By Vivian Malli
ACCESS AWARDS
Access Community Health Network will host its fifth annual awards dinner
on Thursday, June 19, at the Mid-America Club in the Aon Center, 200 E.
Randolph Dr., 80th floor, which will honor this year’s awardees for
distinguished civic leadership. Cost is $375; part of the ticket cost is tax
deductible, and proceeds benefit the 200,000 uninsured and underinsured
patients that Access serves through. Call (773) 257-2016.
EXCHANGE STUDENTS
AFS-USA, an international high school student exchange program, is seeking
host families for exchange students who will stay in Chicago for an academic
year or six months. Students arrive in August and come from more than 40
countries. AFS also needs volunteer liaisons to work locally with families
and their hosted students. Local high school students interested in studying
abroad for the summer can take advantage of financial aid. Call (800) AFS-INFO.
SEMINAR SERIES
The Alliance for a Greener South Loop will hold a year-long seminar series
every fourth Tuesday of the month featuring guest speakers lecturing on
subjects related to the environment, from “green” interior designing to
caring for pets. For information, go to
www.greenersouthloop.org.
ALZHEIMER SUPPORT
The Alzheimer’s Association Greater Illinois Chapter will host audio
conferences of the Caregiver Education Series from noon to 1:30 p.m. this
month. The hour long programs are Memory Loss 101 on Tuesday, June 10;
Responding to Communication Changes on Wednesday, June 11; Understanding
Challenging Behaviors on Tuesday, June 17; and Stress Management for
Caregivers on Wednesday, June 18. Call (217) 726-5184.
FREE CANCER SCREENING
Olay and the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery have teamed up to
offer free skin cancer screenings nationwide. Find a participating
dermatologist in your area at
www.SkinCancerTakesFriends.org
AQUINAS WALK
The Aquinas Literacy Center (ALC) will hold its third annual Walk-a-Thon on
Saturday, June 7, from 10 a.m. to noon, followed by a picnic lunch in
McKinley Park, 2210 W. Pershing Rd. Proceeds will go toward additional
textbooks, equipment, and supplies for the center, which has expanded to
meet the growing need for English as a second language instruction in
McKinley Park. ALC is located at 3525 S. Hermitage Ave. Call (773) 927-0512.
FORECLOSURE AID
Attorney General Lisa Madigan urges homeowners who are facing foreclosure to
call the Homeowners' Referral Helpline at (866) 544-7151 from 8 a.m. to 7
p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday.
MAKING MUSIC MATTER
Charter One will contribute $200,000 to the YMCA Community Schools from the
gifts and donations it receives through its Making Music Matter (MMM) summer
concert series. The public also may contribute to the MMM program at any
Charter One branch location. MMM concerts at the Charter One Pavilion on
Northerly Island, 1300 S. Lynn White Dr., include Phil Lesh and Friends on
Friday, June 13; Stevie Nicks on Saturday, June 14; and Chicago and the
Doobie Brothers on Friday, June 20. Call (312) 540- 2000.
CAF ROUND-UP
The Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan Ave., opens the new
exhibit Can We Live Sustainably on Tuesday, June 24. Green Inside Out is a
new walking tour that begins Friday, June 27. Highlights By Bus is a
threeand- a-half hour bus tour of Chicago architecture, covering 30 miles of
the city, which includes Mies van der Rohe’s Illinois Institute of
Technology campus and an interior tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House
on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
The Wednesday lunchtime lectures at 12:15 p.m. will feature the Oklahoma City National Memorial and recent works of Butzer- Gardner on June 11 and the Columbia College Media Production Center on June 18.
Lunchtime courses at 12:15 p.m. will include Chicago’s Climate Change Action Plan on Tuesday, June 10; Greening Your Office: Tips on How to Make Your Workplace Eco-friendly on Tuesday, June 24; and USA: Modern Architectures in History on Wednesday, June 25. Call (312) 922-3432.
MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINE
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) continues its vaccination
drive to protect boys and girls, ages 11 to18 years, from meningococcal
disease, which has been on the rise in the city in recent weeks, most
notably among teenagers on the West Side. Parents without a family doctor or
regular healthcare provider are encouraged to call 311 to find the nearest
CDPH Fast Track Immunization Clinic, which routinely offers vaccinations to
children across the city, at no charge to parents.
BLUE MOON BALL
Chicago Dramatists will present its inaugural Blue Moon Ball fundraising
gala dinner on Sunday, June 8, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Galleria Marchetti,
825 W. Erie St. The event features Tony Award nominee and jazz artist Ann
Hampton Callaway. Cost starts at $150. VIP tickets are $175 and include
pre-event cocktail party with theatrical artists and special guests. Call
(312) 633-0630.
FULL SCHOLARSHIPS
The Chicago Jesuit Academy (CJA), a full-scholarship Jesuit middle school
for young men located at 5058 W. Jackson Blvd., has 36 openings for boys
entering the fifth grade. Interested families must register for CJA’s summer
session, which begins Monday, June 23. Offers of admission and full
scholarships to the academy will be based on each student’s performance
during the four-week summer Higher Achievement Program. Call (773) 638-6103.
MOVIES IN THE PARK
The Dearborn Park Advisory Council will host the children’s movie Ant Bully
in Cotton Tail Park, 44 W. 15th St. on Monday, June 30 at 8:30 p.m. or dusk
PARK ROUND-UP
The Chicago Park District asks parents to register their youngsters now for
the first session of Monday through Friday summer camps, which will be held
June 23 through Aug. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the following parks.
Clubhouse Camp for ages 11 to 12 is $115 at Anderson Playground Park, 3748
S. Prairie Ave., (312) 747-6007; $180 at Fosco Park, 1312 S. Racine Ave.,
(312) 746-5086; $190 at Lake Meadows Park, 3117 S. Rhodes Ave., (312)
747-6287; $95 at Madden Park, 3800 S. Rhodes Ave., (312) 747-6446. Day Camp
for ages 6 to12 is $85 at Taylor Park, 41 W. 47th St., (312) 747-6728; $115
at Altgeld Park, 515 S. Washtenaw Ave., (312) 746-5001; $115 at Anderson
Playground Park, 3748 S. Prairie Ave., (312) 747-6007; and $225 at Armour
Square Park, 3309 S. Shields Ave., (312) 747-6012. Kennicott Park, 4434 S.
Lake Park Ave., (312) 747-7138, offers Art Camp for ages 6 to 12, Basketball
Camp for ages 8 to12, Camp Create: Cook, Garden, and Sew for ages 8 to 12,
Cheerleading Camp for ages 9 to12, and Clubhouse Camp for ages 11 to12; cost
is $350 for Kennicott camps. Career Camp for ages 13 to 17 at Fosco Park,
1312 S. Racine Ave., (312) 746- 5086, will be held on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, July 1 through Aug. 21, from 9:30 to11:30 a.m. for $40.
LIBRARY ROUND-UP
The Chicago Public Library offers numerous events. The Back of the Yards
branch, 4650 S. Damen Ave., will host Museum of Science and Industry
Hands-On Science Fun on Tuesday, June 24, from 6 to 7 p.m.
The Children’s Summer Reading Program debuts with Recycle: Retell! The Story From Garbage on Wednesday, June 25, at 6 p.m. in the Canaryville branch, 642 W. 43rd St., and at 2 p.m. in the McKinley Park branch, 1915 W. 35th St. Join award-winning author Carol Lerner when she reads from her book, Butterflies in the Garden, on Tuesday, July 1, at 1 p.m. in the Back of the Yards branch, 4650 S. Damen Ave., and at 6 p.m. in the Richard J. Daley branch, 3400 S. Halsted St. Storyteller Gwen Hilary and musician Enoch Williamson will present How Green Is My Heart: Stories and Songs to Celebrate A Wonderful World on Wednesday, July 2, at 11 a.m. at the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St.; at 2 p.m. at the Roosevelt branch, 1101 W. Taylor St.; and at 6 p.m. at the Chinatown branch, 2353 S. Wentworth Ave.
The Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St., offers the following programs. Learn how to research your dwelling’s background with Your House Has a History on Monday, June 9, at 12:15 p.m. and Tuesday, June 24, at 5:30 p.m. Registration is required and limited to 10 people. Call (312) 747-4800.
Authors Joseph Parisi and Kathleen Welton will read from their new anthology, 100 Essential Modern Poems by Women, on Saturday, June 7, at 2 p.m. The Chicago Bar Association will present a Law at the Library program, Starting a Small Business, on Monday, June 23, at 12:15 p.m.
Kim Campbell, former Prime Minister of Canada, presents The Social Dimension of Climate Change in the library’s Pritzker Auditorium on Tuesday, June 10, at 6 p.m. Join three Chicago writers— novelist Carol Anshaw, playwright Patricia Kane, and poet Gregg Shapiro—for a discussion about writing for a lesbian/gay/bisexual/transsexual audience on Thursday, June 19, at 7 p.m. in the Video Theater on the Lower Level.
CPS ALUMNI UNITE
The www.CPSalumni.org team is working
to build relationships with Chicago Public Schools alumni in order to
increase alumni support of local schools. The team invites all alums to
register on its website to begin building relationships with their former
schools and classmates. Separate home pages are available for every school
in CPS history. $500 TO WALK The Chicagoland Bicycle Federation is
offering $500 mini-grants to encourage more kids to walk and bike to school
on Walk to School Day, Oct. 1. Applications are due July 1. Visit
www.biketraffic.org or call (312)
427-3325.
HONORING THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
Originating nearly 2,300 years ago, the Dragon Boat Festival continues today
by transforming old traditions into an exciting cultural event. Come to the
Raymond B. and Jean T. Lee Center of the Chinese American Museum of Chicago,
238 W. 23rd St., on Saturday June 21, 6 to 10 p.m., for a fundraiser
honoring the festival and featuring cocktails and tasty Asian foods. Cost is
$75 per person, with proceeds to benefit the museum. The Chinese American
Museum of Chicago is one of the organizations involved with the 2008 Dragon
Boat race, scheduled for Saturday, July 26. Call (312) 949-1000.
CONQUERING ALZHEIMER’S
The Conquering Alzheimer’s Running Endeavor Team (Team CARE) is seeking
members to participate in the Chicago Distance Classic on Sunday, Aug. 10.
Funds raised by Team CARE help Alzheimer’s support programs, such as the
24/7 helpline, support groups, care navigation, educational programs for
family and professional caregivers, the MedicAlert+Safe Return® program, and
funding research. Call (847) 933-2413.
DE LA SALLE ROUND-UP
The Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence honored De La Salle freshmen
Dominique Heil and Lea Rose Moravec for their achievements in the 13th
annual Essay, Poetry, and Art Contest. Heil and Moravec earned new
computers, while their Honors English teacher Diane Geers won two $100 gift
certificates.
The Mathematics Teachers Association of Chicago and Vicinity honored teacher Norma Ramos with a 2008 Rising Star Award. The Reach Club at De La Salle’s Lourdes Hall Campus recently recognized the following women who are making a difference: freshman Jennifer Thompson-Matthews, sophomore Marie Huels, junior Irene Martinez, and senior Brittany Potter. Tying for the faculty/ staff honor were Darcy Flaherty and Jean Wawrzaszek.
The Illinois High School Association lauded senior James Muehleman with honorable mention status on the 2007-08 All- State Academic Team. De La Salle is located at 3434 S. Michigan Ave. and 1040 W. 32nd Pl. Call (312) 842-7355.
DEARBORN PARK GARAGE SALE
The 24th Annual Dearborn Park Garage Sale in the South Loop is scheduled for
Saturday, June 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Rain date is Sunday, June 22, 9
a.m. to 3 p.m.) The sale will be held at Ninth Street and Plymouth Court.
