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Monthly Archives: September 2016

La Casa Norte to Reach Even More Individuals

La Casa Norte to Reach Even More Individuals

By: Ashmar Mandou The future of La Casa Norte shines even brighter after it was announced at a press conference on September 9th that construction plans for affordable house housing… Read more »

RTA Celebrates 2016 World Car Free Day on Sept. 22

RTA Celebrates 2016 World Car Free Day on Sept. 22

The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) is celebrating World Car Free Day by encouraging all those who typically drive personal vehicles to use public transportation next Thursday, Sept. 22nd. World Car… Read more »

Travel Through Time with New Natural History Collections on Google Arts & Culture

Travel Through Time with New Natural History Collections on Google Arts & Culture

The Field Museum and the Google Cultural Institute are inviting people to an interactive, dynamic, and immersive discovery experience of the diversity and fragility of nature in an unprecedented way…. Read more »

Fifth Annual National Medicare Education Week Comes to Chicago and Cook County

Fifth Annual National Medicare Education Week Comes to Chicago and Cook County

UnitedHealthcare invites baby boomers, Medicare beneficiaries, and caregivers to learn more about their Medicare options at free educational events in the Chicago area as part of National Medicare Education Week… Read more »

Join Spanish-Language Bird Walks in the Forest Preserves of Cook County

Join Spanish-Language Bird Walks in the Forest Preserves of Cook County

The Forest Preserves of Cook County invites the public to attend Spanish-language bird walks as part of the year-long Bird the Preserves initiative. Throughout 2016, Forest Preserves visitors are invited… Read more »

Want a baby? Reducing Stress May Improve Odds

Want a baby? Reducing Stress May Improve Odds

Women trying to start a family who find themselves constantly reaching for a stress ball, take heed: All that extra anxiety may be keeping you from conceiving, AFP reports. A… Read more »

A Night at The Races

A Night at The Races

A Night at The Races with the Cicero Voters Alliance honoring Cicero Town President Larry Dominick on Thursday, Sept. 22nd at Hawthorne Race Course. The event will run from 7p.m,… Read more »

Chicago Public Library Presents Working in America

Chicago Public Library Presents Working in America

Inspired by Studs Terkel’s 1974 book Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do, the exhibit features powerful photos and raw,… Read more »

Cook County Honors World-Renowned Trauma Center, Nation’s First, on its 50th Anniversary

Cook County Honors World-Renowned Trauma Center, Nation’s First, on its 50th Anniversary

Pioneers, angels, lifelong friends — just a few of the words used by grateful patients and Cook County leaders to describe the 50-year legacy of the Cook County Trauma Unit…. Read more »

The Second Spanish Attempt to Conquer Mexico

The Second Spanish Attempt to Conquer Mexico

by Daniel Nardini It is not very well known that the Spanish Empire tried in fact to retake Mexico after Mexico succeeded in gaining independence in 1821. Even though Mexico… Read more »