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Yearly Archives: 2017

Comparta sus Historias a Través de Voces de Chicago

Comparta sus Historias a Través de Voces de Chicago

El año pasado, a través de la iniciativa Voces de Chicago de Lyric Unlimited, tres increíbles grupos fueron seleccionados para una experiencia ‘única en la vida’ de llevar a la… Read more »

El Arte del Rodeo

El Arte del Rodeo

Por: Ashmar Mandou El Rodeo es una forma de vida para el brasileño Luis Blanco, quien comenzó a montar toros a la corta edad de 12 años, inspirado por sus… Read more »

More Work Lies Ahead to Fight Zika

More Work Lies Ahead to Fight Zika

A year ago, the mosquito-borne Zika virus was only beginning to reveal itself as a threat to pregnant women and their unborn babies. Since then, U.S. officials have issued 60… Read more »

A Pathway to Licensure: Changes to Law for Health Care Workers with Criminal Convictions

A Pathway to Licensure: Changes to Law for Health Care Workers with Criminal Convictions

Effective January 2017, previously barred health care workers and applicants with criminal convictions may once again become eligible for licensure in Illinois. Under a new law, the Illinois Department of… Read more »

Grandparents Who Help Care for Grandchildren Live Longer Than Other Seniors

Grandparents Who Help Care for Grandchildren Live Longer Than Other Seniors

Grandparents who help out occasionally with childcare or provide support to others in their community tend to live longer than seniors who do not care for other people, according to… Read more »

Gates Foundation to Invest Up to $140m in HIV Prevention Device

Gates Foundation to Invest Up to $140m in HIV Prevention Device

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is investing as much as $140 million to support development of a tiny implantable drug pump it believes could help prevent people in sub-Saharan… Read more »

Shifting Demographics of Opioid Epidemic Halt Syringe Exchange Progress

Shifting Demographics of Opioid Epidemic Halt Syringe Exchange Progress

Over the last decade, syringe exchange programs have made major progress in combatting HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) rates among Black and Latino drug users. However, according to a… Read more »

How to Stick to Your New Year’s Weight Loss

How to Stick to Your New Year’s Weight Loss

When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, weight loss ranks among the most common goals set. In fact, research shows weight related goals are the second most common New Year’s… Read more »

Six Trojan Wrestlers Place at 27th Annual Art Kraft Memorial Tournament

Six Trojan Wrestlers Place at 27th Annual Art Kraft Memorial Tournament

Some pre-holiday home cooking was the recipe for the best showing of the season for the Triton College wrestling team. Six Trojan wrestlers placed, including the first individual champion of… Read more »

Registration is still open for Spring 2017 at St. Augustine College

Registration is still open for Spring 2017 at St. Augustine College

Registration is still open for Spring 2017 at St. Augustine College. Classes begin January 23, 2017 and are held for 16 weeks. New and Returning students should visit any of… Read more »