Yearly Archives: 2020
‘It’s Going to Be Challenging, But I’m Looking Forward to Bringing on Changes’ – Cook County Commissioner Frank Aguilar
By: Ashmar Mandou Former state representative and longtime Mexican activist Frank Aguilar was recently voted to serve as the successor to Cook County Commissioner Jeffrey Tobolski (16th District), who resigned… Read more
Illinois Humanities, Illinois Arts Council Agency Announce Cares Act Grant Initiatives
Illinois Humanities and the Illinois Arts Council Agency announced that they are each launching emergency relief grantmaking initiatives, that combine will total $1.3 million. The grants aim to assist humanities,… Read more
Cicero Files Lawsuit Against City View, Illinois Dept. of Public Health and Gov. Pritzker
By: Ashmar Mandou Amid reports of COVID-19 afflicting two nursing homes in Cicero, on Friday Town President Larry Dominick filed a lawsuit condemning City View Multicare Center of “negligent failures”… Read more
Los Maestros Obtendrán Crédito por la Transición de Aprendizaje Remoto
La Asociación de Educación de Illinois (IEA) anunció en un video en Facebook el martes que los maestros y paraprofesionales pueden ganar horas de desarrollo profesional por el tiempo dedicado… Read more
‘Va a Ser Desafiante, pero Estoy Listo para Traer Cambios “Comisionado del Condado de Cook Frank Aguilar
Por: Ashmar Mandou Frank Aguilar, ex representante estatal y activista mexicano desde hace mucho tiempo, fue seleccionado recientemente para ser el sucesor del comisionado del condado de Cook, Jeffrey Tobolski… Read more
Cicero Presenta Demanda Contra City View, Illinois Departamento de Salud Pública y al Gobernador Pritzker
Por: Ashmar Mandou En medio de informes de COVID-19 que afectan a dos asilos de ancianos en Cicero, el viernes, el presidente Larry Dominick presentó una demanda condenando a City… Read more
The Mom Project Launches $500K ‘Stronger Together’ Fund to Keep Moms Working
The Mom Project, the leading career destination for moms, announced a special program that will fund $500,000 in grants to boost employment and support businesses amidst the economic turbulence caused… Read more
City Announces Housing Solidarity Pledge
By: Ashmar Mandou On Wednesday, the City of Chicago joined the Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Marisa Novara and Chicago’s housing lenders and landlord associations to announce the Chicago Housing… Read more
City Partners with Airbnb to Help Victims Fleeing Violence
The City of Chicago announced a new partnership with Airbnb to support residents fleeing violence during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Airbnb has worked through its hotel partners to… Read more
Ecuador’s Corona Virus Nightmare
By Daniel Nardini While America is still trying to deal with how to restart the country amidst the corona virus epidemic, Ecuador is seeing its health care system virtually collapsing… Read more »