Author Archives: Editor
Local School Councils Vote on New Approaches to School Safety
Chicago Public Schools is on a path to transform school safety from the ground up by undertaking a community and student-led process to develop school safety plans that provide an… Read more
Chicago Commons, Partners Awarded $23 Million, 5-Year Head Start Grant
Chicago Commons and its delegate partners are pleased to share the Administration for Children & Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, awarded the collaboration… Read more
Public Health Officials Warn Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Sunny Crunch Salad
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is working with local health departments, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate… Read more
Local Leaders Celebrate Expansion of Health Coverage
A socially distanced press conference to highlight the inclusion of the Healthy Illinois for All bill in the Budget Implementation Plan (BIMP) took place on Tuesday at the Alivio Medical… Read more
Fasting Lowers Blood Pressure by Reshaping the Gut Microbiota
Nearly half of adults in the United States have hypertension, a condition that raises the risk for heart disease and stroke, which are leading causes of death in the U…. Read more
Five-Minute Breathing Workout Lowers Blood Pressure as Much as Exercise, Drugs
Working out just five minutes daily via a practice described as “strength training for your breathing muscles” lowers blood pressure and improves some measures of vascular health as well as,… Read more
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Reimagines Play Ahead of Anniversary
Chicago Shakespeare Theater celebrates the 10th Anniversary of Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks with a re-envisioned creative community engagement program. Through a unique collaboration with local artists and arts organizations,… Read more
Stony Island Arts Bank Reopens
Theaster Gates’ Stony Island Arts Bank reopened on Saturday, July 18th, after being closed to the public for over a year with a group show as part of the multi-site initiative… Read more
Pritzker Announces Re-Election Bid
By: Ashmar Mandou Governor JB Pritzker recently announced his run for re-election on Monday in a Tweet to his followers. “Big news: I’m running for re-election,” he wrote. “We’ve been… Read more
Peoples Gas Calling on ‘Ambassadog’ for Doggone It! Campaign
Peoples Gas is asking Chicagoans to decide which local dog will serve as their new safe digging “ambassadog.” As part of the Doggone it! campaign, the company asked its customers… Read more
