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Monthly Archives: April 2016

IlliniCare Health Expands Its Community Resource Center

IlliniCare Health Expands Its Community Resource Center

IlliniCare Health, a subsidiary of Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC), held a grand opening of its community center, The Better Center, located at 4000 West Roosevelt Road Chicago. The Better Center… Read more »

Immunotherapy Tablets for Dust Mite Allergy Reduce Asthma Risk

Immunotherapy Tablets for Dust Mite Allergy Reduce Asthma Risk

Immunotherapy tablets are starting to edge out shots as a treatment for allergies. And it looks like the pills can help reduce the frequency of asthma attacks, too. Scientists reported… Read more »

Everyday Stressors Tied to Sperm Damage

Everyday Stressors Tied to Sperm Damage

Certain lifestyle factors are linked to higher rates of damage in the genetic material in men’s sperm, a study suggests. The damage – which may stem from factors like obesity,… Read more »

ISAC Encourages Families to Take Advantage of Free Resources

ISAC Encourages Families to Take Advantage of Free Resources

Students and families in Illinois are facing significant challenges as the state’s now ten month budget delay has held up funding for higher education, including most funding for the Monetary… Read more »

Dunbar High School to Establish City’s First Comprehensive Trades Program

Dunbar High School to Establish City’s First Comprehensive Trades Program

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (IL-01), the Chicago Building Trades and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced Dunbar Career Academy High School will establish a comprehensive citywide construction… Read more »

Accenture Teams with City Colleges in the College to Careers Initiative

Accenture Teams with City Colleges in the College to Careers Initiative

City Colleges of Chicago announced a collaboration with Accenture (NYSE: ACN) to help enhance and shape information technology (IT) curriculum at City Colleges of Chicago, as part of the community… Read more »

Chicago Program Impacting Lives

Chicago Program Impacting Lives

By: Ashmar Mandou Chicago Scholars is a mentoring programs that equips motivated students, most from under-resources communities with the skills to accomplish their college careers. Pilsen resident Olivia Villarreal is… Read more »

Madigan: House Passes Emergency Funding for Higher Education

Madigan: House Passes Emergency Funding for Higher Education

House Speaker Michael Madigan released a statement following House passage of a plan that will deliver emergency funding to the state’s public universities, community colleges and MAP recipients to avoid… Read more »

Noel Schajris of Sin Bandera Coming to Chicago to Make Dreams Come True

Noel Schajris of Sin Bandera Coming to Chicago to Make Dreams Come True

With his unique style of music that evokes great emotions and connects with his audience deeply, Noel Schajris, one of the two members of the great duo Sin Bandera is… Read more »

New Calculator Helps People Plan Financial Goals

New Calculator Helps People Plan Financial Goals

To help people set basic, foundational goals that can help put them on their own unique path toward attaining financial security, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) announced the launch… Read more »