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Job fair, expungement seminar set for this week
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Visitors at the unveiling of artist Chi Nwosu’s mural at the Garfield Park Conservatory on March 9.
PLCCA, Monroe Foundation team for events By SAM TUCKER Contributing Reporter
A background friendly job fair and a criminal record sealing and expungement seminar will be taking place in Proviso Township this week and are open to West Siders. The events will be held at the Maywood Library and the Proviso Leyden Council for Community Action this week. The PLCCA and the Monroe Foundation are partnering to host two no-cost events for people with criminal background records. On Wednesday, March 12, a background friendly job fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Maywood Public Library. On Saturday, March 15, organizers will be hosting a seminar on criminal background expungement and sealing information at 411 W. Madison St., the PLCCA headquarters. The PLCCA is a social advocacy non-profit that supports low-income residents with education, supportive services and training. The council serves the West Side as well as Proviso and Leyden Townships. These two events are part of their initiatives to support people who have been previSee JOB FAIR on page 5
‘A Place to Grow Our Souls’ Garfield Park Conservatory unveiled a new mural over the weekend SEE MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE 8 TODD BANNOR
By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
On March 9, Garfield Park Conservatory unveiled a new mural, “A Place to Grow Our Souls” by Chi Nwosu, a Black,
queer artist. In the hallway between the conservatory’s indoor Desert House and the outdoor City Garden, the mural features a variety of plants seen throughout the conservatory – like echinacea, pond lilies and eastern prickly pear – reflecting nature and interconnectedness.
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