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Latino Art Beat a Hollywood Success
By: Ashmar Mandou Year after year, Latino Art Beat, a Chicago based arts organization, provides students with a national platform to showcase their work to the masses through its visual… Read more
City of Chicago Investigation Targets Back to School Retailers
City of Chicago students went back to school on September 2, 2014 and consumers should be on alert when buying back to school supplies. The Department of Business Affairs and… Read more
Rationing Medicaid
by Daniel Nardini A very good friend is having serious trouble getting his medications through Illinois Medicaid. One day, he went to a CVS pharmacy to pick up his usual… Read more
Chicago Department of Family and Support Services to Hold Resource Fairs
On Friday, September 12, 2014, the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) will hold six citywide resource fairs from 10a.m., to 3p.m., at the following locations to help… Read more
YOUmedia Invites Families to Launch Parties at Woodson and Sulzer Regional Libraries
Calling all teenagers, ages 14 to 18. Chicago Public Library invites you to check out its latest YOUmedia drop-in, digital learning space. The YOUmedia Launch Party with Best Buy Geek… Read more
September Money Smart Programs
Medicare Advantage Plans Learn about Medicare Advantage Plans (a type of Medicare health plan offered by a private insurance company that contracts with Medicare to provide people with all their… Read more
“What If Every Mexican Voted?”
Latinos Progresando Hosts MEX Talks By: Laura Rodriguez Congressional Elections and Chicago gubernatorial elections will be taking place in Chicago this upcoming November, and “what if every Mexican-American voted?” That… Read more
Franklin Park’s Credit Rating Upgraded
Mayor Barrett Pedersen announced that Standard and Poor’s Rating Service has raised the Village’s credit rating two full categories to A +. “This increase in our credit rating is a… Read more
Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlán Returns to Symphony Center
Perennial Symphony Center favorite Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán returns to Chicago for its annual performance, this year coinciding with Hispanic Heritage Month activities. Their concert on Sunday, September 28 at… Read more
A Victory for Immigrant Rights
by Daniel Nardini In an important legal victory, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has finally been able to prevent either Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or the U.S. Border… Read more »