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Yearly Archives: 2019

Tips to Avoid Weight Gain During the Holidays

Tips to Avoid Weight Gain During the Holidays

Holiday weight gain is a common concern for many adults. Various seasonal holidays may encourage overeating, sedentary behavior, and consumption of calorie-rich foods. In fact, between mid-November and mid-January, adults… Read more »

Indoor Winter Season for Popular Wicker Park Farmers Market Returns

Indoor Winter Season for Popular Wicker Park Farmers Market Returns

Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce presents the second indoor winter season of its popular Wicker Park Farmers Market, open from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. on each month’s first… Read more »

Mayor Lightfoot, DPD Announce Community Celebrations to Kickoff Invest South/West Planning

Mayor Lightfoot, DPD Announce Community Celebrations to Kickoff Invest South/West Planning

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) on Monday announced a series of community engagement events beginning next month as the next steps in the… Read more »

Pappas’ Office Decorated with More Than 90 Christmas Trees and Holiday Displays

Pappas’ Office Decorated with More Than 90 Christmas Trees and Holiday Displays

More than 90 Christmas trees and religious displays that show different ways of celebrating the holidays are on display in the downtown Chicago office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas…. Read more »

The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago Launches New Platform

The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago Launches New Platform

The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago (ILCC), producer of the Chicago Latino Film Festival (CLFF) among other events, announced the launch of their streaming platform CLFFmás. Created in partnership with BTEC, an… Read more »

Giving Tuesday: Help Your Local Community

Giving Tuesday: Help Your Local Community

By: Ashmar Mandou Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea to encourage people to do good and one of the best ways to get involved is in… Read more »

Around Town: Holiday Edition

Around Town: Holiday Edition

Compiled by Ashmar Mandou The Polar Express Union Station, 225 S. Canal St. Through December 29th Price Range: $48-$70 www.chicagothepolarexpressride.com Set to the sounds of the motion picture soundtrack, passengers… Read more »

Venezuela: Champion of Human Rights?

Venezuela: Champion of Human Rights?

By Daniel Nardini Here is a sad fact: Venezuela is now a member of the United Nations’ (UN) Human Rights Council. When one of the seats to the Council was… Read more »

La Senadora Iris Martínez Lanza Oferta para Secretaria del Tribunal de Circuito del Condado de Cook

La Senadora Iris Martínez Lanza Oferta para Secretaria del Tribunal de Circuito del Condado de Cook

Recientemente, la primera latina elegida para el Senado Estatal de Illinois en el 2002, anunció su oferta para Secretaria del Circuito de la Corte del Condado de Cook, sometiendo más… Read more »

El Gob. Pritzker Firma una Legislación Para Acelerar la Implementación de una Ley para Proteger a la Juventud Inmigrante

El Gob. Pritzker Firma una Legislación Para Acelerar la Implementación de una Ley para Proteger a la Juventud Inmigrante

El Gob. JB Pritzker firmó una legislación para acelerar la implementación del Acta Pública 101-0121, ley firmada el 23 de julio, que permite a los jóvenes inmigrantes obener visas J… Read more »