Yearly Archives: 2019
Commissioner Johnson Pushes for Universal Health Care with H.R. 1383
This week, Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson (D-1) introduced a resolution calling the municipality to support H.R. 1384 the Medicare for All Act. A champion for universal health care the… Read more
Junk Food Causing Increase in Food Allergies
People’s love of processed foods might be one reason for the blatant increase in food allergies in the past few decades, a new study suggests. Looking at a group of… Read more
Advocates Release Groundbreaking Model Policies to Support Immigrants at Health Facilities
The Illinois Alliance for Welcoming Healthcare, convened by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) has released a model policies platform, which provides guidelines and best practices for… Read more
Walkaround Elmo from Sesame Street® Joins ¡Vive Tu Vida! Get Up! Get Moving!®
On Saturday, June 15, 2019, the National Alliance for Hispanic Health and Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition will celebrate their 13th annual ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® event in Chicago with a… Read more
Calling all Volunteers: Seniors Training Academy Recruits (STARS) Program
The Cook County Sherriff’s Police Training Academy and Triton College’s Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) are looking for older adults who want to volunteer for a new instructional program… Read more
Attorney General Raoul Calls to Discharge Federal Student Loans
Attorney General Kwame Raoul recently sent two letters to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos seeking the discharge of federal student loans in cases students were defrauded by their… Read more
School Districts Offer Free Transportation for Students Who Walk through Areas with Criminal Gang Activity
A new law that took effect Nov. 30, 2018, expands school districts’ ability to offer free transportation to students who would otherwise walk through areas with a pattern of criminal… Read more
LSNA Welcomes New Round of Parent Mentors
Hundreds of new parents graduated on Thursday, June 6th from the Logan Square Neighborhood Association Parent Teacher Mentor Program at Carl Schurz High School. “After demonstrating the dedication and love… Read more
Chicago Wins National Grant to Build Youth Apprenticeships
Chicago Public Schools CEO Dr. Janice K. Jackson and City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Juan Salgado announced that Career Launch Chicago, a new collaborative initiative between CPS, CCC and the… Read more
‘No Tariffs; American Citizen Elected Mexican Governor’
By: Raoul Lowery Contreras The entire Western business/political world breathed easier when President Trump announced that tariffs would not be imposed on imported Mexican goods. “Free traders” and millions of… Read more
