Author Archives: Editor
IlliniCare Sponsors Program that Combats Childhood Obesity
Chicago Public School (CPS) elementary students at high risk for obesity and diabetes are dancing, running and jumping their way to better overall health – all while performing better in… Read more
Breast Cancer Cases Predicted to Rise Significantly by 2030
Breast cancers are the most common form of cancer in the United States. What’s more, the scary disease is expected to increase by almost 50 percent in 15 years, according… Read more
Kids Born to Women Who Develop Diabetes While Pregnant Face Greater Autism Risk
Here’s one more reason why mothers should stay proactive about their prenatal health. Developing diabetes while pregnant—a condition known as gestational diabetes—may increase women’s chances of having a child with… Read more
Escalating Alcohol Use Among American Women Drives Up Binge Drinking Rates
Overall rates of binge drinking in the US have increased in recent years due to sharply rising rates of drinking among women, according to a new study that also finds… Read more
City Year Program Breeds New Leaders
By: Ashmar Mandou Humboldt Park native Jason Dones, 27, never visualized himself a teacher. In fact, he earned his degree in history at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. However, it… Read more
Berwyn South School District 100 Director Selected as Apple Educator
Berwyn South School District 100’s Instructional Director Shannon Soger was selected to be a part of the Apple Distinguished Educator Class of 2015. Soger is one of 646 educators selected… Read more
UIC Junior Receives Truman Scholarship
Cristian Nuno, a junior in the Honors College at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has been named a Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation scholar for 2015. He will receive… Read more
MAYOR EMANUEL OPENS METHOD MANUFACTURING FACILITY
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Alderman Anthony Beale joined Method Products, PBC executives to open the company’s flagship manufacturing facility in the Pullman neighborhood on Chicago’s south side. The 150,000 square… Read more
Finding the ‘New Normal’ in Men’s Clothing
By: Ashmar Mandou Designer Jaden Lam empathizes with millions of men across the country who find it difficult to obtain clothes that fit their 5’8 body frame. “It’s frustrating,” exclaimed… Read more
Young Population is Increasingly Diverse in U.S., Early Childhood Field Faces Urgent Need to Improve Workforce’s Linguistic, Cultural Competence
With one in four of the nation’s 23 million children under age 6 born to immigrant parents — a number that rises to 28 percent of Illinois’ 936,000 young children… Read more
