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Chicago Latino Film Festival Hosts Kick-off Party
The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago presented last night the full program for the 35th Chicago Latino Film Festival during their annual Kickoff Party, held this year at 365-viii,… Read more
Head Over to Broadway
Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce its next season will feature the Pre-Broadway world premiere ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME, OSLO, MEAN GIRLS, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, SUMMER:… Read more
Higher Consumption of Sugary Beverages Linked with Increased Risk of Early Mortality
The more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) people consumed, the greater their risk of premature death — particularly death from cardiovascular disease, and to a lesser extent from cancer, according to a… Read more
Surprising Skin Sins That Age Your Face
Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that smoking, not wearing sunscreen and going to bed with your makeup on hardly produces the coveted look of Instagram’s… Read more
IDOC Ground on Mental Health Treatment Center
The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) is constructing a 200-bed mental health and general medicine treatment center in Joliet. This facility will provide the most intensive level of care for… Read more
Lowering Blood Pressure Prevents Worsening Brain Damage in Elderly
Elderly people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, who took medicine to keep their 24-hour systolic blood pressure around 130 mm Hg for three years showed significantly less accumulation of… Read more
One Summer Launches Summer Fast Track
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) announced the launch of the One Summer Chicago application. The One Summer Chicago program will support 32,000… Read more
Mayor Emanuel, CPS Announce Academic Program Expansion
To build on the record-setting academic progress being made in Chicago schools, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CPS CEO Dr. Janice K. Jackson announced on Tuesday that nearly 17,000 CPS students… Read more
CPS Student Science Fair, Inc. to Partner with Illinois Tech
Illinois Institute of Technology announced that it will host the Chicago Public Schools Exhibition of Student Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research for the first time at its main… Read more
Chicago Citywide Literacy Coalition Tackles Adult Education Gap
By 2020, more than 67 percent of jobs in Illinois will require postsecondary education or training. Yet, three million adults lack education beyond high school. The effects of this shocking educational… Read more
