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Monthly Archives: January 2016

Saddle Up: Top Bull Riders to Compete at the Allstate Arena

Saddle Up: Top Bull Riders to Compete at the Allstate Arena

By: Ashmar Mandou The PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) kicks off the highly anticipated bull-riding event in the Windy City this weekend with over 30 top… Read more »

Bearing the Fruit of Government Incompetence

Bearing the Fruit of Government Incompetence

by Daniel Nardini This is a REAL pickle. If five states are not compliant with the Real ID Act, their state-issued driver’s licenses will be invalid to board an airplane,… Read more »

Sugar-Laden Diets May Raise the Risk of Breast and Lung Cancers

Sugar-Laden Diets May Raise the Risk of Breast and Lung Cancers

Here’s some news that shows eating desserts might not be so sweet. Results from an animal study published in Cancer Research found that common table sugar, or sucrose, may increase… Read more »

Health Officials Urge Community to Get Covered

Health Officials Urge Community to Get Covered

By: Ashmar Mandou Health advocates urging the LGBT community to enroll in health care coverage before the January 15th deadline held a press conference Tuesday morning at Howard Brown Health… Read more »

Cook County and the Greater Chicago Food Depository Announce Food Access Plan

Cook County and the Greater Chicago Food Depository Announce Food Access Plan

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the Greater Chicago Food Depository on Tuesday announced the creation of a Cook County Food Access Plan, which builds upon existing resources to… Read more »

DNA-Based Diets Could Be the Next Big Weight Loss Trend

DNA-Based Diets Could Be the Next Big Weight Loss Trend

Ever feel like no matter how hard you try, it’s impossible to lose weight? Well, scientists have established that your genes might be partially to blame. That’s why obesity experts… Read more »

Childhood Asthma Rates Dropping, But Not For Everyone

Childhood Asthma Rates Dropping, But Not For Everyone

A 20-year trend of rising asthma rates among American children appears to have started decreasing during the last two years, show new findings published in the journal Pediatrics by researchers… Read more »

Could You Be Ruining Your Children’s Dental Health?

Could You Be Ruining Your Children’s Dental Health?

As hard as parents try to set the right examples, teach the right lessons and reinforce the right habits to their children, we all manage to, at some point, mess… Read more »

Talleres de información de las Carreras que ofrece la  Universidad St. Augustine

Talleres de información de las Carreras que ofrece la Universidad St. Augustine

El sábado, 16 de enero, de 10am a 1pm, en la Universidad St. Augustine, 3255 W. Armitage Ave., en Chicago, se llevarán a cabo varios talleres para informar acerca de… Read more »

Candidate Javier Salas Expresses Outrage at Office of Rep. Gutierrez for Involvement with Laquan McDonald Video

Candidate Javier Salas Expresses Outrage at Office of Rep. Gutierrez for Involvement with Laquan McDonald Video

The Sun-Times reported on their review of the over three thousand new e-mails the Mayor’s office released in relation to the Laquan McDonald video. The emails revealed communication between the… Read more »