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Monthly Archives: April 2015

The Lesson Learned from the Oklahoma City Bombing

The Lesson Learned from the Oklahoma City Bombing

by Daniel Nardini It was 20 years ago on April 19th, 1995, that a lone bomber named Timothy McVeigh parked a truck bomb in front of the Alfred P. Murrah… Read more »

IlliniCare Sponsors Program that Combats Childhood Obesity

IlliniCare Sponsors Program that Combats Childhood Obesity

Chicago Public School (CPS) elementary students at high risk for obesity and diabetes are dancing, running and jumping their way to better overall health – all while performing better in… Read more »

Breast Cancer Cases Predicted to Rise Significantly by 2030

Breast Cancer Cases Predicted to Rise Significantly by 2030

Breast cancers are the most common form of cancer in the United States. What’s more, the scary disease is expected to increase by almost 50 percent in 15 years, according… Read more »

Kids Born to Women Who Develop Diabetes While Pregnant Face Greater Autism Risk

Kids Born to Women Who Develop Diabetes While Pregnant Face Greater Autism Risk

Here’s one more reason why mothers should stay proactive about their prenatal health. Developing diabetes while pregnant—a condition known as gestational diabetes—may increase women’s chances of having a child with… Read more »

Escalating Alcohol Use Among American Women Drives Up Binge Drinking Rates

Escalating Alcohol Use Among American Women Drives Up Binge Drinking Rates

Overall rates of binge drinking in the US have increased in recent years due to sharply rising rates of drinking among women, according to a new study that also finds… Read more »

City Year Program Breeds New Leaders

City Year Program Breeds New Leaders

By: Ashmar Mandou Humboldt Park native Jason Dones, 27, never visualized himself a teacher. In fact, he earned his degree in history at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. However, it… Read more »

Berwyn South School District 100 Director Selected as Apple Educator

Berwyn South School District 100 Director Selected as Apple Educator

Berwyn South School District 100’s Instructional Director Shannon Soger was selected to be a part of the Apple Distinguished Educator Class of 2015. Soger is one of 646 educators selected… Read more »

UIC Junior Receives Truman Scholarship

UIC Junior Receives Truman Scholarship

Cristian Nuno, a junior in the Honors College at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has been named a Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation scholar for 2015. He will receive… Read more »

MAYOR EMANUEL OPENS METHOD MANUFACTURING FACILITY

MAYOR EMANUEL OPENS METHOD MANUFACTURING FACILITY

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Alderman Anthony Beale joined Method Products, PBC executives to open the company’s flagship manufacturing facility in the Pullman neighborhood on Chicago’s south side. The 150,000 square… Read more »

Finding the ‘New Normal’ in Men’s Clothing

Finding the ‘New Normal’ in Men’s Clothing

By: Ashmar Mandou Designer Jaden Lam empathizes with millions of men across the country who find it difficult to obtain clothes that fit their 5’8 body frame. “It’s frustrating,” exclaimed… Read more »