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Entrepreneurs to Get a Break on their First License
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) Commissioner Rosa Escareno announced new support for an estimated 2,000 entrepreneurs who are trying to launch or grow… Read more
CHA Board Approves Housing Support for Veterans
The Chicago Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners approved support for five developments that will bring 389 units of new or preserved affordable rental housing for veterans, women experiencing homelessness and… Read more
Castro Urges Rauner to Sign ‘Ashley’s Law’
Legislation sponsored by Senator Cristina Castro (D-Elgin) that would allow students to have access to medical cannabis on school grounds is still waiting to be signed into law. The measure… Read more
Special Olympics Celebrates 50th Anniversary
By: Ashmar Mandou From a backyard summer camp for people with intellectual disabilities to a global movement, Special Olympics has been changing lives and attitudes in the late ‘60s. Founded… Read more
High School Junior publishes SciFi mystery
High school junior Aaron Hanania published his first novel this month, a Science Fiction mystery about a science experiment gone-wrong, involving a misguided scientist, unknowing participants, and two children who… Read more
Share a Coke
PGA TOUR golfer, 3-time Major champion and Coca-Cola Brand Ambassador Jordan Spieth shares a moment with Coca-Cola employee and Special Olympics Athlete Matthew Wynne at the 2018 Special Olympics USA… Read more
Cicero Holds Peace Movement
Corazón Community Services, in collaboration with the Town of Cicero, Cicero Community Collaborative and community partners/businesses, will host the annual Peace Movement 2018 in Cicero (formerly known as Cease Fire… Read more
Around Town
By: Ashmar Mandou Here we go, again. Another roundup of fun activities happening around Chicago from movies in the park, to concerts, to taco festivals. There is something for everyone…. Read more
Consejos de Salud Para la Temporada de Verano
Por: Dr. Kwame Foucher, Funcionario Médico en Jefe de UnitedHealthcare of Illinois Editado por Lawndale Bilingual Newspaper El verano ha llegado, trayendo consigo el momento ideal para que la gente… Read more
California’s Mexico Economic Dependency
By: Daniel Nardini Here is an important fact—665,000 American jobs in southern California depends on Mexico. The jobs these Americans do provide products and services that are exported to Mexico,… Read more »