Monthly Archives: May 2020
COVID-19 Underscores Why Vulnerable Communities Must Complete the Census
Cook County’s mission is to ensure that communities across the county are responding to the 2020 Census not despite, but rather because of the global pandemic that is COVID-19. Forty… Read more
‘It’s Going to Be Challenging, But I’m Looking Forward to Bringing on Changes’ – Cook County Commissioner Frank Aguilar
By: Ashmar Mandou Former state representative and longtime Mexican activist Frank Aguilar was recently voted to serve as the successor to Cook County Commissioner Jeffrey Tobolski (16th District), who resigned… Read more
Illinois Humanities, Illinois Arts Council Agency Announce Cares Act Grant Initiatives
Illinois Humanities and the Illinois Arts Council Agency announced that they are each launching emergency relief grantmaking initiatives, that combine will total $1.3 million. The grants aim to assist humanities,… Read more
Cicero Files Lawsuit Against City View, Illinois Dept. of Public Health and Gov. Pritzker
By: Ashmar Mandou Amid reports of COVID-19 afflicting two nursing homes in Cicero, on Friday Town President Larry Dominick filed a lawsuit condemning City View Multicare Center of “negligent failures”… Read more
Los Maestros Obtendrán Crédito por la Transición de Aprendizaje Remoto
La Asociación de Educación de Illinois (IEA) anunció en un video en Facebook el martes que los maestros y paraprofesionales pueden ganar horas de desarrollo profesional por el tiempo dedicado… Read more
‘Va a Ser Desafiante, pero Estoy Listo para Traer Cambios “Comisionado del Condado de Cook Frank Aguilar
Por: Ashmar Mandou Frank Aguilar, ex representante estatal y activista mexicano desde hace mucho tiempo, fue seleccionado recientemente para ser el sucesor del comisionado del condado de Cook, Jeffrey Tobolski… Read more
Cicero Presenta Demanda Contra City View, Illinois Departamento de Salud Pública y al Gobernador Pritzker
Por: Ashmar Mandou En medio de informes de COVID-19 que afectan a dos asilos de ancianos en Cicero, el viernes, el presidente Larry Dominick presentó una demanda condenando a City… Read more
Ecuador’s Corona Virus Nightmare
By Daniel Nardini While America is still trying to deal with how to restart the country amidst the corona virus epidemic, Ecuador is seeing its health care system virtually collapsing… Read more »