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Sitting Leads to Death
You might want to sit down for this. On second thought, keep standing. A study published last month in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that sitting for more… Read more
Doctors ‘Prescribe’ Fresh Produce with Help from Food Banks
The idea is simple: Load fresh fruits and vegetables into a refrigerator truck and drive it to a health clinic, then have a doctor write a “prescription” for food to… Read more
UnitedHealthcare Offers Open Enrollment Tips
The majority of Americans – more than 150 million – still receive their health insurance benefits through employer-sponsored health plans. Many will be able to select or change their health… Read more
Scientists Find New Fat Clues in Feces
Scientists in Britain have found a new link between the diversity of bacteria in human poo – the human fecal microbiome – and levels of harmful types of body fat…. Read more
The Olympic Theater will soon provide a Cultural Arts Center for the residents of the Town of Cicero
Real estate investor, Erineo “Eddie” Carranza, who hopes to collectively work with Larry Dominick and the Town of Cicero in providing a world-class, multi-disciplinary cultural venue and community gathering place… Read more
Preckwinkle Announces Cook County’s New Mapping System
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced that Cook County is upgrading its mapping system to better improve efficiency and services to residents and facilitate graphic representations of what would… Read more
Stay in School Initiative Helps Improve Graduation Rates at CPS Schools
Eleven years after the Stay in School Initiative was created by Exelon, ComEd and the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago to fight the high dropout and truancy rates in various… Read more
Mexicans in Chicago
By: Brian Flood The groundbreaking career and scholarship of Louise Año Nuevo Kerr, the late UIC professor and administrator, was honored Sept. 16 at Student Center East when more than… Read more
ComEd Honors Hispanic Heritage Month
Caption by Ashmar Mandou This past weekend, ComEd honored Hispanic Heritage Month by hosting a two-day seminar to offer Latino high school students the path to learn more about solar… Read more
Women’s Energy Summit Donates to Girl Scouts to Spark New STEM Program
The Women’s Energy Summit (WES) presented a check for $5,000 to the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana on September 20th to help fund a new program focused… Read more
