago and its partners, and you may be eligible to receive up to $5,700 back from the IRS.

The City is offering free income tax preparation assistance for families earning less than $50,000 and individuals earning less than $25,000.

For information visit www.cityofchicago.org/ctac or call 311; (312) 630-0273; (312) 409-1555; (312) 409-4318 (Spanish).

If you are interested in taking advantage, you will need to bring the following to your selected location:

• Bank account and routing numbers
• Photo identification
• Social security cards for all household members
• All 2011 W-2 and 1099 forms
• Copy of 2010 tax return
• Copy of property tax bill paid in 2011

For a complete listing of all locations, click here.

Sites will be open from January 19 - April 17 on the days and hours indicated for each site.

We have lots of great new programs coming up, including this brand new PURCHASING POOL! Come to a Town Hall
style meeting Tuesday, January 31 at 8am at the 8th District Police Station (3420 W. 63rd St.) to learn how
you can save money on energy bills, waste disposal fees and credit card processing rates.

See all the information here:

Help a high school student explore potential career paths by participating in the 2012 CPS Job Shadow Day (Wed. March 14) and/or 2012 CPS Spring Break Internships (Mon. April 2 - Fri. April 6).

To sign up, please complete the following information here: http://www.chooseyourfuture.org/cte/employer/host-application?pdl=jhdace

Deadline is Tuesday, Jan. 17 2012.

Job Shadow is a one-day opportunity for students to shadow professionals and gain insight in the world of work (approx 4 hours during the day).  Spring break internships are one-week opportunities for students to engage in work (1 week, 8 hours a day, paid for by CPS).  These career events are a wonderful opportunity for students to see how the skills they are learning in school relate to competency and success in the workplace.  Read last year's article on Job Shadow Day.

The purpose of the Streets for Cycling Plan 2020 is to identify up to 250 miles of innovative bicycle facilities that will encourage all Chicagoans to use their bikes to get around their neighborhoods.

As you are aware, Chicago is a large city with different challenges and opportunities in every neighborhood. In order to address these issues, we have divided the city into nine areas, using barriers like expressways and waterways as dividing lines (see below). For each area, we will be reviewing the existing bicycling conditions by identifying destinations, barriers, gaps in existing bikeways, and assets. An area map and nine section maps are displayed below. We'd love to receive input on these issues.

See the list below for a complete list of upcoming winter meetings:
(Para leer en español, oprima aquí)