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Most Hispanic Business Owners Will Pass Business on to a Family Member, New MassMutual Study Reveals
To Hispanic owned-businesses, family and community are key, according to a new study by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual). Research from the 2015 Hispanic Business Owner Perspectives Study revealed… Read more
Technology Service Internship Boot Camp
Over 100 students from Morton East, West, and the Morton Freshman Center participated in our week long Technology Service Internship (TSI) boot camp. Students enrolled in the TSI course are… Read more
Illinois Community College Turns Fifty
The Illinois community college system is 50 years old! State legislators and higher education leaders celebrated this half-century of achievement on August 12 at Joliet Junior College in Joliet, birthplace… Read more
Gads Hill Center to Host Back-to-School PlayStreets Day in Pilsen
On Thursday, August 20th, from 11am to 2pm, Gads Hill Center will host its annual Back-to-School PlayStreets Day on the 1900 block of West Cullerton, in the Pilsen neighborhood. This… Read more
Ombudsman Chicago Selects Principals for Prestigious Program
On Tuesday, The Chicago Public Education Fund (The Fund) announced its support of the principals from Chicago’s public schools selected to participate in the second cohort of the Chicago Principals… Read more
‘Nobody Quits Like Chicago’
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) and more than 40 local advocacy groups and organizations are hosting the 2nd annual “Nobody Quits Like Chicago: Smoking Cessation Awareness Week,” to… Read more
Norwegian American Hospital Awarded Primary Stroke Certification
Norwegian American Hospital announced that they have been awarded Primary Stroke Certification from the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP). The certification serves as a notice to the public and emergency… Read more
Power Foods to Give You a Boost
By: Ashmar Mandou Registered Dietician Amy Klassman is sharing some very important tips for older adults looking to lead healthy lifestyles. “There are so many conflicting reports about what foods… Read more
Celebrate National Minority Donor Awareness Month
Of the more than 5,300 people on the waiting list for an organ transplant in the state of Illinois, 63 percent are minorities. Throughout the month of August, during which… Read more
EPA’s Toxic Waste Spill Could Create Future Health Problems
Last week, contractors from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accidentally spilled three million gallons of mine wastewater into Colorado’s Animas River. Now, toxicologists at the site are warning that even… Read more
