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Vallas releases comprehensive Public Safety Strategy for Chicago Calls for the Return of Public Safety as a ‘Basic Human Right’ for Chicagoans Paul Vallas will return the Chicago Police Department to its core mission to serve and protect the people of Chicago by prioritizing public safety as a human right by making crime in Chicago…
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State Treasurer Frerichs says Diversity and Transparency are good for business Research shows that diversity is good for business. A study conducted by a well-regarded business consultant, McKinsey & Co., revealed that corporations with diverse boards outperformed homogenous boards. When people from different backgrounds make decisions together, they are less prone to group-think, and they…
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American traditions like Thanksgiving should not be broken because of latter day spin No one is innocent in the ongoing debate about who killed who, who discovered what and who stole what here in America. The traditions of Thanksgiving should not be dragged into the narrow-focused historical spin as were the civil war and Christopher…
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Will uncertainty of presidential election politics be reflected in Chicago’s mayoral election? Former Chicago City Hall reporter and Tribune columnist John Kass, now the publisher of JohnKassNews.com online, joined the Two Guys on Politics weekly podcast with guests former Congressmen Bill Lipinski and Dan Lipinski, and former Chicago City Hall reporter and columnist Ray Hanania…
Live theater in suburbs offers alternatives to Chicago’s risky visits As gun violence increases in Chicago, more and more suburbanites are reconsidering visits to the crime plagued city and turning to alternative options for business, school and entertainment in the surrounding suburbs. Although the Chicago Theater offers some great performances, the exposure before and after…
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Immigration needs more than reform, it needs to be fixed By William O. Lipinski We have an anonymous problem with illegal aliens coming into our Land of the Free and home of the Brave. This is not new, it has been going on for over a decade, if not longer. Our political parties won’t or…
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St. Xavier to host Chicago Immigrant Orchestra performance Oct. 7 Also performing with Chicago Immigrant Orchestra is East Loop at the Southwest Suburban university Chicago Immigrant Orchestra performance at St. Xavier College Oct. 7, 2022 Pre-concert Interactive Demo at 5:30pm! The performance is at St Xavier University, 3700 W. 103rd Street in Oak Lawn Tickets…
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Beverly Arts Centers hosts play on Ann Landers Oct. 6 – 9 Beverly Arts Center’s electrifying 2022/2023 theatre season, BOLD VOICES, opens Thursday, October 6th with the hit play, The Lady With All the Answers. Ann Landers was many things: columnist, icon, even 1978’s “most influential woman in the US’“. This intimate play takes audiences…
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Art-Ober at District 230 begins with Chalkfest! Consolidated High School District 230 Sandburg High School once again kicks off Art-ober with Chalkfest, a large chalk mural that all students from all art classes contribute to in some way. Guest artist Adam Fabianski joined the Eagle student artists for the 10th year to design, layout and…
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Polish scholar Maciej Olchawa addresses Poland and the Ukraine War Oct. 2 As Artist-in-Residence at Loyola University Chicago, THE LIRA ENSEMBLE is delighted to help spread the word that Polish and American donors have established a new fund at the KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION to sponsor scholars from Poland to come to Loyola each year, to teach…
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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Lakeview co-hosts inaugural Oktoberfest Oct 1 – 2 Ou Lady of Mount Carmel, in partnership with Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce, announce the inaugural OcktoberFest, October 1 – 2 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Held in the East Parking Lot in Lakeview, Our Lady of Mount…
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