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Monthly Archives: October 2016

Flu season is here; Get your flu shot today

Flu season is here; Get your flu shot today

By: Dr. Kwame Foucher, senior medical director, UnitedHealthcare of Illinois Edited by Lawndale Bilingual Newspaper Don’t look now, but Mother Nature has changed the seasons. Though fall is a wonderful… Read more »

Imported Chinese Drug Makes Heroin Even More Dangerous

Imported Chinese Drug Makes Heroin Even More Dangerous

Move over, fentanyl. Law enforcement officials in the United States are reporting that an even more potent and deadly opioid called carfentanil is coming out of China and being used… Read more »

Breast Cancer Treatment Costs Vary Widely Across the United States

Breast Cancer Treatment Costs Vary Widely Across the United States

How much does breast cancer treatment cost in the United States? Providers may tell you that it depends on your insurance, your doctor and the type of medications you receive…. Read more »

Voters Support Sweetened Beverage Tax

Voters Support Sweetened Beverage Tax

A majority of Cook County voters support a penny-per-ounce tax on sweetened beverages to help address the county’s budget deficit, according to a poll released today by the American Heart… Read more »

Navistar International to Sponsor Queen of Peace Robotics Team

Navistar International to Sponsor Queen of Peace Robotics Team

The Queen of Peace High School robotics team has welcomed Navistar International into their family of sponsors for the 2016-2017 season. Navistar is a leading manufacturer of commercial trucks, buses,… Read more »

Pullman Scholars Head to Universities

Pullman Scholars Head to Universities

Nearly 40 million people in the U.S. hold about $1.4 trillion in student loan debt. It’s estimated that college graduates from the Class of 2016 will each rack up an… Read more »

Morton College to Host Annual Science Night

Morton College to Host Annual Science Night

The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers at Morton College and the Illinois Institute of Technology will be hosting their second annual Noche de Ciencias (Science Night) event. This event will… Read more »

City Designates 2017 ‘Year of the Public Art’

City Designates 2017 ‘Year of the Public Art’

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) have designated 2017 the “Year of Public Art” with a new 50×50 Neighborhood Arts Project, the… Read more »

Women Demand Respect!

Women Demand Respect!

Chicagoans Speak-Out Against GOP Following Final Presidential Debate Following the third and final presidential debate, women and men spoke out against Trump and the GOP’s long-standing physical and legislative attacks… Read more »

USCIS Announces Final Rule Adjusting Immigration Benefit Application and Petition Fees

USCIS Announces Final Rule Adjusting Immigration Benefit Application and Petition Fees

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a final rule published in the Federal Register adjusting the fees required for most immigration applications and petitions. The new fees will be effective… Read more »