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Monthly Archives: January 2015

Viva Cuba Business

Viva Cuba Business

by Daniel Nardini Diplomatic relations have not yet been established and the U.S. embargo of Cuba has not yet been lifted, but there are already signs of people and companies… Read more »

Candidate for 35th Ward Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa Builds Momentum

Candidate for 35th Ward Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa Builds Momentum

Last Saturday, over 40 supporters including members of the Chicago Teachers Union, State Senator Willie Delgado, and State Representative Will Guzzardi joined Carolos Ramirez-Rosa for a day of action in… Read more »

Prescient Edge to Move Headquarters to Chicago

Prescient Edge to Move Headquarters to Chicago

Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that Prescient Edge LLC, a global security and technology company is moving its headquarters to a new, state-of the-art Chicago facility located in One Prudential Plaza…. Read more »

MWRD Elects New Officers

MWRD Elects New Officers

Commissioner Mariyana T. Spyropoulos has been elected the new Board President of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. Commissioner Barbara McGowan was re-elected Vice President and Commissioner Frank… Read more »

Trashing the Fourth Amendment

Trashing the Fourth Amendment

by Daniel Nardini In both 2004 and 2009, a Latino lady named Ada Morales was imprisoned for a minor traffic violation. Why? Because Immigration and Customs Enforcement had put an… Read more »

Aldermanic Candidates Defying the “Chicago Political Machine”

Aldermanic Candidates Defying the “Chicago Political Machine”

By: Ashmar Mandou A group of aldermanic candidates rallied together in pursuit of defying Chicago politics by launching “Women Against the Machine,” on Saturday, Jan. 10th at Jane Addams Hull… Read more »

Merit “Bridges” Partner Chopin Elementary Orchestra Training, Performing with Civic Orchestra of Chicago

Merit “Bridges” Partner Chopin Elementary Orchestra Training, Performing with Civic Orchestra of Chicago

Thirty-eight inner city students, all members of the classical string orchestra program at Chopin Elementary, a CPS school at 2450 N. Rice St. on Chicago’s west side, have been selected… Read more »

Las Jóvenes Hablan Claro Contra el Matrimonio Forzado y el Racismo

Las Jóvenes Hablan Claro Contra el Matrimonio Forzado y el Racismo

Por: Ashmar Mandou Jóvenes asiáticas, miembros de Pomegrante Tree Group, en colaboración con Tahirih Justice Center, comenzaron una gira por seis ciudades para hablar sobre la vida de las mujeres… Read more »

MWRD Elige Nuevos Funcionarios

MWRD Elige Nuevos Funcionarios

La Comisionada Mariyana T. Spyropoulos ha sido electa nueva Presidenta de la Junta del Distrito Metropolitano de Reclamo de Agua de Chicago. La Comisionada Baarbara McGowan fue reelecta Vicepresidenta y… Read more »

Feliz Cumpleaños No. 158

Feliz Cumpleaños No. 158

La Academia de Ciencias de Chicago y su Museo Peggy Notebaert Nature Abren la Válvula El jueves, 15 de enero, para celebrar 158 años de historia y ciencias naturales y… Read more »