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UFC Fight Night
By: Ashmar Mandou Bantamweight Champion TJ Dillashaw is about to go head to head with Brazilian fighter Renan “The Baron” Barao this Saturday night at United Center as he aims… Read more
Families Have Message for Rauner
Families, child care providers and community members frozen out by Governor Rauner’s orchestrated budget crisis delivered a strong message to the Governor Wednesday morning with a visit to his friend… Read more
Chicago Board of Education Approves Sale of Three Former School Sites
The Chicago Board of Education approved agreements to sell three former school sites for a total of $8.5 million. Following a community engagement process to determine the preferred uses for… Read more
Colombian Festival Recap
Caption by Ashmar Mandou One of the largest festivals in Chicago, Colombian Festival took place last weekend at Copernicus Center, 5216 W. Lawrence Ave., where festival enthusiasts had a chance… Read more
Brighton Park Welcomes New Innovative Health Center
By: Ashmar Mandou Replete with soothing colors, ample communal space, and a lively staff to welcome patients, Oak Street Health prides itself on providing innovative primary care to Chicago. With… Read more
MHOA Awards Deserving Students
Last Tuesday, the 2015 HACER Scholarships Recipients Dinner recognized five new deserving Hispanic students as well as 13 past recipients and presented them with an HACER scholarship awarded by the… Read more
Parents, Teachers to CPS “Restore Charter School Funding”
By: Ashmar Mandou Hundreds of parents and teachers held a press conference Wednesday morning to denounce CPS’s decision to withhold funding to charter schools. “The uncertainty we are facing with… Read more
After School Matters Summer Teen Cuisine Lunch Buffet Series
After School Matters teens from the Advanced Culinary Themed Buffet program will recreate menus from prominent Chicago restaurants for the lunchtime enjoyment of 150 supporters each week. The teens will… Read more
Recent Heat Wave Demands Immediate Action to Restore LIHEAP & CEDA Funding
State Representative La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, is working with Community & Economic Development Association of Cook County (CEDA) President Harold Rice and Speaker of the House Michael J. Madigan… Read more
Texas’ Unilateral Immigration Action
by Daniel Nardini The State of Texas is unilaterally making decisions of what children should be U.S. citizens and those who should not be. At issue is a new Texas… Read more »