Sellers and buyers are welcome. This event is supported by the Chicago
Community Bank branch office located in Dearborn Station at Polk and
Dearborn Streets. For more information, call (312) 961-3434.
VISIONWALK
The Foundation Fighting Blindness will host its third annual 5K VisionWalk
on Sunday, June 8, on the Great Lawn at Soldier Field, 1410 S. Museum Campus
Dr. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. Walk begins at 10 a.m. Call (847)
680-0100.
ART SIDEWALK SALE
Framing Mode & Gallery, 1526 S. Wabash Ave., is holding a sidewalk sale with
20% to 70% off framed artwork, readymade bargains, and refreshments on
Saturday and Sunday, June 7 and 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call (312)
566-0027.
GLESSNER ROUND-UP
The Glessner House Museum, 1800 S. Prairie Ave., will host its fifth annual
neighborhood house tour, A Walk Through Time, on Sunday, June 8, from 1 to 4
p.m., which features interior tours of five privately owned historic
mansions along Prairie Avenue as well as tours of the Glessner and Clarke
house museums and the historic Second Presbyterian Church. Cost is $50. The
museum also will host a book signing for Chicago’s Historic Prairie Avenue
on Friday, June 6, from 7 to 9 p.m. Cost is $25. Call (312) 326-1480.
HUNGER WALK
Join the staff and friends of Marillac House for the 23rd annual hunger walk
sponsored by the Greater Chicago Food Depository on Saturday, June 14.
Festivities begin at 8 a.m. and step off is 9:30 a.m. at Montrose Harbor,
601 W. Montrose Ave. All walkers receive a goody bag, snacks, and t-shirt.
Entertainment includes the Jesse White Tumblers, choral groups, face
painting, and caricature artists. Proceeds go to 600 local food pantries,
soup kitchens, and shelters. Sister Maureen McGrath is organizing a team and
is accepting donations for Marillac’s pantry. Call (773) 584-3250.
MARKET DAY
The Greater Garfield Park Chamber of Commerce will host the community's
second annual Market Day on Madison Street Saturday, June 14. Goods and
services from local businesses will be on display at the intersection of
Madison Street, 5th Avenue, and California Avenue from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call
(773) 722-6650.
FREE OUTDOOR CONCERT
Bring the whole family to listen to concert band classics at Lakeside Bank’s
free outdoor concert, featuring VanderCook College of Music’s Graduate Band
on Tuesday, July 1, at 7 p.m. at the Women’s Park and Gardens behind the
Clarke House Museum, 1827 S. Indiana Ave. Concert goers can visit Café
Society, 1801 S. Indiana Ave., to purchase a special concert picnic dinner
that can be brought to the park. Proceeds benefit the Community Economic
Development Association of Cook County Inc. Call Café Society at (312)
842-4210.
FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY
Enjoy family activities at the Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly (LBFE)
second annual Walk in the Park, a 3.5 mile walk fundraiser for programs to
relieve loneliness and isolation among the city’s elderly, on Sunday, June
8, at Lincoln Park, Stockton, and LaSalle Drives. Registration opens at 8
a.m. Stepoff is at 9:30 a.m. Call (312) 455- 1000.
Children can interact with elders and learn from their life experiences at An Intergenerational Moment in Art, hosted by LBFE. The exhibit runs through Thursday, July 31, in the Chicago Children’s Museum at Navy Pier, 700 E. Grand Ave. Cost is free with museum admission.
VETERANS LEGAL SUPPORT
The Veterans Legal Support Clinic at the John Marshall Law School, 315 S.
Plymouth Ct., helps veterans file Veterans Administration benefit claims and
provides representation for veterans during the appeals process through its
statewide network of pro bono attorneys. Call (312) 427-2737, x 346.
