The Chicago Headline Club association held it’s first “FOIAFEST” event on March 12, 2013 at Columbia College 33 E. Congress Ave. in the Journalism Department. The Club is known for providing the city’s communities, journalists, and activists with information and programs like the one on data and assistance on how to access public government information. The Freedom […]
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The Cambodian Association of Illinois cordially invites you to the 2013 Cambodian Day of Remembrance. Please join us and our special guests in commemorating the 2-3 million loved ones perished during the Cambodian genocide. This will be an evening of reflection, commemoration, and a dialogue on hope and renewal. The Day of Remembrance Resolution adopted by the […]
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In the 10 years since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, interest in the collections at Chicago’s Pritzker Military Library has grown, even if the media are paying less attention to the story. Teri Embrey, chief librarian, said the collection has especially grown over the last few years because veterans have been able to distance themselves […]
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Three months into 2013, Chicago has endured over 60 murders. Chicago citizens have voiced their anger over the city’s violence with campaigns, and President Barack Obama visited the city’s South Side to speak to civilians about gun control. A Chicago theater group is taking a different approach to speak out about the violence that is […]
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Two North Lawndale public schools will be closed this year, instead of the 12 that were initially listed as potential closing targets, officials announced Thursday morning. Matthew Henson and Nathaniel Pope elementary schools in North Lawndale, as well as Ignance Paderewski Elementary in South Lawndale will be closed as part of a district-wide effort to […]
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Both of Angela Tena’s grandmothers had heart attacks. But if the 36-year-old housewife from Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood said if she felt something going on, she would not call 911 or an ambulance. She would call her mother. “I guess I’ve heard of the symptoms on television,” she said. “I know that they’re different with men […]
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Twenty young adults stood in a circle smiling and laughing about their favorite toppings on hamburgers one late Friday afternoon, the regular routine for students in Latinos Progresando’s Teatro Americano after school program. Teachers Luis Crespo, 34, and Emmanuel Gutierrez, 23, both bring years of experience and expertise to Latinos Progresando‘s theater program, which aims to teach young Latinos how to perform stories that express […]
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