Yearly Archives: 2017
Legislation Crafted Brings Greater Benefits to Seniors, Homeowners
Homeowners most in need of property tax relief are getting it as a result of legislation conceived by Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios. This was not a recent concept, as… Read more
Emanuel, CTA Open New Wilson Stationhouse
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Transit Authority President Dorval R. Carter, Jr. opened the new main stationhouse as part of the $203 million reconstruction of the Wilson Red Line station… Read more
Cook County Announces Tools to Broaden Access to Solar Energy
The Cook County Department of Environmental Control and its partners have completed the first-ever assessment of community solar in Cook County, which can help make the benefits of renewable energy… Read more
Advocate Children’s Hospital Holds Costume Contest
Advocate Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn and Park Ridge, suburbs just outside Chicago, held the hospital’s annual costume contest for babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Babies in… Read more
Scientists Reveal the Relationship Between Sugar, Cancer
A nine-year joint research project conducted by VIB, KU Leuven and VUB has led to a crucial breakthrough in cancer research. Scientists have clarified how the Warburg effect, a phenomenon… Read more
McDonald’s Receives Corporate Champion at 2017 Momentum Awards Dinner
The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center and 1871 announced that McDonald’s will be named the 2017 Corporate Champion at the 10th Annual Momentum Awards Dinner on November 2 at the Hyatt Regency… Read more
City Breaks Ground on Business Incubator in East Garfield Park
Mayor Rahm Emanuel broke ground on The Hatchery Chicago, a new food and beverage business incubator in East Garfield Park. The Hatchery is a partnership between local non-profits, Accion Chicago,… Read more
Chicago Paratransit Riders Files Complaint with FTA
A Report released on Monday by Access Living finds that only 62 percent of the 186 paratransit pick-ups recorded through multiple surveys around Chicago were on-time. In contrast, Pace, which… Read more
More Teens Losing Sleep
Researchers found that about 40 percent of adolescents in 2015 slept less than seven hours a night, which is 58 percent more than in 1991 and 17 percent more than… Read more
The Ecuador-Peru Border Wall
by Daniel Nardini It seems that U.S. President Donald Trump is not the only one interested in building a wall between two nations. Current Ecuadoran President Leni9n Moreno had built… Read more »