Author Archives: Editor
Mujeres Publica “Retrato de la Mujer Latina: La Mujer Latina y el Asalto Sexual”
Mujeres Latinas en Acción sostuvo una conferencia de prensa para presentar Latina Portrait: Latinas and Sexual Assault, lo último en una serie de reportes que vinculan los problemas urgentes a… Read more
Alabama’s Anti-immigrant Law Crushed
By: Daniel Nardini In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld lower federal court decisions that Alabama’s immigration law was unconstitutional. The law, known as HB (House Bill)56, required… Read more
Bringing the Mentally Disabled Out of the ICE Black Hole
By: Daniel Nardini In 2008, a man named Mark Lyttle was imprisoned by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Lyttle, a U.S. citizen, was also mentally disabled. He was mistaken… Read more
Esperanza Health Centers Receives $5,000 CVS Caremark Community Grant
Esperanza Health Centers announced that it has received a $5,000 CVS Caremark Community Grant. The Community Grants Program was created by CVS Caremark as part of its commitment to helping… Read more
Amnesty for Iraq War Deserters
By: Daniel Nardini Former U.S. Army Private Kimberly Rivera* will go on trial in a U.S. military court for desertion. If found guilty, she could face many years in prison… Read more
ComEd Advierte a los Clientes Sobre Estafas
ComEd recuerda a sus clientes que los estafadores pueden llegar a las puertas de sus casas. Los representantes de ComEd siempre llevan la identificación correcta y nunca piden a sus… Read more
MillerCoors Awards Grants to Small Businesses
The MillerCoors Urban Entrepreneurs Series (MUES) Business Plan competition comes to an end by honoring five exemplary small businesses owners. The final MUES business competition, which has granted more than… Read more
Manifestantes dicen a Emanuel, ‘Es hora de sanar Chicago’
Por: Ashmar Mandou Un grupo de manifestantes llenó el quinto piso de la Alcaldía el mes pasado, para pedir más clínicas de salud mental en la ciudad. Pacientes, asesores y… Read more
Hospital staff, Supporters Oppose Limiting Admissions at Public Hospital Unit for Poor Infants
Newborn Intensive Care staff and their allies pushed back against administrators’ plans to cut neonatal patient beds last Friday at Cook County Health and Hospital System’s board meeting. On April… Read more
The Rubio Witch Hunt
By: Daniel Nardini U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (Republican-Florida) is not known for being “soft” on the undocumented. Unlike the hardcore, extreme rightwing Republicans who want no immigration reform, Rubio is… Read more »