Yearly Archives: 2017
Ford, Community Activists March to End Violence on West Side
With Chicago’s West Side neighborhood of Austin on pace to claim the most shootings and murders in the city of Chicago, State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, State Rep…. Read more
TRP to Host ‘DACA Tuesdays’
Starting September 5th and every Tuesday in September, The Resurrection Project will host “DACA Tuesdays.” The sessions will begin at 5:30pm and will keep attendees informed and up-to-date on changes… Read more
Berwyn Police Department to Issue Citations
The Berwyn Police Department will be issuing additional citations in the overnight hours. This campaign will feature high visibility enforcement combined with a variety of outreach activities including additional law… Read more
McDonald’s Patrocina La COPA Univisión
Equipos de jóvenes hispanos de la COPA Univisión de este año compiten a todo su potencial energizados por saludables refrigerios provistos por la Asociación de Propietarios Operadores Hispanos de McDonald’s… Read more
Gov. Signs TRUST Act into Law
By: Ashmar Mandou On Monday, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed the Illinois TRUST Act (SB 31) into law. Under the TRUST Act, local police cannot comply with immigration detainers or… Read more
Tabares Invites Residents to Attend Beverage Tax Repeal Hearing, Sign Petition to Ban Tax
State Rep. Silvana Tabares, D-Chicago, is inviting residents to attend a beverage tax repeal hearing on Thursday, Sept. 7 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Lyons Village Hall,… Read more
Chicago Election Board Salutes New Automatic Voter Registration
Under a new law signed by Governor Bruce Rauner on Monday, Illinois became the tenth state with Automatic Voter Registration (AVR). Now, applications from US citizens for standard state driver’s… Read more
RTA Board Approves Projects to Benefit Seniors and People with Disabilities
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Board has approved funding for twelve projects through the federally-funded Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program. The RTA will administer… Read more
McDonald’s Patrocina La COPA Univision
This year’s COPA Univision’s Hispanic-youth teams competed to their full potential energized by the healthy refreshments provided by the McDonald’s Hispanic Owner-Operators Association (MHOA). As children prepared in the early… Read more
Fast-Food Workers Wage Sit-In at Rauner’s Chicago Office Following Veto of $15/hour for 2.3 Million IL Workers
After delivering petitions to Governor Bruce Rauner’s Chicago office with limited entry, cooks and cashiers in the Fight for $15 occupied the lobby of the Thompson Center to protest Rauner’s… Read more
