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Monthly Archives: April 2012

April is Fair Housing Month

April is Fair Housing Month

Rhetoric Becomes Reality, Affecting Housing Choice While 44 years have passed since April 1968’s milestone federal Fair Housing Act, an estimated four million violations of the law continue to occur… Read more »

Job Fair Features 20 Companies with Job Openings

Job Fair Features 20 Companies with Job Openings

On Friday, April 20, from 10am to 3pm, Gads Hill Center will host a Job and Resource Fair at Marquette Park Field House located at 6743 S. Kedzie Avenue The… Read more »

Award-winning Poet Jimmy Santiago Speaks at Poetry Fest

Award-winning Poet Jimmy Santiago Speaks at Poetry Fest

Award-winning poet Jimmy Santiago Baca appears as the keynote speaker, replacing Les Murray, at the Chicago Public Library’s 13th Annual Poetry Fest on Saturday, April 28 at the Harold Washington… Read more »

Where’s the Love

Where’s the Love

Child welfare professionals and advocates, foster care alumni, and foster parents from throughout Illinois gathered Monday at Loyola University School of Law for the premier of the 2012 Foster Kids… Read more »

Sandoval y Dominick Declaran la Guerra a las Pandillas

Sandoval y Dominick Declaran la Guerra a las Pandillas

El Senador Estatal Martín Sandoval (D) ha declarado la guerra contras las pandillas de Chicago y los Suburbos del Oeste del Condado de Cook. El jueves, 12 de abril, el… Read more »

Nielsen: ‘Hispanics Represent a Vital and Growing U.S. Market

Nielsen: ‘Hispanics Represent a Vital and Growing U.S. Market

Latinos have become a prominent actor in all aspects of American life, according to The State of the Hispanic Consumer: The Hispanic Market Imperative, released Tuesday by Nielsen, a leading… Read more »

Chicagoans Prepare for Volunteer Week

Chicagoans Prepare for Volunteer Week

Thousands of Chicagoans are expected to take part in National Volunteer Week this April 16-21. One Good Deed Chicago, a City-sponsored campaign promoting volunteerism and furthering civic engagement by residents,… Read more »

Bajo el Reflector Campeones Ecológicos de Chicago

Bajo el Reflector Campeones Ecológicos de Chicago

Adele S. Simmons e Hipólito “Paul” Roldán, dos líderes cívicos altamente respetados y conocidos, recibirán prestigiosos trofeos por su destacado liderazgo y visión en crear comercios, casas y prácticas ecológicas… Read more »

Mortgage Relief Project Kicks Off ‘Money Smart Week’

Mortgage Relief Project Kicks Off ‘Money Smart Week’

Governor Quinn’s Mortgage Relief Project—a key component of the new Illinois Foreclosure Prevention Network (IFPN)—will hold an event at Kennedy King College to help struggling Chicago area homeowners take advantage… Read more »

Grupos de Danza Latinoamericanos Bailan en el Día Mundial de la Danza

Grupos de Danza Latinoamericanos Bailan en el Día Mundial de la Danza

Chicago Music and Dance International, junto con el Teatro Athenaeum, presentan el Día Mundial de la Danza del 2012, el domingo, 29 de abril, a las 7 p.m. Este día… Read more »