Author Archives: Editor
AARP Seeks 50 Great Illinoisans
As of this month, AARP Illinois is accepting nominations for 50@50+ Illinois honoring Unsung Heroes who make tremendous contributions to improving our cities and neighborhoods. Illinoisans ages 50 and older… Read more
Nothing Builds a Future like a Job, and That Means the Arts, Too
Commissioner Bridget Gainer, responding to the heed for summer jobs, brought an Arts job panel to the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) on Friday, May 19th for the over 225… Read more
Triton’s First-Ever Rocket Camp Blasts Off this Summer
Triton College’s Cernan Earth and Space Center is hosting a unique new summer camp that will launch sixth through eighth grade students’ knowledge of rocketry and aerospace into the stratosphere…. Read more
Martinez Calls on Rauner Executives to Stop Trashing CPS
Majority Caucus Whip Iris Y. Martinez (D-Chicago) criticized Secretary of Education Beth Purvis for pitting the students in Chicago Public Schools against students in the rest of the state in… Read more
CPS Students Compete in Celebrated French Pastry School
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and The French Pastry School (FPS) announced that Mia Engelmann of Whitney M Young Magnet High School won the first-ever Mayor’s Cup Youth Pastry Competition with her… Read more
Cancer Survivor Aims to Inspire
By: Ashmar Mandou Cristal Ortega, 23, is sunshine personified. “I am loving life right now,” says Ortega beaming with pride. “I am looking forward to accomplishing some of my goals… Read more
Childhood Education Entrepreneurship Expo Returns
The 19th Annual Early Childhood Education Entrepreneurship Expo, presented by the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) provides early childhood education entrepreneurs with the resources and training they need to start… Read more
CHA Celebrates “Year of the Senior” with ‘50s Rock n’ Roll party
Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley and Chubby Checker were alive and well last week at Apartamentos Las Americas – one of several CHA senior buildings celebrating “Older Americans Month” throughout May…. Read more
Calling all Egg Lovers
Berwyn’s Best Egg Dish competition whisk you away to brunch heaven! Whether you like your eggs scrambled, doused with salsa or in a sandwich, Berwyn is sure to have exactly… Read more
Venezuela’s Agricultural Agony
by Daniel Nardini Just when it cannot seem possible for Venezuela’s situation to become so much worse, it does. As food shortages spiral out of control, Venezuela’s agricultural sector cannot… Read more »