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Marquette Bank Collects Food in Annual Neighborhood Drive
Marquette Bank, a locally-owned neighborhood bank, completed its ninth Annual Neighborhood Food Drive collecting 5,641 pounds of food. All donations were given to the Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) and… Read more
Berwyn’s Cermak Plaza Reaches Full Occupancy
Avenue Stores, LLC, the 3rd largest national plus size retailer, brings plus size fashion to Berwyn with the opening of a brand new retail store in Cermak Plaza at 7003… Read more
NHS Chicago Launches Mortgage Relief Campaign
While some areas have rebounded from the housing crash, parts of Chicago are being left behind by the recovery. As a result, Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago (NHS) is launching… Read more
City Launches First Phase of Mentoring Initiative
Beginning this year, Becoming a Man (BAM) will immediately expand to serve 1,300 additional students this school year, bringing the total of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students served to 4,080…. Read more
Behind the Music with Julio Reyes Copello
By: Amelia Orozco Follow me on Twitter: @Amelia_Orozco Julio Reyes Copello is a Multi-Grammy Winner for composing and producing some of the best music of our times, and with some… Read more
¡Festival Hola México Regresa a Chicago!
El Centro de Cine Gene Siskel de la Escuela del Instituto de Arte de Chicago, 164 N. State St., anuncia el regreso a Chicago del Festival Hola México, el festival… Read more
Halloween / Dia de los Muertos Party Tips
Throwing a Halloween or Día de los Muertos inspired celebration should be fun and delicious all around. There are plenty of ways to involve everyone in the prep and decorating… Read more
Basil and Tomato-Feta Bruschetta
Ingredients: 1 French bread baguette (16 oz.), cut into 36 slices 2 Tbsp. oil, divided 7 plum tomatoes, chopped (about 2-1/2 cups) 1 pkg. (4 oz.) ATHENOS Traditional Crumbled Feta… Read more
Pilsen’s Day of the Dead Celebration
ElevArte Community Studio proudly presents Chicago’s longest-running Dia de Muertos celebration on November 2nd at Dvorak Park in the Pilsen neighborhood–Muertos de la Risa. Rooted in Mexican tradition, Dia de… Read more
Record Numbers of Latinos Registering to Vote
by Daniel Nardini In South Carolina alone, Latino voter registration has shot up 40 percent (that of Asian Americans has shot up 10 percent in the same state). Interestingly enough,… Read more »