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Chicago Women Take Action to Host Mayoral Forum
Chicago has a women’s agenda. Where do the leading mayoral candidates stand on it? Hear from Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Alderman Robert Fioretti, Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, and Willie Wilson at… Read more
City Announces New 311 Resource for Parents
Building on the nationwide success of “Text4baby,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced this week the upcoming launch of a free text messaging service called Connect4Tots, which provides parents with information on… Read more
Travel and Adventure Show Comes to Chicago
By: Ashmar Mandou The 11th annual Chicago Travel and Adventure Show makes its way to Chicago January 17th and 18th to give travel hopefuls the opportunity to become enthused by… Read more
Candidate for 35th Ward Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa Builds Momentum
Last Saturday, over 40 supporters including members of the Chicago Teachers Union, State Senator Willie Delgado, and State Representative Will Guzzardi joined Carolos Ramirez-Rosa for a day of action in… Read more
Prescient Edge to Move Headquarters to Chicago
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that Prescient Edge LLC, a global security and technology company is moving its headquarters to a new, state-of the-art Chicago facility located in One Prudential Plaza…. Read more
MWRD Elects New Officers
Commissioner Mariyana T. Spyropoulos has been elected the new Board President of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. Commissioner Barbara McGowan was re-elected Vice President and Commissioner Frank… Read more
Trashing the Fourth Amendment
by Daniel Nardini In both 2004 and 2009, a Latino lady named Ada Morales was imprisoned for a minor traffic violation. Why? Because Immigration and Customs Enforcement had put an… Read more
Aldermanic Candidates Defying the “Chicago Political Machine”
By: Ashmar Mandou A group of aldermanic candidates rallied together in pursuit of defying Chicago politics by launching “Women Against the Machine,” on Saturday, Jan. 10th at Jane Addams Hull… Read more
Merit “Bridges” Partner Chopin Elementary Orchestra Training, Performing with Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Thirty-eight inner city students, all members of the classical string orchestra program at Chopin Elementary, a CPS school at 2450 N. Rice St. on Chicago’s west side, have been selected… Read more
Viva Cuba Business
by Daniel Nardini Diplomatic relations have not yet been established and the U.S. embargo of Cuba has not yet been lifted, but there are already signs of people and companies… Read more »