BLUES TO THE MAX
Visit the Maxwell Street Foundation tent and authentic Blues Bus at the
"Maxwell Street Corner" in Grant Park during the 25th annual Chicago Blues
Festival, through Sunday, June 8, 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Attend a special
program on Saturday, June 7, presented at Blues Fest by the Maxwell Street
Foundation, 3:30 to 5 p.m.: Maxwell Street Blues: Stories from Maxwell
Street at the Panel Route 66 stage. Come listen to the stories of those with
a history on Maxwell Street, the Chicago marketplace that served as an
incubator for the blues. For more information, call (312) 421-0078.
SPA PARTNERS
Mi Spa Chicago, 1509 S. Michigan Ave., has partnered with Minc Med Spa, a
full-service medical spa with a team of board certified and licensed
physicians led by Shelise Henry, MD, to offer body contouring, personal body
sculpting procedures, physician guided weight loss, and age reversal. Call
(312) 986-1500.
MILLENIUM ROUND-UP
See an original puppet play featuring giant Japanese-style puppets when the
Fast Fish Puppet Theater presents A Rabbit's ale at Millenium Park on
Wednesdays at 3 p.m. on July 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 and on Sundays at 11 a.m.
on July 13 and 27. Get fit with free workouts on the Great Lawn of the
Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park each Saturday from 8 to 11 a.m. from
June 7 through Sept. 27. The 45- minute workouts are open to everyone.
Instructors from Lakeshore Athletic Club-Illinois Center will lead 8 a.m.
yoga and 9 a.m. pilates classes; Chicago dance experts lead the 10 a.m.
dance workouts.
The last Saturdays of the summer months (June 28, July 26, August 30) offer a kids and family workout at 11 a.m. The series includes Get Moving, a fitness session led by Ronald McDonald; Kung Fu Hustle, featuring XTreme martial arts; and Jammin' Journey with Bubbles Academy, an exploration of creative movement for kids.
Tai Chi classes are available on the first Saturdays of the summer months (June 7, July 5, August 2, September 6) at 7 a.m. Call (312) 742-1168.
The free Family Fun Festival returns Tuesday, June 3, through Monday, Sept. 1, and presents mainstage concerts at the Pritzker Pavilion, including the Chicago Children's Choir on Thursday, June 12, at 6:30 p.m. The Family Fun Tent, located on the park's Chase Promenade North, will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide a performance stage and an activity zone with hands-on craft projects as well as garden, science, and environmental activities with representatives from Chicago area museums and other institutions. The performance stage will kick off each morning at 10 a.m. with Wiggleworms, a music workshop for young children. Performers from Broadway in Chicago and the Chicago Children's Theater will read stories aloud at 11 a.m.
Concerts for kids at noon and 2 p.m. will feature Chic-A-Go-Go on Tuesday, June 3; Kaotic Drumline on Monday, June 16; and Trinity Irish Dancers on Sunday, June 22. Call (312) 742-1168.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Nativity of Our Lord Parish at 37th Street and Union Avenue will host
Catholic Vacation Bible School Monday through Friday, June 23 through 27, 9
a.m. to noon. Children ages three through ten are welcome for games,
activities, arts and crafts, and scripture studies. Call (773) 847-0306 or
log on to
www.nativitybridgeport.org.
TUROW TO BE HONORED
Author Scott Turow will receive this year's Harold Washington Literary Award
on Friday, June 6, coinciding with the Printers Row Book Fair. Spiros
Picoulas, chair of the Harold Washington Literary Award dinner committee of
the Near South Planning Board will present the award during a dinner at the
Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson Blvd. Doors open at 6 p.m.Call (312)
987-1980.
