Monthly Archives: July 2018
Explore la Ciudad
Por: Ashmar Mandou Estamos, me atrevo a decir, a mediados del verano. Bueno, tal vez no tanto. Pero antes de darnos cuenta estaremos celebrando todo lo que huela a calabaza…. Read more
Harmony Health Plan Honors Northern Illinois CommUnity Health Heroes
Harmony Health Plan, Inc. recently honored five local champions in northern Illinois who are dedicated to helping their community members live better, healthier lives. The 2018 Harmony CommUnity Hero awards,… Read more
Child and Adult Care Food Program to Provide Families Access to Healthy Meals
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced the availability of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) for fiscal year 2019. CACFP is funded by the U.S. Department… Read more
Drinking Changes Young Adults’ Metabolite Profile
Adolescent drinking is associated with changes in the metabolite profiled, a new study finds. Some of these changes were found to correlate with reduced brain grey matter volume, especially in… Read more
#ChicagoFit Health and Fitness Festival Seeks to Break Guinness Record
The WNBA Chicago Sky and the University of Chicago Medicine are teaming up to host the #ChicagoFit Health and Fitness Festival, a free family event that will include an attempt to… Read more
Access Holds Free Summer Community Health Fairs
Access Community Health Network (ACCESS) announces its 2018 schedule of Summer Community Health Fairs to be held throughout the Chicago area at various ACCESS health center sites. We invite community… Read more
University of St. Francis boards as National Hispanic Institute partner for National LDZ
The University of St. Francis (USF) is proud to become the new host of the National Hispanic Institute’s National Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session. The inaugural program was hosted… Read more
Record High for One Summer Chicago Season
One Summer Chicago is setting record numbers at the Le Penseur Youth & Family Services Center. The Center is one of nearly 2,000 work sites that are providing a record high 32,000 jobs and… Read more
Renovation Underway for Merlo Branch Library
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, 44th Ward Alderman Tom Tunney and Chicago Public Library Commissioner Brian Bannon announced the renovation and modernization of the approximately 15,000 square-foot Merlo Branch Library, located at… Read more
State Monitor to Work with CPS to Improve Special Education Services
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced the appointment of Laura Boedeker as monitor to work with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to improve its special education services to students…. Read more
