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The Women’s Business Development Center Offers April Programs
Workshops offered in April by the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) include: Monday, April 6, 2015, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. “Grow Your Business with WBDC: An Intro to Services”… Read more
Suarez Announces Biliteracy Seal for Chicago
Alderman Ray Suarez (31st) announced the Illinois Seal of Biliteracy for city high school students to certify those eligible as proficient in two or more languages. Alderman Suarez has been… Read more
As PARCC Testing Begins, A Growing Call For Opt-Out Rights
As Chicago Public Schools begins administration of the new Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) test Monday, parents and lawmakers are coming together to demand a… Read more
CPS Announces Additional School Days for the 14-15 Academic Calendar
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) released a revised calendar for School Year 2014-2015 (SY 14-15), which includes rescheduled student attendance days to make up for the cancellations last month on February… Read more
CPS Integrates Latino, Latin American Studies Curriculum
Members of the Chicago Board of Education and Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett introduced the Interdisciplinary Latino and Latin American Studies Curriculum, which focuses on the history, arts and… Read more
CICS Northtown Academy Wins Competition at Soldier Field
CICS Northtown Academy won the 3rd Annual Magnetar Academy Team Challenge, a financial literacy and portfolio management competition held on March 7th at Soldier Field. The competition brought together more… Read more
Early Signs of Alzheimer’s Found in Young Folks
Think you’re too young to worry about memory decline? Don’t let this slip your mind: New findings show accumulations of amyloid protein, a substance that is believed to be a… Read more
Latinos May Develop Alcoholic Liver Disease Earlier
A new study on ethnicity and drinking-related liver problems in the United States has found that Latinos tend to develop alcoholic liver disease (ALD) at an earlier age than non-Hispanic… Read more
Food Truck Fests Llega a la Plaza Daley y a Willis Tower
Ya es hora de olvidarse de la bolsita del lunch y salir de la oficina. Para hacer el lunch más interesante en el centro de Chicago, el Centro de Pequeños… Read more
Brinde el Día de San Patricio con Bebidas Nuevas
Inclusive el martes – el 17 de marzo este año – el Día de San Patricio puede tentar a personas que no beben muy seguido a salir y disfrutar de… Read more
