Yearly Archives: 2020
Triton College Women’s Basketball Player Bethany Baldwin Named Conference ‘Player of the Year’
Triton College is proud to have women’s basketball player Bethany Baldwin voted as the 2019-2020 North Central Community College (N4C) conference Player of the Year. It has been 27 years… Read more
Scholarship for Agriculture-Focused Students
The IAA Foundation will award more scholarships and research grants, thanks to the newly established Harris-Thomas endowment. As part of a planned farm gift from Jacqueline Thomas, the $1.1 million… Read more
Attorney General Raoul Seeks Discharge for Disabled Student Loan Borrowers
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a nationwide coalition in calling on the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to automatically discharge federal student loans for… Read more
Brighton Park to Construct New Community Center
By: Ashmar Mandou The Brighton Park Neighborhood Council announced their plans to construct a new multi-service community center during a press conference on Monday. The community center will become a… Read more
Chicago to Mark 2020 Equal Pay Day on Latina Equal Pay Day
Women still face an average wage gap of almost 20 percent, and many women of color face much larger gaps. That is why the Equal Pay Day Chicago coalition announces… Read more
Early Voting for Presidential Primary Begins
Early Voting for the March 17 Presidential Primary Election began on Monday, with Cook County Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough and the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners kicking things off with… Read more
Mayor Announces New Business Signage Reform
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced the implementation of a new reform to streamline City approval for small businesses in Chicago. Starting this month, businesses that apply for a business license… Read more
Hispanic Entrepreneurs Bullish on 2020 Business Outlook
U.S. Hispanic small business owners anticipate a decade of robust expansion and growth, expressing a brighter business outlook than their non-Hispanic peers in the year ahead, according to the fourth… Read more
‘It’s our time’
By: Ashmar Mandou Despite running on vapors, Judge Sandra Ramos is knocking on every day, visiting every church with great fervor to generate support for her run to become the… Read more
The Cuban Navy: Nothing to See Here
By Daniel Nardini For those who may be interested in the potential threat of Cuba’s Navy; it sounds more like a bad movie like the pink submarine from the old… Read more »