The adjacent communities of Hermosa and Belmont-Cragin are on Chicago’s Northwest side. Their boundaries are all rail lines and the railroads, commercial and commuter. The boundaries made these communities what they are today. Hermosa is Chicago Community Area #20 and is located 6 miles northwest of The Loop. First settled in modern history by Scottish […]
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Chicagoans may soon be able to locate STD testing centers and free condoms right from their smartphones. The Chicago Department of Public Health in partnership with Microsoft, is in the process of developing an app for Apple, Android and Windows users, members of the department’s board learned Wednesday, August 20 at their monthly meeting. The […]
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The Chicago Department of Public Health has an array of new tools to fight public health maladies. Using social media sites, online search tools and smart phone applications, the department now has the ability to directly interact with the public as it provides services ranging from food borne illness prevention to free condom distribution. The […]
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With signs emblazoned with slogans like “Our Bodies Will Not Be Enslaved” and “Education Not Incarceration,” approximately 30 high school students, all members of the Chicago Students Union, gathered across from Daley Plaza to voice their dissatisfaction with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Board of Education and the widening funding gap between city high schools. […]
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Hardly a week goes by without a march against gun violence, but the mother of 19-year-old Kevin Ambrose who was shot and killed outside of a Chicago train station last year, doesn’t believe marching will change things in her city. It’s a cultural issue, Ebony Ambrose said, and the culture has to change from within the […]
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Columbia’s alumni continue to use talent and imagination after they graduate. Focused on “authoring the culture of their time,” grads like Anni Holm connect art and community in ways that invite people to get involved. Anni lives in West Chicago now, so this isn’t actually a Chicago neighborhood event, but there is time for one […]
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Celebrate Dating for Nerds’ anniversary with other sexy smarties at a geek for life themed Nerd Fest from 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17 at Blokes & Birds (3343 N. Clark St.). Meet, drink and be merry over board games and NeverEnding Story trivia featuring longstanding pop culture favorites. Let the good times roll during a […]
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