Monthly Archives: March 2014
SEIU Illinois State Council Endorses Quinn for Illinois
The 170,000-plus members of the SEIU Illinois State Council endorsed Governor Pat Quinn for re-election, calling him the best candidate to take Illinois forward for working families. Held at the… Read more
Cicero Approves Credit Card Payments for Services, Fees
The Town of Cicero Board Tuesday approved a contract to begin accepting payments by credit cards to cover costs for services. The new contract was bid out and Vantiv, a… Read more
Legislators Work to Establish Needed Statewide Standards to Protect Citizens and Keep Roads Safe
State Representative Mike Zalewski joined State Senator Tony Munoz and a bipartisan group of colleagues from the House and Senate Tuesday to introduce legislation aimed at providing a reasonable set… Read more
Weighing Uruguay’s Asylum Policy
By Daniel Nardini Current Uruguayan President Jose Mujica has stated that his country will take in some of those inmates who have been incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay by the U.S…. Read more
The Right to Defend One’s Inner Heart
By Daniel Nardini When the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services rejected her application for becoming a U.S. citizen because she checked “no” in the box that said if she was… Read more
Fraud Alert: Beware of Phone Scam Targeting Taxpayers
As tax season enters its final weeks a nationwide phone scam targeting taxpayers has already hit thousands of individuals robbing them of large amounts of money. AARP has issued an… Read more
American Players Theatre Announces New Season
American Players Theatre (APT) announces its 35th season, June 7th to November 9th, a diverse lineup spanning form Shakespeare to Mamet and helmed by recently appointed Artistic Director Brenda DeVita,… Read more
Spider-Man Comes to Chicago to Celebrate Earth Hour
On Saturday, March 29th from 6:30p.m., to 9:30p.m., the City of Chicago, WWF, and Sony Pictures will host a celebration in recognition of Earth Hour. Chicagoans are invited to join… Read more
PINCHme Brings Consumers a Whole New Way to Shop
There is a new digital platform that has hit the U.S., which can help shoppers save money and time, PINCHme. PINCHme is the first product-sampling site that allows consumers to… Read more
Foreign Intervention In Venezuela
By Daniel Nardini I find it ironic that current Venezuelan President (read dictator) Nicolas Maduro has accused the United States and other countries like Panama of “interfering” in the internal… Read more »