Prostate Cancer Important Information Shared by Us TOO’s Tom Kirk Thought I’d share this WGN-TV news interview with Executive Director Tom Kirk of Us TOO International Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network, who offers invaluable information on Prostate Cancer including the importance for men of getting tested/screened early plus where to seek further information. […]
Emanuel launches plan to raise $50 million to help at-risk kids BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter fspielman@suntimes.com February 20, 2013 12:22AM Updated: February 20, 2013 2:19AM Mayor Rahm Emanuel is challenging a business community that bankrolled Millennium Park, the NATO Summit and Chicago’s failed Olympic bid to raise $50 million over five years for a higher […]
Key To The Cure The Occasion: Friends of The Auxiliary of NorthShore University HealthSystem at Highland Park Hospital cocktailed for a cause during the Key to the Cure opening reception, which kicked off an entire weekend of shopping at Saks Fifth Avenue to raise funds and awareness for women’s cancers…CLICK KEY TO THE CURE HEADLINE […]
The Auxiliary of NorthShore University HealthSystem at Highland Park Hospital Honors Longtime Community Leaders at Annual Luncheon Posted by NorthShore University HealthSystem Foundation December 11, 2012 Members and friends of The Auxiliary of NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) at Highland Park Hospital gathered at Green Acres Country Club on Thursday, November 8 for a luncheon to celebrate […]
Holding States and Schools Acountable By MOTOKO RICH Published: February 9, 2013, The New York Times As Congress contemplates rewriting No Child Left Behind, President George W. Bush’s signature education law, legislators will tussle over a vision of how the federal government should hold states and schools accountable for students’ academic progress. Enlarge This Image Mark Humphrey/Associated […]
Twitter’s Vine Video App Enacts Age Restriction Amid Criticism for Porn Reacting to Proliferation of NSFW Video Snippets By: John McDermott Published: February 06, 2013 Vine, the social video application that rocketed up the App Store charts when it was first released two weeks ago, has enacted an age minimum for users. All new users and existing […]
Chicago’s Exploding Tech Startup Scene: Second to None first posted by Rebecca lliff, Huff Postt Tech, January 28, 2013 After having left Chicago for the West Coast nearly six years ago, I recently returned on a technology-related business trip anxious to assuage my FOMO on perhaps the greatest tech opportunity in the U.S. Within […]
Education Committee Revs Back Up In 113th Congress posted on Huffington Post by Joy Resmovits, Education Reporter It’s back to school for Congress. Today, Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.), chair of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, held his first organizational meeting with the 113th Congress’s iteration of his committee. In his opening remarks, Kline […]
Jenkins To Receive Lifetime Achievement Opening Minds Award for Pioneering Pathways in Music Education for Children from Chicago Metro AEYC By Chicago Metro AEYC CHICAGO, JAN. 17, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — Chicago music legend and First Lady of Children’s Music Ella Jenkins will receive the Lifetime Achievement Opening Minds Award at a private reception in Chicago […]