Yearly Archives: 2013
EPA Begins Clean-up in Pilsen
By: Ashmar Mandou A group of eager volunteers, Pilsen Environmental Rights and Reform Organization (PERRO) members, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) representatives held a press conference Tuesday afternoon outside the… Read more
Cuba Mail
By: Daniel Nardini For the first time since the United States suspended direct mail shipping to Cuba in 1963, both representatives from the U.S. and Cuba are now discussing resuming… Read more
‘Get Up, Get Moving’
Alderman George Cardenas, chairman of the health committee, and the Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition present “Vive tu Vida!/Get Up! Get Moving! Chicago,” the seventh annual free event that includes free… Read more
Esperanza Health Centers Recibe Subsidio
Esperanza Health Centers anunció haber recibido un subsidio de operaciones en general de $2,500 de MB Financial Charitable Foundation, que será utilizado para cubrir el costo del costo reducido de… Read more
What PRISM is Not Saying
By: Daniel Nardini There has already been more than enough written about Edward Snowden and his revelations about the U.S. government’s secret surveillance program PRISM. I will not go into… Read more
Do You Know Your Status? Step Up, Get Tested Promotes HIV Testing
By: Carlos Acevedo Do you know your status? No, we are not asking about Facebook. We are talking about your Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) status. The Chicagoland National HIV Testing… Read more
‘Levántate, Muévete’
El Concejal George Cárdenas, director del comité de salud y la Coalición de Salud Hispana de Chicago, presenta “Vive tu Vida!/Get Up! Get Moving! Chicago”, séptimo evento anual gratis que… Read more
Esperanza Health Centers Receives Grant
Esperanza Health Centers announced that it has received a $2,500 general operating grant from MB Financial Charitable Foundation, which will be used to cover the cost of reduced cost healthcare… Read more
Subsidio al Instituto Sinai Urban Health
El programa Helping Her Live de Sinai Urban Health Institute recibió recientemente un subsidio de $250,000 de Avon Foundation, como parte del Programa de Hospitales de Avon Safety Net. El… Read more
Killing the Food Stamp Program
By: Daniel Nardini Once again it is time for the federal budget fight of what programs are kept, what programs may be expanded, and what programs may be cut. One… Read more »