Yearly Archives: 2016
St. Augustine Student Wins First Prize in Respiratory Care Conference
The Illinois Society for Respiratory Care (ISRC) held its 48th Annual Conference and Exhibition, where respiratory care practitioners and other healthcare providers gathered for three days of educational experiences, competitions,… Read more
Lakeview Neighborhood Celebrates Permanent Home of Lakeview Pantry
By: Ashmar Mandou Elected officials joined volunteers and staff of Lakeview Pantry for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the permanent home of the Lakeview Pantry, which has served the city’s… Read more
Field Museum to Unveil New Addition to DNA Exhibit Focusing on Shark Sex
It’s the most wonderful time of the year—Shark Week. To celebrate, The Field Museum is announcing a “jawesome” (forgive us) upcoming addition to its permanent exhibition, the Daniel F. and… Read more
Cease Fire ‘Keep the Peace’ 2016
Corazón Community Services, in collaboration with the Town of Cicero and other community partners, will host the annual Cease Fire Summer events for 2016 in Cicero. Corazón Community Services is… Read more
Reassessment Notices Mailed to Leyden Township Taxpayers
Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios has announced that reassessment notices were mailed to nearly 27,000 single-family and 13,000 condominium homeowners in Leyden Township. Reassessment notices contain proposed values for property… Read more
Mayor Kicks Off One Summer Chicago with Youth Workers
Mayor Rahm Emanuel kicked off the 2016 One Summer Chicago program by visiting youth working on a viaduct transformation project. The youth jobs program—which marks the City’s largest jobs program… Read more
Access Living Calls on Politicians with Vigil
Access Living and Centers for Independent Living across Illinois participated in a vigil to address the budget impasse, which has affected thousands of families across the state. The vigils were… Read more
Lilly Begins Local Education Taskforce to Create Better School Policies
On Monday, State Rep. Camille Lilly, D-Chicago, held her Education Taskforce to bring in community ideas to help create new ideas for better Illinois’ elementary and secondary school policies. “No… Read more
Youth Become ‘Urban Warriors’
Caption by Ashmar Mandou Youth from Little Village, Pilsen, and South Chicago paired off with veterans of recent wars as part of The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago’s Urban Warriors program… Read more
Tips for middle-of-the-night insomnia
It is a frustratingly common scenario: You fall asleep easily at bedtime but are wide awake at 2 or 3 in the morning. Only after a half-hour or more of… Read more
