Monthly Archives: July 2017
Illinois Department of Insurance’s Life Policy Locator Recovers $4.6M for Illinois Families
The Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) announced that Illinois families have now claimed more than $4.6 million in life insurance since July 1, 2016 using the Illinois Life Policy Locator… Read more
Family of Henrietta Lacks to speak at UIC
Family members of Henrietta Lacks, a black woman whose cancer cells became one of the most important cell lines in medical history, will be at the University of Illinois at… Read more
Chicago to Debut Inaugural Latino Theater Festival
Major Latino theater companies from Latin America, the Caribbean and around the city will be showcased at DESTINOS (dĕ-stee-noce), the first Chicago International Latino Theater Festival, an ambitious month-long festival… Read more
Chinese Physicians and Nurses Hosted by Saint Anthony Hospital Meet with Mayor Emanuel
This week, 12 visiting physicians and nurses from China hosted by Saint Anthony Hospital met with Mayor Rahm Emanuel. This first-of-its-kind program brings health care providers from prestigious universities and… Read more
EPA Employees Union to Trump Administration: Release Asian Carp Report Now
The union representing Environmental Protection Agency employees in the Midwest on Friday urged the Trump administration to release a key U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study providing guidance on preventing… Read more
Access Hawthorne Family Health Center Holds Health Fair
ACCESS Hawthorne Family Health Center invites the entire community to stop by its Summer Community Health Fair at 3040 S. Cicero Ave., Cicero, Illinois, on Saturday, July 22nd, from 9:00… Read more
City Kicks Off Playstreets
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) kicked off PlayStreets 2017, announcing that the City of Chicago will host more than 150 special PlayStreets events throughout… Read more
Ald. Cardenas’s Hosts Wood Street Clean and Green
Alderman Cardenas and staff hosted a Clean and Green for the 3500 and 3600 Blocks of South Wood Street in McKinley Park from 11 AM till 1 PM. The event… Read more
‘Brain Training’ App Improves Memory
A brain training computer game developed by British neuroscientists has been shown to improve the memory of patients in the very earliest stages of dementia and could help such patients… Read more
TRP Launches Youth-Led #IncreaseThePeace Summer Campaign
The Resurrection Project (TRP) announced details for its seven week summer campaign #IncreaseThePeace, a youth-led violence prevention initiative dedicated to creating and promoting a culture of nonviolence in our communities…. Read more
