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Castro Highlights Mortgage Assistance for Homeowners
State Senator Cristina Castro is encouraging homeowners who had trouble making mortgage payments due to the COVID-19 pandemic to take advantage of an upcoming mortgage assistance program that will open… Read more
Halloween Fun in Chicago
By: Ashmar Mandou Experience all the spooky and supernatural events in Chicago from a haunted corn maze outside of Chicago to nighttime parades to even a family-friendly dance party at… Read more
North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic, Masa Madre Help Domestic Violence Victims Connect to Free Legal Aid
North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic (NSLAC) invites anyone with questions about domestic violence to join a free cooking demonstration that provides an opportunity to ask questions to Clinic attorneys anonymously… Read more
Congressman García Urges Administration to Extend Humanitarian Parole to Venezuelan Asylum Seekers
This week, Representative Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and led congressional colleagues in a letter urging the Biden administration to implement an executive order to extend humanitarian… Read more
CHA Distributes 5,000 Coats to Families, Children at 15th Annual Operation Warm
The Chicago Housing Authority partnered with national non-profit Operation Warm for the 15th year Saturday at UIC Forum to give away 5,000 new winter coats to children living in public… Read more
Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation, Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation Encourage Kids to Drink More Water
Sixty-seven Illinois schools will receive new water bottle-filling stations to encourage students to drink more water as part of the third round of H2O On the Go funding, a grant… Read more
Non-Veterans Can Safely Dispose of Prescription Medications
Chicago-area residents, including non-Veterans, can dispose of expired or unused prescription medications at all three area Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers on Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to… Read more
Illinois Launches Safe Sleep Support Program
The Pritzker administration announced an expansive Illinois Safe Sleep Support program. The program, led by 12 government and community agencies, aims to address sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), one of… Read more
Lack of Access to Healthy Food May Raise Risk of Death from Heart Failure
Courtesy of American Heart Association A study reviewing data from nearly 3,000 counties in the United States has found that living in a community with easy access to grocery stores… Read more
Attorney General Raoul Urges Borrowers to Apply for Loan Forgiveness
Attorney General Kwame Raoul is reminding Illinois residents who have federal student loans that they could be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) limited waiver if they have… Read more
