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Massive Protest for $15 on Labor Day
On Labor Day, thousands of fast-food cooks and cashiers went on strike in a record 400 cities, hospital housekeepers and nurses’ assistants joined the Fight for $15 at protests across… Read more
Peoples Gas Offers Construction Zone Safety Tips as Students Go Back to School
Summer may be nearing its end, but construction work across Chicago is still in season. Peoples Gas urges Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students, as they begin a new school year,… Read more
New Report: Whole Grains Link to Lower Colorectal Cancer Risk
Eating whole grains daily, such as brown rice or whole-wheat bread, reduces colorectal cancer risk, with the more you eat the lower the risk, finds a new report by the… Read more
Illinois Business Immigration Coalition (IBIC) Releases Statement on Repeal of DACA
The Illinois Business Immigration Coalition (IBIC) is deeply disappointed in President Trump’s decision to repeal DACA. The DACA program has allowed nearly 800,000 young immigrants brought here as children to… Read more
Report: Illinois’ Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners “Exceedingly Poor and Often Dangerous”
The first annual report of a federally-appointed monitor regarding the Illinois Department of Corrections’ (IDOC) treatment of mentally ill prisoners was released to the public. It confirms the complaints prisoners… Read more
Citywide Mental Health Steering Committee Takes Steps on Police Reform, Mental Health Crisis Response
Mayor Emanuel announced another step forward in the city’s efforts to improve crisis response for individuals with mental illness as part of the city’s ongoing police reform efforts that includes… Read more
New Ordinance May Increase Affordable Housing in Gentrifying Neighborhoods
By: Ashmar Mandou A three-year pilot program introduced to City Council on Wednesday morning by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Alderman Walter Burnett and Alderman Joe Moreno would enhance the City’s affordable… Read more
Howard Brown Health Underscores Significant Role in Chicago Public Health with 2017 Epidemiology Report
Howard Brown Health published its 2017 Epidemiology Report, which provides data and analysis of Howard Brown’s STI and HIV screening activities for 2012-2016. Highlighting trends over the five-year period, the… Read more
US NEWS & WORLD REPORT: Trump’s Most Dangerous and Damaging Act Yet
Ending DACA, another step toward openly endorsing white supremacy, badly hurts this country. By Luis V. Gutierrez Ending the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals program was a serious mistake that… Read more
Emmy Winner Donates to Brighton Park Neighborhood Council’s Summer Programs
Mandy Patinkin, star of Showtime’s hit show “Homeland,” made a generous donation to Brighton Park Neighborhood Council’s (BPNC) summer programs at two elementary schools in Brighton Park. Patinkin, a Chicago… Read more