FOOD DRIVE
Bridgeport native and comedian Vinnie Rapponi has partnered with the Benton
House food pantry, 3052 S. Gratten Ave., and local businesses to bring food
to local residents via the Hunger Isn’t Funny food drive, which ends Sunday,
June 15. Rapponi will host a comedy show after the food drive; admission is
two canned goods per person. Donate nonperishable food items at the
following drop-off points: Ricobene's, 252 W. 26th St.; Mexico Steak House,
2983 S. Archer Ave.; Bridgeport Inn, 2901 S. Archer Ave.; Ethyl's Party
(formerly Tito's), 2600 S. Wentworth Ave.; Bangkok Thai Restaurant, 451 W
31st St. Check www.vinnierapponi.com
for show and food drive details.
ROBERT MORRIS HONORS
Robert Morris College students Maria Ramos, Jose Zavala, Leslie Theis, Isela
Victor, Carol Hart, and Taha Rizvi each received a Banco Popular Scholarship
and were honored at the Junior Achievement of Chicago’s student awards
reception and board meeting at the Union League Club. The college is located
at 401 S. State St. Call (800) RMC-5960.
ROOSEVELT ROUND-UP
Luis Perez, assistant professor of musical theatre at Roosevelt University,
was named a Fulbright Senior Specialist and will travel this month to train
students and faculty at the Jaroslav Jezek Theatre Conservatory in Prague,
Czech Republic. Roosevelt’s Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress Pkwy., opens
its cabaret series on Friday, June 13, at 8 p.m. with Shelley MacArthur in
How Sweet It Is. Cost is $50, or $75 for the first two rows of VIP tables.
Call (312) 922-2110, ext. 300.
Roosevelt is located at 425 S. Wabash Ave. Call (312) 341-2004.
RUSH ROUND-UP
Twenty-six students from the Near West Side recently completed a 16- week
training program to become the first graduating class of the Rush
Transformation Program, a collaboration between Rush University Medical
Center, Trinal Inc., and the Dawson Technical Institute to provide
construction training for nearby residents interested in working on the Rush
Transformation, a nine-year project that will replace obsolete buildings
with modern facilities.
Interventional cardiologists at Rush now offer a minimally invasive transcatheter valve replacement procedure for patients with congenital heart disease that does not involve open heart surgery. Rush is one of three sites participating in the investigational device exemption feasibility study of minimally invasive pulmonic valves. Call (312) 942-6800.
Associate Professor Steven K. Rothschild has presented findings from his new study, which reveals that elderly patients suffering from chronic illnesses who receive virtual care from a team of medical experts linked by phone, fax, and e-mail make fewer emergency visits than patients who do not receive this kind of coordinated team care.
Rush neurosurgeon Roy A. E. Bakay and colleagues from Emory University in Atlanta found that a novel cell therapy, Spheramine, using retinal pigment epithelial cells attached to tiny gelatin bead microcarriers implanted in the brain, can improve the symptoms of patients with moderate to advanced Parkinson’s disease.
A study by Jay M. Dutton, an otolaryngologist at Rush, has found that Z-plasty, a minimally invasive surgical technique to treat internal nasal valve collapse, showed significant improvement in relieving nasal obstruction with less recovery time compared to traditional open rhinoplasty.
EMERGING WRITERS CONTEST
Secretary of State Jesse White and the Illinois Center for the Book are
sponsoring the fourth annual Illinois Emerging Writers Competition, which is
open to Illinois residents age 18 and older. Those interested may submit
original, unpublished works; cost is $20 per submission. The contest runs
through Monday, June 30. Three cash prizes will go to winners in each of two
categories: the Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award and the James Jones Short
Story Award. Call (217) 558-4029.
INTEGRATIVE NUTRITION
Joshua Rosenthal, founder and primary teacher of the Institute for
Integrative Nutrition, a nutrition school, will present a free public
lecture on Tuesday, June 10, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Sherwood
Conservatory of Music, 600 S. Michigan Ave. Register at
www.integrativenutritionblog.com/events/.
PHOTO SHOW
The South Loop Neighbors photo show and contest is underway. Sponsors and
submissions are being sought for this juried exhibition of photographs of
the South Loop. This year’s theme is “living history 2008,” and cash prizes
will be awarded for the top photos. The show will be held at the Chicago
Community Bank Dearborn Station branch (Polk and Dearborn Streets) in
August, and subsequently at other locations. Sponsors may contribute funds
or in-kind donations. Deadline for photo submissions is Tuesday, July 15.
