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Cicero Crowns New Señorita Cicero
For Lupita Diaz-Donato, Cicero’s Mexican Independence celebrations started off on the right foot. The 20-year-old DePaul student was crowned Señorita Cicero during the Cicero Mexican Cultural Committee’s annual pageant on… Read more
City College Hosts Career Expo
The second annual free Transportation, Distribution and Logistics (TDL) Expo at Olive-Harvey College brings together leading companies to provide the public with a chance to learn about careers and training… Read more
Improving Access to Care is All of Our Concern
By: Opella Ernest, M.D. August 28th marked the 50th anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s renowned “I Have a Dream” speech at the 1963 March on Washington. African… Read more
Back of the Yard Estrena Nueva Biblioteca
Por: Ashmar Mandou Es el paraíso de los amantes de los libros. El sábado por la tarde, el Alcalde Rahm Emanuel, el Comisionado de la Biblioteca Pública de Chicago, Brian… Read more
A New Era for Alivio Medical Center: Executive Director Carmen Velásquez Retires After 25 Years
By: Ashmar Mandou After 25 years of activism, Carmen Velásquez, founder and executive director of Alivio Medical Center, announced she is retiring as of January 2014. “I don’t want people… Read more
State Public Health Department Urges Awareness During National Suicide Prevention Week
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, and fluctuates between the second and third leading cause of deaths among adolescents in Illinois, but Illinois Department… Read more
Chicago se Une en pro de la Causa VIH/SIDA
Corredores de todo el país se atarán los zapatos y se unirán a la lucha contra el VIH/SIDA durante la 12ava. Caminata y Carrera Anual contra el SIDA en Chicago,… Read more
Guns in Syria Versus Schools in Chicago
By: Daniel Nardini It could not be more of a guns versus bread and butter issue. We are seeing U.S. President Barack Obama trying to attack the Syrian government… Read more
Illinois HIV Care Connect Reaches Out to Spanish-Speaking Community
Illinois HIV Care Connect (www.hivcareconnect.com) announced an effort to create higher awareness of its services by communicating program benefits and other HIV-related information via social media and a Spanish-language Web… Read more
Spanish Decimation of Tejas
By: Daniel Nardini After the Spanish royalist forces had routed Miguel Hidalgo… Read more »