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Yearly Archives: 2019

Attorney General Urges Consumers to Avoid E-Cigarettes, Vape Products

Attorney General Urges Consumers to Avoid E-Cigarettes, Vape Products

Attorney General Kwame Raoul urged Illinois residents to avoid using e-cigarette or vape devices following several reported instances of users becoming seriously ill and being hospitalized after using such products…. Read more »

Tips to Ask Your Doctor

Tips to Ask Your Doctor

By: Edith A. Perez, MD, Chair, SU2C Committee for Health Equity in Cancer Clinical Trials, Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine  Edited by Lawndale Bilingual News Unfortunately, cancer… Read more »

Inaugural Conversations Summit Empowers Community Voices on Mental Health

Inaugural Conversations Summit Empowers Community Voices on Mental Health

HOPE FOR THE DAY (HFTD) has rallied a coalition of more than 40 organizations from community non-profit agencies to academic institutions — all dedicated to a day filled with Education,… Read more »

Chicago Park District Brings Back Free Fitness Week

Chicago Park District Brings Back Free Fitness Week

The Chicago Park District announces Free Fitness Week to return to 69 fitness centers across the city through September 8th. New and competitive fees for all of the centers’ memberships… Read more »

Castro Extremely Disappointed by Closing of Mental Health Units

Castro Extremely Disappointed by Closing of Mental Health Units

After Amita Health announced plans earlier this week to close behavioral health units at two hospitals, including St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin, State Senator Cristina Castro (D-Elgin) released the following… Read more »

Waubonsee Hosts FAFSA Fairs

Waubonsee Hosts FAFSA Fairs

It is a good idea for anyone who is thinking about college to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Completing the form does not obligate anyone to… Read more »

Triton College Library Hosts Screenings of America to Me Real Talk this Fall

Triton College Library Hosts Screenings of America to Me Real Talk this Fall

Community members are invited to join Triton College students, faculty and staff throughout the fall 2019 semester for screenings of the documentary series America to Me, each followed by a… Read more »

Free and Reduced-Price Meals Eligibility Guidelines Set for 2019-20 School Year

Free and Reduced-Price Meals Eligibility Guidelines Set for 2019-20 School Year

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has announced the eligibility guidelines for students to receive free and reduced-price lunch, breakfast, and after-school snacks through the National School Lunch Program… Read more »

Chicago Citywide Literary Coalition Is Raising Their Voice

Chicago Citywide Literary Coalition Is Raising Their Voice

There are nearly 800,000 adult Chicagoans who don’t possess professional skills, including reading and writing, beyond the basic level. This September 23rd is the kickoff of National Adult Education and Family… Read more »

Hispanic Association of Colleges, Universities to Host Hispanic Higher Education Conference

Hispanic Association of Colleges, Universities to Host Hispanic Higher Education Conference

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities will host its 33rd Annual Conference “Championing Hispanic Higher Education Success: Meeting the Challenge of Prosperity and Equality” Oct. 5-7, 2019, at the… Read more »