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New Report: growing Latino population needs more educational, economic resources
By: Ashmar Mandou Members of the Chicago City Council Latino Caucus; Ric Estrada, President and CEO of Metropolitan Family Services; José Miguel Acosta-Córdova, Research Assistant at the UIC’s Institute for… Read more
Commissioner Rosales Elected President of Organization of PJM States (OPSI)
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) is pleased to announce that Commissioner John R. Rosales has been unanimously elected to serve as President of Organization of PJM States, Inc. (OPSI). The… Read more
Chicago Public Schools Opens Applications for the 2018-19 School Year on GoCPS
Beginning this week, Chicago families can apply to schools for the 2018-19 academic year using GoCPS, the district’s new online application platform to simplify the process, as well as make… Read more
Rally ‘Chicago is not our sanctuary’
Caption by Ashmar Mandou Representatives of the Organized communities Against Deportations (OCAD) and Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) blocked traffic outside of City Hall Tuesday afternoon with life size art… Read more
Around Town
Compiled by Ashmar Mandou Chicago Architecture Foundation The Chicago Architecture Foundation’s Open House Chicago is a free public festival that offers behind-the-scenes access to more than 200 buildings across Chicago…. Read more
CPS Forms Near South Community Steering Committee
Chicago Public Schools announced that it has taken the next step in the process to expand high-quality neighborhood school options for the near south community by bringing together a group… Read more
Congratulations to Tony Diaz
A big congratulations are in order to our very own Lawndale Bilingual News family member Tony Diaz who participated in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 8th…. Read more
‘Abuelita’ Ramirez Receives Good News in Legal Battle Against ICE
By: Ashmar Mandou “Abuelita” Genoveva Ramirez appeared at her first court hearing on Tuesday morning at Dirksen Federal Building following the lawsuit she has brought against the Department of Homeland… Read more
Nuevo Reporte: La Creciente Población Latina Necesita Más Recursos Educativos y Económicos
Por Ashmar Mandou Los miembros del Concilio del Caucus Latino de la Ciudad de Chicago; Ric Estrada, Presidente y CEO de Metropolitan Family Services; José Miguel Acosta-Córdova, Investigador Asistente de… Read more
There Will Be No Wall
by Daniel Nardini When Republicans demanded that the U.S.-Mexico border be virtually militarized, then U.S. President Bill Clinton more than doubled the U.S. Border Patrol and strengthened those parts of… Read more »