Submitted 11/19/2007 Story by Meha Ahmad More than 200 members of the Arab and Muslim community changed recently their weekend plans and treked three miles to raise awareness for breast cancer and domestic violence in Palos Heights. The event raised almost $5,000, and participants hope it raised awareness, too. They called it “Walk in...
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Archive for November, 2007
Arab and Muslim women walk in faith, not fear
Every day products, every day toxins report says
Submitted 11/15/2007 Story by Keri Lynch Potentially toxic chemicals are entering our bodies from every day items such as tin cans, water bottles, shower curtains, electronics, sofa cushions and other textiles. These are the surprising results of a biomonitoring project released last week that found all three types of industrial chemicals being studied in...
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Homeland security agents focus on arresting gang members
Submitted on Wed, 11/14/2007 – 21:59. Story by Juanita Santiago Robinson remembers being 5–years-old hopping on different busses and trains and hiking miles and miles with a smuggler along with his mother, big brother, aunt, uncle, and his uncle’s girlfriend to reach the United States from Guatemala. After travelling 16 days with little food...
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Lake View High School aims for higher education
Submitted on Tue, 11/13/2007 – 13:29. Class officers and guidance counselors at Lake View High School want seniors to get college applications completed and mailed by the early deadline of Nov. 15 as part of the school’s efforts to increase the number of graduating seniors who attend college. Only 53 percent of Lake View’s...
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Public hearings slated on police brutality
Submitted on Mon, 11/12/2007 – 02:47. Chicago aldermen disagree on whether the names of police officers accused of using excessive force should be released. On Oct. 31 Ald. Isaac Carothers (29th), chair of Chicago City Council’s Police and Fire Committee, promised a public hearing on the matter. Although Carothers said he hasn’t decided when...
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Union Backs Disgruntled Home Care Workers
Submitted on Thu, 11/08/2007 – 14:21. Story by Tom Smith The Service Employees International Union and its sympathizers fired a salvo at non-union employers at City Hall last week. At issue is the treatment of home care workers who do light housekeeping, cooking and cleaning for clients of a West Side company. S.E.I.U. Local...
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Alderman calls Mayor Daley’s comments on children’s museum unconscionable
Submitted on Wed, 11/07/2007 – 13:37. A South Side alderman blasted Mayor Daley’s comments about the controversial Chicago Children’s Museum move, saying the comments were “unconscionable.” Ald. Toni Preckwinkle (4th) compared Daley’s reaction to when she was fighting in City Council to pass a living wage ordinance. Daley is “wrong for trying to impose...
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Laid Off: A common position at Employment Fair
Submitted on Tue, 11/06/2007 – 13:36. Story by Dara Belic Some of the 500 job seekers who attended a recent employment fair in the 2nd Ward said finding work is harder than it used to be. While a wide variety of job seekers visited the Oct. job fair, what many had in common was...
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CeaseFire Halted by State Budget Cuts
Submitted on Mon, 11/05/2007 – 13:36. Story by Jason Porterfield In Chicago’s Albany Park community, halting gang violence will no longer be as simple as contacting a local violence mediation group. After less than two years in operation, the neighborhood’s CeaseFire office shut down last month due to state budget cuts. By cutting state...
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Graffiti law makes some residents nervous
Submitted on Fri, 11/02/2007 – 12:42. Story by Carlos Ardila Lincoln Square residents have mixed feelings about a new law that targets families of youngsters convicted of vandalism by hitting them with big fines. The law, which takes effect Nov. 4, will require the legal guardian of a minor caught “tagging” private or public...
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