Author Archives: Editor
Take Extra Precautions as Temperatures Drop This Week
Historically low temperatures are forecast this week and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) wants individuals and families to be safe when faced with the hazards of severely cold weather…. Read more
Ways Your Smile Improves Your Life – And The Lives Around You
Many people go to the dentist not just because they want good oral health, but also because having a great smile is a good confidence booster and makes them more… Read more
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Offers Winter Weather Safety Tips
As a polar vortex brings dangerously low temperatures, frigid wind-chill levels, and snowfall to states across the country over the coming days, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is reminding… Read more
St. Augustine College Welcomes New President
St. Augustine College welcomed Dr. Reyes González as President. Dr. González has over two decades of experience in higher education and education fostering opportunities for first-generation students in the Chicago… Read more
Dept. of Public Health Expands School Vision Program
The City’s school-based vision program will be expanded to every school in Chicago after being approved by the City Council. Since the program’s inception in 2013, the Chicago Department of… Read more
Nation’s Pediatricians Prescribe Plan to Boost School Attendance
Being absent from school too often, excused or not, can put a child’s academic achievement—and future health—at risk. A new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in… Read more
CTU Takes Aim at Mendoza Support for Charters, Vouchers
By: Ashmar Mandou The Chicago Teachers Union have taken issue with Mayoral candidate Susana Mendoza recently over her support for school vouchers and her stance on charter schools vs. public… Read more
ComEd Inspires Future STEM Leaders During Black History Month
ComEd is launching its fourth-annual Solar Spotlight program to expose African-American high school students to opportunities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) as part of its… Read more
New Investments Underway for CCC
By: Ashmar Mandou Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined JPMorgan Chase, Salesforce.org, The Joyce Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust, Pritzker Traubert Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Aon, and Accenture to launch Apprenticeship 2020, a… Read more
Solis Resigns as Chairman from Zoning Committee
By: Ashmar Mandou Embattled Alderman Danny Solis (25th) resigned Tuesday as chairman of the City Council’s Zoning Committee amid reports he secretly recorded Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan and Alderman… Read more
