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New Board Members Join Howard Brown Health Center
Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) announced that it has elected seven new members to its Board of Directors, ensuring its leadership continues to reflect the diversity of HBHC’s patients and… Read more
State Legislators Approve Transit Ethics and Oversight Law
On May 30, the Illinois state legislature passed Senate Bill 3056, legislation sponsored by Representative Al Riley (D-38th) and Senator Daniel Biss (D-9th). If signed into law by Governor Quinn,… Read more
Talking to a Former Soldier
by Daniel Nardini While I was waiting at a local pharmacy for my medications, I met a former U.S. soldier. I saw this former soldier because his leg was in… Read more
Report Shows Birth Defects, Prematurity Rates Among Latino Babies Growing Concern
One in four babies born in the United States is Hispanic, making this ethnic group the fastest growing in the country. Although that’s the case, babies born to Hispanic women… Read more
Get Covered Illinois Announces Marriage Equality Act Opens the Door for Same-Sex Couples to Obtain Health Coverage
Get Covered Illinois (GCI), the state’s official health insurance marketplace, announced that with the Marriage Equality Act taking effect in Illinois, same-sex couples who get married will now be eligible… Read more
Beware of Summer Vacation Rental Scams
Courtesy of AARP Americans planning their summer vacations need to be aware of con artists who use the Internet to lure consumers into summer rental scams. Con artists use the… Read more
Asthma in the Latino Community
By Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Edited by Lawndale Bilingual Newspaper Leading up to Asthma awareness month I participated in a #LatinoHealth Twitter chat with League… Read more
Minimum Wage Working Group Announces Location of First Public Hearing
The Minimum Wage Working Group tasked by Mayor Rahm Emanuel last week with creating a consensus plan to increase the local minimum wage announced the first of five hearings to… Read more
LVEJO Supports EPA’s New Standards on Carbon Pollution
This week, the Little Village of Environmental Justice Organization announced their support of the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to continue fighting to protect our communities and future generations against the… Read more
A Bogus Exchange
by Daniel Nardini In the case of former U.S. Sargeant Bowe Bergdahl, there are now accusations that he had in fact deserted his post and was thus captured by the… Read more »