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Monthly Archives: May 2019

County Residents Invited to Participate in Update to Preparation Plan for Impacts of Natural Hazards

County Residents Invited to Participate in Update to Preparation Plan for Impacts of Natural Hazards

This week’s storms along with severe weather forecasted in the coming days is a reminder to area residents of the kind of damage a weather event can cause. A number… Read more »

New Managing Director Jorge Silva joins The Neo-Futurist Theater

New Managing Director Jorge Silva joins The Neo-Futurist Theater

The Neo-Futurist Theater is excited to announce Chicago native Jorge Silva as the company’s new managing director, effective Monday, June 3rd. Silva is a writer, performer and producer, and most… Read more »

CHA Seniors Visit NMMA as Part of Older Americans Month

CHA Seniors Visit NMMA as Part of Older Americans Month

As part of the Chicago Housing Authority’s celebration of Older Americans Month, senior residents from four CHA senior buildings took a field trip to the National Museum of Mexican Art… Read more »

Bright Futures Gala Celebrates Youth Achievement

Bright Futures Gala Celebrates Youth Achievement

Nearly 700 guests attended a night of youth achievement during Youth Guidance’s annual Bright Futures Gala —celebrating 95 years of supporting youth —at the Palmer House Hilton Chicago. A special… Read more »

Actress Eliana Alexander Stars as Marisol Contreras in the New Epix Original Series ‘Perpetual Grace LTD’

Actress Eliana Alexander Stars as Marisol Contreras in the New Epix Original Series ‘Perpetual Grace LTD’

By: Nikoleta Morales Award-winning actress Eliana Alexander will star in a new recurring role in the upcoming EPIX® original series Perpetual Grace LTD premiering June 2. She plays Marisol Contreras,… Read more »

First Mosquitoes Testing Positive for West Nile Virus Reported

First Mosquitoes Testing Positive for West Nile Virus Reported

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus in Illinois for 2019.  DuPage County Health Department staff collected the… Read more »

Heavily Processed Foods Cause Overeating and Weight Gain, Study Finds

Heavily Processed Foods Cause Overeating and Weight Gain, Study Finds

People eating ultra-processed foods ate more calories and gained more weight than when they ate a minimally processed diet, according to results from a National Institutes of Health study. The… Read more »

Medical Home Network’s Award-Winning ACO Will Continue to Serve Chicago-Area Safety Net Patients through 2021

Medical Home Network’s Award-Winning ACO Will Continue to Serve Chicago-Area Safety Net Patients through 2021

Cook County Health extended its contract with Medical Home Network’s Accountable Care Organization (MHN ACO) to provide high-quality managed health care to approximately 120,000 Medicaid patients, MHN ACO announced. The… Read more »

City Leaders Urge Illinois General Assembly to Pass Reproductive Health Act of 2019

City Leaders Urge Illinois General Assembly to Pass Reproductive Health Act of 2019

By: Ashmar Mandou Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, City Clerk Valencia, City Treasurer Conyears-Ervin, and aldermen from across Chicago today called on members of the Illinois General Assembly to pass the… Read more »

Anxiety Might Be Alleviated by Regulating Gut Bacteria

Anxiety Might Be Alleviated by Regulating Gut Bacteria

Review of studies suggests a potentially useful link between gut bacteria and mental disorders. People who experience anxiety symptoms might be helped by taking steps to regulate the microorganisms in… Read more »