Yearly Archives: 2018
Medical Corner: National Immunization Awareness Month
By: Ashmar Mandou August is National Immunization Awareness Month and is a topic infused with confusion, hesitation, and doubt. Dr. Hari Srinivasan, Chairman, Program Director and Attending Neonatologist, Department of… Read more
Esperanza Health Center Opens New Clinic in Brighton Park
Local officials held a ceremony for Esperanza Health Centers’ new medical clinic in Brighton Park. The $17.2 million state-of-the-art facility will provide primary healthcare to area residents when it opens… Read more
Healthy Eyes for Back to School
By Dr. Linda Chous, chief eye care officer, UnitedHealthcare Edited by Lawndale Bilingual Newspaper August marks back-to-school season and Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month, an ideal time to get… Read more
Access Living, Bodies of Work, and MOMENTA Present Counter Balance
Counter Balance – a unique dance showcase featuring “integrated” dance choreography and performances by talented artists with and without disabilities –returns to Chicago on Sunday, Sept. 9, for the eighth… Read more
West, Southwest Side Organizations Receive Grant Awards
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that seven local businesses and neighborhood organizations from Chicago’s South, West and Southwest sides will receive $8.8 million as part of the City’s latest round of… Read more
Labor Day Getaways
By: Ashmar Mandou When you need a day trip from Chicago or a weekend getaway from the bity city, you don’t have to go too far. These escapes are within… Read more
Art on theMART to Launch in September
theMART with the City of Chicago, announced September 29, 2018 as the date for the inaugural program of Art on theMART, featuring work by four renowned contemporary artists, to be… Read more
Around Town
Compiled by Ashmar Mandou North Coast Music Festival Friday, Aug. 31 through Sunday, Sept. 2nd Union Park, Chicago Ticket information, visit www.northcoastfestival.com Great American Lobster Fest Friday, Aug. 31st through… Read more
“Senator John S. McCain; I knew him”
By: Raoul Lowery Contreras United States Senator John S. McCain, 81, died Saturday, August 25, 2018. I knew him. When the television networks announced that Senator John McCain had won the… Read more
Male Workers Say #MeToo After Ongoing Sexual Harassment from Coworkers
Centro de Trabajadores Unidos along with Rodrigo, a worker formerly employed by The Purple Pig Restaurant, held a press conference with lawyers from the Raise the Floor Alliance, Alderwoman Sue… Read more
