Monthly Archives: November 2016
‘Fore the Girls’ Golf Outing Raises Over $75, 000 for Queen of Peace Scholarship Fund
Queen of Peace High School hosted their “Fore the Girls” golf outing and auction on October 3rd at the Cog Hill Country Club in Lemont, Illinois. The event raised over… Read more
CPS to Hold Public Hearings on Budget
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced it will hold two public hearings on November 28 so that members of the public can provide feedback on the District’s revised Fiscal Year 2017… Read more
City Colleges’ Star Scholars Thrive in Second Year
Now in its second year, the Chicago Star Scholarship program at City Colleges of Chicago is helping nearly 2,000 Chicago Public School (CPS) graduates attend college tuition-free this fall, a… Read more
November is Winter Weather Preparedness Month in Illinois
According to the National Weather Service (NWS), Illinois hasn’t had a winter without at least one winter storm in the past century. To help people prepare for potentially dangerous snow,… Read more
Study: Skin patch could help kids with peanut allergies
A new study shows a wearable skin patch may help children who are allergic to peanuts by delivering small doses of peanut protein. The National Institutes of Health funded the… Read more
El Voto Latino
By: Ashmar Mandou According to the Pews Research Center, the number of Latino eligible voters has increased since 2012 by four million, accounting for 37 percent of the growth. According… Read more
Surge in prescription opioid poisoning among US youth
The number of children and teens hospitalized for prescription opioid poisonings has more than doubled in recent years, with both accidental overdoses and suicide attempts on the rise, a U.S…. Read more
Shedd Aquarium Asks Public to Join Mission to Help Animals in Need
At a time when an alarming number of species around the world are facing critical threats produced by human activity such as overfishing, habitat degradation, plastic pollution and rising ocean… Read more
Medicare Annual Enrollment Signals Another Important Election This Fall
By Chuck Dow, Humana Illinois Regional Medicare President Edited by Lawndale Bilingual Newspaper This fall, as Americans make their choices in a host of local, state and national elections, including… Read more
Yet Another Bogus Theory
by Daniel Nardini Since the Ra expedition in the 1970’s, there have been crackpots who have been trying to prove that some people went to places around the world where… Read more »