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Initiative to Address Women’s Health Issues

Initiative to Address Women’s Health Issues

As wives, mothers and daughters, women are always on the clock, taking on the role of caregiver for those they love. But, it is also important for women to take… Read more »

Ways The College Textbook Industry Gets You To Pay More For Textbooks

Ways The College Textbook Industry Gets You To Pay More For Textbooks

A recent study by the United States Government Accountability office showed that the average prices for textbooks have risen 82 percent in just ten years. Many expected that internet access… Read more »

Emanuel Announces Task Force on Removing Barriers to Employment and Entrepreneurship

Emanuel Announces Task Force on Removing Barriers to Employment and Entrepreneurship

Mayor Rahm Emanuel launched the Chicago Task Force on Removing Barriers to Employment and Entrepreneurship, which will provide the City Council with recommendations for cutting red tape that too often… Read more »

Chicago Open Air Show Debuts to Monstrous Attention

Chicago Open Air Show Debuts to Monstrous Attention

Caption by Ashmar Mandou Last weekend, Toyota Park served as the home to Chicago’s first-ever heavy metal three-day festival, Chicago Open Air attracting thousands of metal enthusiasts to Bridgeview. The… Read more »

City Moves Forward with Old Post Office Building

City Moves Forward with Old Post Office Building

By: Ashmar Mandou On Wednesday afternoon, City Council came to an agreement with the new owner of the old Chicago Post Office that will create economic boost in the South… Read more »

Berwyn Launches Pokémon Go Event

Berwyn Launches Pokémon Go Event

The Berwyn Park District, the Berwyn Police Department, along with Mayor Robert J. Lovero, will be hosting a Pokémon Go event at Proksa Park. Come check it out between 5-7pm… Read more »

Madigan: Convicted Sex Offender Ruled Sexually Violent

Madigan: Convicted Sex Offender Ruled Sexually Violent

Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Wednesday announced that a Cook County jury has found that a registered sex offender is a Sexually Violent Person (SVP) following a two-day trial. Cook… Read more »

Ald. Raymond Lopez Responds to Another Gang-Related Shooting in 15th Ward

Ald. Raymond Lopez Responds to Another Gang-Related Shooting in 15th Ward

Ald. Raymond Lopez (15) issued the following statement following the news that another in a string of gang-related shooting in the 15th Ward occured on Sunday afternoon: “Summer should be… Read more »

Emanuel, Preckwinkle Launch Industrial Growth Zones Program

Emanuel, Preckwinkle Launch Industrial Growth Zones Program

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle launched an unprecedented effort to generate new industrial investment in Chicagoland neighborhoods. The Industrial Growth Zones program will accelerate neighborhood… Read more »

Foodies Get Ready for Taste of Latin America

Foodies Get Ready for Taste of Latin America

Caption by Ashmar Mandou Brace yourself to be in awe this weekend when Taste of Latin America kicks off for the fourth straight year in the Humboldt Park neighborhood where… Read more »