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Fourth of July Fun
By: Ashmar Mandou One of the highlights of Chicago summer is watching the fireworks illuminate all across the sky on the Fourth of July and with the long weekend comes… Read more
Fireworks, Leave Them to the Professionals!
The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) encourages everyone to leave fireworks to the professionals. Every year across the state, accidental fires, burn injuries, loss of limbs, and… Read more
Primary Election Results
By: Ashmar Mandou Illinois held its primary election on Tuesday, June 28th with a slew of seats up for grabs, as all 59 state Senate offices were open, and 118… Read more
Chicago Public Library Kicks Off Annual Summer Program
Chicago Public Library’s city-wide summer program kicked off Monday at all 81 public libraries throughout Chicago. The theme is City of Stories and Chicagoans of all ages will have opportunities… Read more
Comedian Trevor Noah Will Headline the Illinois State Fair Lottery Grandstand
Emmy Award-winning host of the “The Daily Show” Trevor Noah will bring his stand-up comedy to the Illinois Lottery Grandstand stage on Friday, August 19. The South African born comedian… Read more
Cicero Receives Grant to Plant Trees
The Town of CIcero received a $25,000 grant to plant trees in the community. The grant is from the America in Bloom and the Canadian National RR. Attending and accepting… Read more
Lifeguards Needed this Summer
In an effort to attract additional lifeguards for this Summer, the Chicago Park District announced it will increase the recruitment and retention bonus to $600 for new seasonal lifeguard applicants,… Read more
Pascuala Llabaca Returns to Chicago
By: Ashmar Mandou Accordion wielding, piano playing, Chilean songstress Pascuala Llabaca and her band Fauna will be in Chicago and Rockford this week as part of their 2022 La Curiosidad… Read more
Cook County Jail Reports the Highest Voter Turnout
As of June 14th, Chicago’s 24th ward, housing Cook County Jail, has the highest voter count of the 479 ballots in the 24th ward, 388 were cast in the jail… Read more
War Between the States
By Daniel Nardini Recently, the Texas Republican Party (which basically runs Texas), adopted three measures which I find thoroughly questionable and outright dangerous. First, Texas has become one of the… Read more »