Corazon Community Services/ Cease Fire Cicero Mural Unveiling Event Corazón Community Services’ Cease Fire team has worked through the summer on a project in one of the high risk areas of Cicero. With the joint efforts of the community youth, high risk clients and paint donations from Home Depot, Cease Fire Cicero completed a community […]
Continue reading …Orland Fire District to host meeting to help parents respond to growing Heroin threat Like many suburban communities, the Orland Fire Protection District is seeing an increase in heroin use by young people. In response, the OFPD will host a communitywide meeting with parents and their children on July 15 to discuss the problem and […]
Continue reading …Representative Hernandez hosts free legal clinic on immigration and other legal issues State Representative Lisa Hernandez is hosting a Free Legal Advice Clinic on Saturday, June 21 from 10 am until 1 pm at her office, 3948 W. 26th Street, suite 112 to help residents address legal issues that include immigration, temporary drivers licenses and […]
Continue reading …Chicago announces restaurants at 2014 Taste of Chicago festival Includes a diverse showcase of five-day restaurants, one- to two-day Pop-Ups and food trucks Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pleased to announce an assorted lineup of 66 restaurants that will participate throughout the highly anticipated, five-day food and entertainment festival Taste of Chicago, July 9-13 in Grant […]
Continue reading …Christina Tobin to be featured on Los Angeles Radio show today as part of UCLA United We Stand Festival Christina Tobin, founder and chair of the Free & Equal Elections Foundation, will appear live on The BradCast with Brad Friedman on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles today (Wednesday, April 30th) at 3PM PT/6PM ET to […]
Continue reading …OFPD Foundation event seeks to raise funds for 4 new annual scholarships The Orland Fire Protection District¹s Foundation will launch a scholarship program that will provide four scholarships each year to encourage young people to pursue careers in firefighting and emergency medical services. Patricia Brucki, who serves as a Foundation trustee, said that the scholarship funds […]
Continue reading …Comic Books celebrated on special day nationwide May 3 The biggest event in the comic book industry, Free Comic Book Day is taking place in 10 days on Saturday May 3rd! Next Saturday over 2,000 participating comic book specialty shops across the US, Canada and worldwide will be giving away over 4.6 million comics to […]
Continue reading …Chicagoland American Political Collectors Host Orland Park Show Collectors to Showcase Ronald Reagan Memorabilia Political items collectors from throughout the Midwest will converge on the Orland Park Civic Center for the spring meeting of the Chicagoland American Political Items Collectors’ Show on Sunday, May 4, 2014 from noon to 3 p.m. The Civic Center is […]
Continue reading …Pace to distribute free VentraTM Cards at spring events This spring, Pace staff will be at suburban transit centers throughout the region in an effort to put Ventra Cards directly into the hands of the agency’s customers to ease their transition to the new fare payment system. Beginning July 1, 2014, Pace will only accept […]
Continue reading …Chicago announces performers for 34th Annual Taste of Chicago July 9 - 13 Petrillo Music Shell performers include AWOLNATION, Janelle Monáe, Nickel Creek, Jeff Tweedy and Aloe Blacc in Grant Park The City of Chicago and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is pleased to announce the lineup of performers at the […]
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