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Triton’s First-Ever Rocket Camp Blasts Off this Summer
Triton College’s Cernan Earth and Space Center is hosting a unique new summer camp that will launch sixth through eighth grade students’ knowledge of rocketry and aerospace into the stratosphere…. Read more
Martinez Calls on Rauner Executives to Stop Trashing CPS
Majority Caucus Whip Iris Y. Martinez (D-Chicago) criticized Secretary of Education Beth Purvis for pitting the students in Chicago Public Schools against students in the rest of the state in… Read more
CPS Students Compete in Celebrated French Pastry School
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and The French Pastry School (FPS) announced that Mia Engelmann of Whitney M Young Magnet High School won the first-ever Mayor’s Cup Youth Pastry Competition with her… Read more
Avocados, Babies, Toddlers, and New Moms
From Pregnancy to First Food to School-Age and Adulthood: Avocados are a Great Food to Grow With Along with baby’s first steps and first words, a child’s first solid foods… Read more
Cancer Survivor Aims to Inspire
By: Ashmar Mandou Cristal Ortega, 23, is sunshine personified. “I am loving life right now,” says Ortega beaming with pride. “I am looking forward to accomplishing some of my goals… Read more
Create Your Own Adventure This Summer in the Forest Preserves of Cook County
With summer just around the corner, now is the perfect time for area residents to begin planning an adventure in the Forest Preserves of Cook County. The Forest Preserves’ nearly… Read more
Childhood Education Entrepreneurship Expo Returns
The 19th Annual Early Childhood Education Entrepreneurship Expo, presented by the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) provides early childhood education entrepreneurs with the resources and training they need to start… Read more
CHA Celebrates “Year of the Senior” with ‘50s Rock n’ Roll party
Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley and Chubby Checker were alive and well last week at Apartamentos Las Americas – one of several CHA senior buildings celebrating “Older Americans Month” throughout May…. Read more
Calling all Egg Lovers
Berwyn’s Best Egg Dish competition whisk you away to brunch heaven! Whether you like your eggs scrambled, doused with salsa or in a sandwich, Berwyn is sure to have exactly… Read more



Venezuela’s Agricultural Agony
by Daniel Nardini Just when it cannot seem possible for Venezuela’s situation to become so much worse, it does. As food shortages spiral out of control, Venezuela’s agricultural sector cannot… Read more »