Monthly Archives: October 2011
Pete’s Market to Hold Vive En Forma Health and Wellness Fair
Vive En Forma Health and Wellness program arrives to the Pilsen community of Chicago on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 10am to 1pm at Pete’s Fresh Market, 2330 W. Cermak Rd…. Read more
How to Enroll in the U.S. Visa Lottery
Source: GobiernoUSA.gov/USA.gov. There are many ways to legally immigrate to the United States, but only one of them depends completely on luck: the congressionally mandated visa lottery, which offers 50,000… Read more
McDonalds y LULAC Imparten ‘Pasos para el Exito’
ropietarios/Operadores Hispanos del Mcdonald’s de Chicago y el Noroeste de Indiana, afiliados con el Fondo de Becas Hispano y los Centros Nacionales de Servicios Educativos de LULAC, condujeron un taller… Read more
Pilsen Residents Graduate from Smart Communities Program
LISC/ Chicago celebrated the graduation of 66 community residents from the Pilsen Smart Communities program by giving out netbooks to each adult graduate from the south side community. The ceremonies… Read more
Mayor Emanuel ‘No More Free Rides’
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced his administration will implement a new aggressive approach to improve collections owed to the city, including millions of dollars in unpaid parking tickets, unpaid fees, fines… Read more
Stronger Economy, Stronger Latino Workers
NCLR (National Council of La Raza) will host its second annual Workforce Development Forum in Chicago at the DoubleTree Hotel Magnificent Mile on Tuesday, October 11 and Wednesday, October 12…. Read more
TIF Propuesto para Mejoras en una Escuela y Biblioteca
Un par de propuestas del Financiamiento por Incremento de Impuestos (TIF) introducidas hoy en el Concilio de la Ciudad por el Alcalde Rahm Emanuel, ayudarían a reconstruir una sucursal de… Read more
Council Members Urge CTU to Accept Chicago Public Schools Proposal
Members of the City Council urged Karen Lewis and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) to work together with Chicago Public Schools CPS) to choose the next 25 schools that will… Read more
Chicago Youth Succeed in Becoming Federal Agents with Help of CBP Explorer Program
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Supervisor Jose Venegas is a 35-year-old first generation Mexican-American and a top manager for the Chicago Office of Field Operations, with over 32 CBP Midwest… Read more
McDonalds and LULAC Teach ‘Steps for Success’
McDonald’s Hispanic Owner/Operators of Chicago and Northwest Indiana partnered with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and the LULAC National Educational Service Centers conducted a free bilingual ‘Steps for Success College Workshop’… Read more