M Beauty School :The Cook County Treasurer’s office holds the annual Korean Community Leadership Service Award to Isabella Lee (principle of IM Beauty School) who was active in beauty volunteer work for the elderly and for the low-income elderly. The Cook County Treasurer’s office holds the annual Korean Community Leadership Service Award Ceremony for Koreans who have contributed to the local community as a sincere taxpayer. This year, Korean winners were selected in 7 categories including economics, society, education, and elderly health. The award ceremony was held at 1:30PM on the 19th, yesterday at the Hanneul Social Welfare Center in Chicago. About 80 Korean community officials attended the ceremony, including Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, Lewis University professor Stephen Kurda, and Berlin City Councilor Benedikt Lux, attended the ceremony to celebrate

IM Beauty Schools 4th Graduation Ceremony
The End of I M Beauty Schools 4th Graduation Ceremony
4 classes, 39 graduates… Celebrating alumni and family gatherings
At Gleview Central Market Shopping Mall, I M Beauty School (Principal: Isabella Lee), located on the second floor, held its 4th graduation ceremony on Wednesday, the 14th. This year’s graduation ceremony included 17 students in the cosmetology course. 6 students in the esthetic course, 15 students in the nail technician course, and 1 student in the cosmetology teacher course for a total of 39 graduates.
On this day, the graduation ceremony began with a greeting from CEO Warren Sohng, followed by a congratulation from Principal Isabella Lee, a congratulation from the Board of Education, and It was held in order of graduation speech by alumni representative Roger Robledo.
Principal Isabella Lee said she was ”very happy and proud to have produced 39 graduates” and ”proud to have established themselves as hairdressers in the mainstream American society.” She finishes by congratulating the graduates.
I M Beauty School opened its school in September 2018, producing 15 first graduates in September 2019, 32 second graduates in September 2020, and 19 third gradautes in September 2021.
In July 2020, two years after opening, the school was accredited by the Federal Government to issue I-20 for foreign students, and in February 2022 it obtained the Accreditation for FAFSA application for the Federal Financial Aid Program.
I M Beauty School is not only a leader in beauty business, but also in the education business, and plans to create the best school, honest schools, and all schools together.



I M Beauty School renovated and moved to a new place.
The Glenview I M Beauty School, which opened in 2018, has recently expanded. I M Beauty School renovated and refurbished a large 5,000 sqft, located in a two-story building inside Glenview Central Market Shopping Mall. According to Principal Isabella Lee, a beauty school designed by an expert was completed within a four-month construction period which transformed a large empty space. The newly renovated beauty school includes a main lecture room, an aesthetic practice room, a hair practice room, a Meni & Pedicure practice room, a service room for permanent eyebrow tattoos and eyelash extensions, and a spacious school-affiliated comprehensive beauty clinic with the overwhelming latest facilities and instruments.
Since its opening in September 2018, I M Beauty School has become a leading beauty school in the Midwest, producing about 15 graduates in 2019 and about 32 graduates in 2020. In particular, I M Beauty School was approved as the first beauty school run by a Korean-American. In July 2020, two years after its opening, as a school that issues I-20 to receive foreign students from the federal government, and it is known that it will soon be able to provide FAFSA(financial assistance program) to low-income students from the government.
Regarding the reason of why it is becoming more known and renowned, not only to Korean students, but rather creating a diverse culture despite being a new beauty school, Principal Isabella Lee explained, “Above all, there are about 10 excellent faculty members and a powerful program.” In particular, among the graduates of this school, the acceptance rate of students who took the license test to the state in 2020 is said to be close to 100%.
Regarding the effects before the expansion, Principal Isabella said, “Now, students of other races can choose our school more freely to receive vocational training, and as the pandemic is ending, we will be able to open a new way for students and immigrants who want to use I-20 to acquire M-VISA.” She also explained, “As the clinic is completed, which is comparable to any other place in the town, graduates can build their skills until they get settled, and they can provide services to external clients at any time.”
The expanded I M Beauty School is located on the second floor of the second building in the Jungbu Market Mall, and its address and contact information are as follows.

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Illinois Cosmetologists are required to complete 14 hours of continuing education before your license renewal on September 30th of each odd-numbered year. A maximum of 50% (7 hours) of the total CE hours may be obtained through home study or online courses. The other 7 hours must be in the classroom.
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