Monthly Archives: August 2015
Categorías Presupuestarias Propuestas por CPS en Control del Distrito
Las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago (CPS) publicaron su presupuesto propuesto para el Año Fiscal 2016 (FY16). En las tres categorías de gastos que CPS puede controlar – operaciones, capital y… Read more
Allstate Nombra Ganadores de los Guantes de Oro
En el mundo del sóccer, la diferencia entre ganar y perder se reduce al portero – y sus manos. Para celebrar este importante papel, Allstate Insurance Company, la aseguradora de… Read more
CPS Changes Start Time
In case you missed the news. Chicago Public Schools announced that 82 high schools and elementary schools will change their bell schedules for the 2015-16 School Year (SY 15-16), part… Read more
Comcast Doubling Internet Essentials’ Speed and Providing WiFi Routers to Participants
Comcast announced that it is doubling the download speed of its Internet Essentials program, the company’s broadband service for low-income families, and will begin providing in-home WiFi service, including a… Read more
CPS Statement on Ending Chicago’s Raw Deal on Pensions
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Forrest Claypool issued the following statement in response to Gov. Rauner’s claim that Chicago would get a special deal on teacher pensions. Chicago taxpayers currently… Read more
New Sites Connect Transgender People with Competent Care Providers
With up to one-third of transgender adults reporting discrimination in U.S. healthcare settings—including denial of equal treatment, harassment and even physical assault—advocates are starting an online movement to help gender… Read more
Department on Aging Hosts Senior Day at Illinois State Fair
Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) will host activities for seniors and their families during the Illinois State Fair, August 13th-23rd, in Springfield. IDoA will have a lineup of special events… Read more
Loretto Hospital Partners with Illinois Eye Institute
Beginning Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, the Illinois Eye Institute (IEI), under the leadership of Dr. Dominick L. Opitz, associate professor of optometry, will conduct a weekly eye clinic at Loretto… Read more
Animal Lovers Beware: Pets Can Pass Illnesses to Their Owners
If your family is among the 62 percent of American households that owns a pet, read on. Health researchers warn that our animal friends can pass along almost 20 different… Read more
Guilty for Looking Latino
by Daniel Nardini In 2010, U.S. immigration officers and the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department conducted an immigration raid against a largely Latino occupied apartment complex in Nashville, Tennessee. The whole… Read more »