Yearly Archives: 2017
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
Goya Donates to Northern Illinois Food Bank
Goya Foods launches the ‘Can Do’ campaign, a yearlong series of consumer product promotions and food donations to benefit Feeding America and local food banks. A minimum of 600,000 pounds… Read more
Liz Dozier, Chance the Rapper Announce Chicago Beyond’s Second Innovation Challenge
Chicago Beyond Managing Director Liz Dozier was joined by Chance the Rapper to announce Chicago Beyond’s second annual Go Innovate Challenge. The challenge is designed to find and invest in… Read more
The Jobs Will Never Come Back
by Daniel Nardini With much hoopla, then U.S. President-elect Donald Trump had made a much televised announcement that he had saved American jobs at the Carrier Corporation plant, located in… Read more »