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Monthly Archives: July 2015

Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks Tour Begins Next Week

Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks Tour Begins Next Week

Now in its fourth year, Chicago’s citywide summer tradition of free Shakespeare returns to 18 communities across the city’s north, west, and south sides from July 17th to August 16th…. Read more »

Make Some ‘Ruido’

Make Some ‘Ruido’

By: Ashmar Mandou What we love most about summers in Chicago is that there is always a new festival that pops up. This summer is no different. From the same… Read more »

Resurrection Basketball League (RBL): Peace in Pilsen for Summer 2015.

Resurrection Basketball League (RBL): Peace in Pilsen for Summer 2015.

The Resurrection Project is about to kick-off their annual The Resurrection Basketball League (RBL) on Friday, July 10th from 4pm to 8pm. The RBL event brings together youth and families… Read more »

Online Dating for Latinos Made Easy

Online Dating for Latinos Made Easy

Zoosk, the leading online dating company and #1 grossing dating app, has partnered with Siempre Mujer magazine to launch a series of online videos targeting Hispanic consumers. The videos will… Read more »

Immigrant Activists to Rally for Immigration Relief

Immigrant Activists to Rally for Immigration Relief

By: Ashmar Mandou Approximately 50 immigrant leaders from the Chicago area will be leaving for New Orleans this weekend to support President Obama’s administrative relief program for immigrants which the… Read more »

Chicago Man Claims Lottery Prize in the Nick of Time

Chicago Man Claims Lottery Prize in the Nick of Time

Francisco Hernandez claimed a $250,000 Illinois Lottery prize in the nick of time–less than two weeks before the prize would have expired! “My wife heard that a winning Lucky Day… Read more »

Mayor, CHA, HUD Open Revitalized Housing Development

Mayor, CHA, HUD Open Revitalized Housing Development

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julian Castro and Acting Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) CEO Eugene Jones, Jr. opened the second completed phase of Park Boulevard which… Read more »

Illinois Dept. of Children and Family Services Selected for Initiative to Improve Adoption Services

Illinois Dept. of Children and Family Services Selected for Initiative to Improve Adoption Services

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services announced that it has been selected as one of eight sites to participate in a five-year initiative to improve services for adoptive… Read more »

Funny or Die Presents: Oddball Comedy and Curiosity

Funny or Die Presents: Oddball Comedy and Curiosity

In what is becoming a summer tradition beloved by comedy fans all over the world, Live Nation and Funny or Die announced the return of the world’s most epic comedy… Read more »

Disaster that took hundreds of Cicero lives to be commemorated Thursday July 23

Disaster that took hundreds of Cicero lives to be commemorated Thursday July 23

One hundred years ago on July 24, 1915, 844 people died on the Eastland, a boat on the Chicago River that capsized after boarding on Clark Street. There were 2,500… Read more »