Yearly Archives: 2018
Joffrey Ballet Welcomes New Latino Dancers
By: Ashmar Mandou The Joffrey Ballet recently announced the addition of seven dancers, including three Latinos hailing from Brazil, Spain, and Puerto Rico. “I am pleased to welcome these beautiful… Read more
Reasons it’s so Hard to Lose Weight (and What You Can Do About it)
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the prevalence of obesity in the country among adults is around 40 percent. They estimate that over 93 million adults are… Read more
Alderman Cardenas Announces 15th Annual Senior Health Fair
On Thursday, October 18th, 2018 Alderman Cardenas will host his 15th Annual Senior Health Fair, which will feature many services including flu shots, glucose testing, hearing screening, and over 30… Read more
What You Need to Know This Medicare Enrollment Season
By Chuck Dow, Humana regional president of Medicare Humana It’s that time of year when people with Medicare review their health insurance choices and enroll in a Medicare Advantage or… Read more
All of US Research Program Seeks to Advance Precision Medicine
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) All of Us Research Program is enrolling one million or more people who reflect the diversity of the United States. For various reasons, Latinos… Read more
Advocate Health Care and Chicago Bulls Team Up to #PinkOut United Center, Raise Breast Cancer Awareness
Dozens of breast cancer survivors, fighters and family members from across Illinois, flanked by clinicians involved in their care, attended #PinkOut the United Center on October 10th when the Chicago… Read more
Triton College Child Development Center Hosts Kindergarten Open House
Parents are invited to attend the upcoming Triton College Kindergarten Program open house to learn how our dedicated Child Development Center staff can help your child start their educational journey… Read more
Madigan Files Amicus Brief Supporting Students Defrauded by Corinthian Colleges
Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined a coalition of eight attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of students defrauded by Corinthian Colleges. Madigan and the other attorneys general… Read more
ChildServ Overcomes Deficit to Balanced Budget
ChildServ, Chicagoland’s leading human service agency for children and young adults, has a balanced budget for the first time since October 2015 when the current CEO, Dan Kotowski, started with a… Read more
Ways to Avoid Student Debt
By: Ashmar Mandou According to the Institute for College Access and Success about 69 percent of 2014 graduates from public and nonprofit universities and colleges had debt. The average debt… Read more
