Yearly Archives: 2017
Adopt-a-Beach Program Springs into Action for 2017 Beach Season
As spring finally begins to appear around the Great Lakes, volunteers are heading out to beaches for a spring cleaning. The Alliance for the Great Lakes’ Adopt-a-Beach program mobilizes thousands… Read more
Reassessment Notices Mailed to Bremen Township Taxpayers
Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios has announced that reassessment notices have been mailed to nearly 33,000 single-family and 6,000 condominium homeowners in Bremen Township. Reassessment notices contain proposed values for… Read more
Community Groups Call for Labor Stoppage on May Day
By: Ashmar Mandou On Monday morning, members of Chicago Community and Workers Rights, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos, Domestic Worker and Day Labor Center of Chicago, Chicago Workers Collaborative, Raise the… Read more
Zika Found in Common Backyard Mosquito
A common backyard mosquito can be infected with the Zika virus and it may pass the virus along in its eggs, researchers reported Friday. The findings add to worries that… Read more
New Method May Predict Who Will Respond to Lithium Treatment
For nearly 30 percent of people diagnosed with bipolar disorder (BPD) who take lithium, the medication is an effective treatment for both mania and depression. But for the remaining 70… Read more
Keeps Kids Healthy
Get Them Fit, Not Fat Here are some tips from the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress for moms and dads who want to keep their sons and daughters health and active:… Read more
Study Explores Links Between Autism and Schizophrenia
For many years, mental health researchers have noted that social difficulties and shyness among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often resemble symptoms of social withdrawal, a trait of schizophrenia…. Read more
Seeking Church, Community Organizations to Help Spread Breast Cancer Awareness to Women of Color
Did you know that more African-American and Hispanic women die from breast cancer than white women, even though more white women are diagnosed with the disease? Pin-A-Sister™/Examínate Comadre™, an initiative… Read more
Triton’s Annual ‘Fun Family Fitness Day’ Features Activities and Resources
Children and adults of all ages can dance, run and play their way to a healthier lifestyle during Triton College’s second-annual Fun Family Fitness Day on Saturday, May 13th. Families… Read more
Toyota’s ‘Juntos Somos Imparables’ Salutes Latino Achievement
Toyota debuted its Juntos Somos Imparables (Together We Are Unstoppable) community engagement series at Hispanicize 2017, the nation’s largest gathering of Latino professionals in digital content, marketing, journalism and entertainment…. Read more
