Yearly Archives: 2016
CPS Students Enjoy Free Admission to Select Museums
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Museums in the Park president Gary T. Johnson announced free admission for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students to the city’s top cultural institutions next week. Twelve… Read more
Triton College Gives Students Competitive Edge
By: Ashmar Mandou Situated just outside of Chicago, on plush 100-acre grounds Triton College is offering stellar programs in higher education that give students a leading advantage in booming industries,… Read more
Rep. Gutiérrez to Secretary of State: End the Silence on TPS for Ecuadorians
On Tuesday, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) wrote Secretary of State John Kerry asking that he make public the Department of State’s assessment and recommendation regarding granting of TPS (Temporary… Read more
Comcast Program Reach Millions More
According to a five-year progress report the company released this month, Comcast’s acclaimed Internet Essentials program has helped connect 750,000 families, or three million low-income Americans, to low-cost, high-speed internet… Read more
Saint Anthony Hospital Hosts Chinese Physicians to Bring U.S. Insight to Expand Community Care in China
Saint Anthony Hospital in partnership with the International Emergency Management Committee (TEMC) is hosting 22 physicians from prestigious universities and hospitals across China. Over the course of their three-month visit… Read more
Chicago Humanities Festival Presents a Night with Lin-Manuel Miranda
The Chicago Humanities Festival and Chicago Tribune are proud to announce that Pulitzer, Emmy, Tony, Grammy, Olivier and MacArthur “Genius” Grant award-winning actor and composer Lin-Manuel Miranda will appear as… Read more
Elected Officials Celebrate Milestone
Cook County Clerk David Orr, a host of legislative leaders and civil rights groups who were instrumental in bringing marriage equality to Illinois, together with lesbian and gay couples, on… Read more
Ensemble Español Celebrates 40th Anniversary Season
Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater returns to the Auditorium Theatre for a full-length evening concert on Thursday, Sept. 29th at 7:30PM with their 40th anniversary finale Flamenco Passion, a showcase… Read more
Cardenas Fights for School Funding; Provides School Supplies and Free Health Exams to Assist Parents
Alderman George Cardenas attended the CTU and Brighton Park Neighborhood Council press conference on Wednesday August 24th, 2016. He joined them to publicly denounce cuts to 12th ward schools and… Read more
Sones de México Ensemble Announces Fall Youth Lessons
Sones de México Ensemble, Chicago’s premiere Mexican folk music organization, continues to expand their youth guitar program, which debuted in 2015. Originally offered as a single Level 1 class in… Read more