Yearly Archives: 2016
Applications Now Open for Chicago Teens Seeking Employment
After School Matters® is now accepting teen applications for its Fall program session. More than 350 programs in the arts, communications, science, sports and technology will be offered beginning the… Read more
Martinez to host Family Wellness and Back to School Fair
To ensure students are prepared to start the school year and that both children and adults have access to health and wellness services, Majority Caucus Whip Iris Y. Martinez (D-Chicago)… Read more
Sailing: Athletes Fed Up with Rio Water-Quality Complaints
RIO DE JANEIRO – Despite reports of dangerous levels of pollution in Rio’s Guanabara Bay and concerns that floating garbage could damage or slow competitors’ boats, sailors at the 2016… Read more
Researchers Identify Amount of Exercise Needed to Lower Risk of Five Diseases
Doctors often tout how exercise can help ward off disease, but previous research hasn’t concluded just how much physical activity is needed to reap those benefits. To find out, researchers… Read more
Ginger Glazed Mahi Mahi
Ingredients 3 tablespoons honey 3 tablespoons soy sauce 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root 1 clove garlic, crushed or to taste 2 teaspoons olive oil 4… Read more
Toxic Chemicals in Drinking Water for 6m Americans
Drinking water supplies for more than six million Americans contain unsafe levels of industrial chemicals that have been linked to cancer and other serious health problems, a U.S. study suggests…. Read more
Humboldt Park to Host Twelfth Night
Head over to Humboldt Park Boathouse to enjoy a free performance of Twelfth Night on Thursday, Aug. 11th and Friday, Aug. 12th at 6:30p.m. Grab a blanket or lawn chair,… Read more
Labor Workers Accuse Chicago ICE with Racial Profiling
By: Ashmar Mandou A huge rally took over the parking lot of a Shell Gas station on the north side Tuesday afternoon to denounce ICE’s civil rights violations affecting labor… Read more
CPS Ofrece 13 Celebraciones de Regreso a la Escuela en la Ciudad
Las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago (CPS) anunciaron que ofrecerán celebraciones de Regreso a la Escuela en la cuidad este mes, para ayudar a los estudiantes y a sus familias a… Read more
The Sad Tragedy of Mark Swidan
by Daniel Nardini I really, truly, sincerely and wholeheartedly feel for Mark Swidan. Mark Swidan, age 41, went to Southeast and East Asia to travel and paint and draw pictures… Read more »