Yearly Archives: 2020
Exercise That Boost Heart Health
Aerobic Exercise What it does: Aerobic exercise improves circulation, which results in lowered blood pressure and heart rate, reports say. In addition, it increases your overall aerobic fitness, as measured by… Read more
AMA Offers Tips to Improve Heart Health, Prevent Heart Attack and Stroke
To help the millions of Americans currently living with high blood pressure reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke, the American Medical Association (AMA) is offering tips that Americans… Read more
Triton College Hosts Grand Opening for Transfer Center
Triton College held a grand opening for its new Transfer Center on Monday. The center was created to be a resource center for Triton students to explore and properly execute… Read more
Summer Meals Programs Served More Than 5.2 million Meals in 2019
Illinois’ summer meals programs, administered by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and funded by the U.S Department of Agriculture, served more than 5.2 million meals in 2019. However,… Read more
Gov. Pritzker Releases Funding for Fine Arts Complex at Illinois State University
Surrounded by ISU students, faculty and stakeholders, Governor JB Pritzker announced the state is moving forward with a $62 million project to create an integrated fine arts complex at Illinois… Read more
Illinois EPA Announces New Engineering, Science and Law Internship Program
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director John J. Kim has announced a new internship program which seeks engineering, chemistry, natural science, and law students interested in pursuing a career in public… Read more
Catholic High School to Implement IB Program
In the past twenty-five years, 1400 students, staff and alumnae reflect on the program pioneered by Trinity High School. Students who have sought an academic challenge found it in the… Read more
La Casa Norte Welcomes Jose M. Muñoz as Executive Director
On Monday La Casa Norte, the city’s largest provider of wrap-around services for Chicago’s youth and families experiencing homelessness, announced Jose M. Muñoz as the organization’s new Executive Director. A… Read more
Major Reforms for City’s TIF Funds Underway
By: Ashmar Mandou New reforms underway for the City’s tax increment financing (TIF) funds, announced Wednesday. These reforms, which affects how TIF spending occurs within existing districts, will increase transparency for future TIF distributions while… Read more
Coalition Calls for Ban on Facial Recognition Use in Chicago
By: Ashmar Mandou On Tuesday #PressPauseChicago, a coalition of seventy-five groups including Lucy Parsons Labs, the ACLU of Illinois and the National Lawyers Guild, held a press conference to call… Read more
