Yearly Archives: 2014
HHS Announces ACA Enrollment Numbers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released numbers for the first five months of enrollment under the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA), showing that 113,733 people enrolled… Read more
Hepatitis C Patients with HIV May Face Higher Risk of Liver Disease
Among people with hepatitis C, the risk of serious liver disease is much higher in those who also have HIV than in those without the AIDS-causing virus, a new study… Read more
RTA Encourages Riders to Say ‘Thank You’ to Transit Employees
RTA Encourages Riders to Say ‘Thank You’ to Transit Employees On Tuesday March 18, the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) asked riders to join them in celebrating the contributions of the… Read more
Location of Old WWII Victory Garden Becomes New Community Garden
Northeastern Illinois University will celebrate Cesar Chavez Day of Service by building a community garden and green space in an area that once housed the largest WWII victory garden in… Read more
MHOA Joins Familia and Hogar Expo
McDonald’s Hispanic Owner-Operators Association (MHOA) participated in Univision Radio’s Familia and Hogar Expo at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The Familia and Hogar Expo focused predominantly… Read more
Emanuel Meets Family of Civil Rights Leader Cesar Chavez
Mayor Rahm Emanuel met with Paul Chavez, the son of civil rights leader Cesar Chavez, and director Diego Luna who directed the new film, Cesar Chavez last Friday. The National… Read more
City Officials Break Ground on Navy Pier Flyover
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Senator Dick Durbin and local officials broke ground Tuesday on the Navy Pier Flyover project, an elevated path for safer walking and biking along the Lakefront Trail… Read more
ILCC, Gene Siskel Film Center to Present Oscar Nominated Films
The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago (ILCC), and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in collaboration with the Gene Siskel Film Center will present “The Foreign Language… Read more
‘The Last Prisoner’ Film Director Asking for Funds
Clandestino Films launched and Indiegogo campaign to raises fund in order to continue production on the feature-length, documentary film The Last Prisoner. The campaign will run through April 19. Funds… Read more
McDonald’s USA Gives Youth Chance to Join Soccer Heroes in Brazil
McDonald’s gives young soccer enthusiasts in the Chicagoland and northwest Indiana area the opportunity to meet their soccer heroes competing for the 2014 FIFA World Cup title in Brazil this… Read more
