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Five New Early Childhood Education Programs Coming to Chicago
By: Ashmar Mandou Nearly $1.8 million will be allocated in this year’s budget for five new, high-quality early education programming sites next year. These sites will be designed to meet… Read more
Chicago Blackhawks Hockey Rink at Kennedy Park Opens to the Public
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Park District and the Chicago Blackhawks celebrated the official opening of the Chicago Blackhawks Hockey Rink at Kennedy Park in Chicago’s Morgan Park neighborhood. The… Read more
Calling All Junior Filmmakers: ComEd Launches its KidVid Contest
If you are in 5th grade and interested in making movies, the ComEd KidVid Contest is your opportunity to shoot for the stars. The contest is currently open and runs… Read more
Emanuel Announces Down Payment on Police Reform
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the City’s proposed investment in public safety reform. More than $27.4 million in the Mayor’s proposed budget will be devoted to police reform. The investment is… Read more
Inspector General Investigations Result in Trio of Felony Convictions for Theft of Government Funds
Three investigations conducted by the Chicago Housing Authority’s Office of the Inspector General (CHA OIG) recently resulted in three new felony convictions for theft of government funds, including one in… Read more
Emanuel, Rauner Announce Submission of Bid for Amazon HQ 2
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Governor Bruce Rauner announced submission of the Chicago area’s bid for Amazon’s HQ2. The bid concludes a month-long process that brought together an unprecedented group of… Read more
Drinking More Water Reduces Urinary Tract Infection Risk in Women
While urinary tract infections (UTIs) affect women at least once in their lifetime, one in four have repeat infections. Now, new findings presented at IDWeek 2017 suggest that drinking more… Read more
Study Ranks Rush No. 4 Among Leading U.S. Academic Medical Centers
Rush University Medical Center ranked fourth among 107 leading academic medical centers in the United States, up from fifth last year, in a national study conducted by the health care… Read more
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare named to Working Mother “100 Best Companies” for the 18th Consecutive Year
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare (NMHC) has been recognized by Working Mother magazine as one of the 2017 “Working Mother 100 Best Companies” for its outstanding leadership of women’s advancement in creating… Read more
The Passing of Dr. Darsi Ferret Ramirez
by Daniel Nardini Just recently, a well known Cuban dissident named Dr. Darsi Ferret Ramirez passed away. He was 47 years old. Ferret is best known for exposing the lie… Read more »