For more information about submissions or sponsorship, call (312) 859- 654
or visit
www.SouthLoopNeighbors.org.
BRIGHT START CONTEST
State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias is seeking home videos of children for the
first Bright Start College Savings Program scholarship and commercial
contest. The winning submission gets a $1,000 Bright Start investment
account and the chance to have the home video air as a commercial on major
television outlets statewide in December. Contest entries should depict
challenging moments that parents raising children face on a daily basis and
include a suggested slogan in this format: “(Fill in the blank) is hard.
College savings doesn’t have to be.” The contest runs through Tuesday, Sept.
30. For contest rules, visit
www.brightstartsavings.com.
BACK TO SCHOOL IN GOOD HEALTH
Back to School in Good Health, sponsored by Stroger Hospital, Alderman
Robert Fioretti, and Imani, will be held Saturday, July 26, from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. at 2300 W. Flournoy St. to provide immunizations and opportunities to
speak with a pediatrician and physician about sexually transmitted diseases
and cancer. Call Fioretti's office at (312) 263-9273.
UIC ROUND-UP
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine has named Gary D.
Kruh as director of the UIC Cancer Center. Professor Roger Weissberg, an
expert on social and emotional learning in childhood education, was chosen
by Edutopia magazine for its "daring dozen," which honors those who are
reshaping the future of education. Researchers Dita Broz and Lawrence
Ouellet from the School of Public Health found that young non-Hispanic
blacks are less likely than their white peers to inject heroin and that most
current black heroin injectors are more likely to start heroin injection at
a later age than non-Hispanic whites.
Mani Pavuluri, director of the Pediatric Mood Disorders Clinic, has published What Works for Bipolar Kids (Guilford Press, 2008), a guidebook for parents of children with bipolar disorder that covers appropriate treatments and the best school settings and programs for a bipolar child.
Researcher John Hagedorn, author of A World of Gangs: Armed Young Men and Gangsta Culture (University of Minnesota Press, May 2008), predicts gangs around the world will grow and adapt to changes caused by globalization as cities grow and become poorer.
The UIC women’s tennis team won its 100th consecutive league match when it defeated Butler, 5- 2, to extend its conference winning streak. The Flames have won 11 consecutive Horizon League titles and made nine straight NCAA Tournament appearances.
Civil rights leader James Compton, who led the Chicago Urban League for 34 years, has been awarded the two-year Vernon Jarrett Fellowship by the Great Cities Institute at UIC.
DECATHLON WIN
Whitney Young Magnet High School (WYM) finished fourth place in Division I
of the National Academic Decathlon Competition National Competition. WYM
student Isabel Salovaara was the sixth highest scoring competitor in the
nation and set an all time individual record for the academic decathlon
earlier in the year. WYM is located at 211 S. Laflin St. Call (773)
534-7500.
PEOPLE
High school student Elizabeth Abello was named the 2008 Outstanding Youth in
Philanthropy by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Chicago
Chapter. Abello is a member of the teen board of the Face the Future
Foundation, which raises funds and public awareness for the Craniofacial
Center at UIC.
Gazette reporter Patrick Butler, who covered the North Side for the Lerner
and Pioneer newspapers for many years, received a community service award
from the Lake View Kiwanis Club on April 23 and from the Lake View Citizens
Council on May 8. Teresa Faidley, an advisory board member for New Leaders
for New Schools, a Near West Side
non-profit group, was promoted recently to senior vice president at Amcore
Bank.
Wilbur Wright College recently named John Rice, a Tri-Taylor resident, as one of its outstanding employees of the year by awarding him the Maintenance Excellence Award for his diligence as the evening project housekeeper.
Send news of events to be held “around the neighborhood” by the 15th of the month before the month they are to occur to Vivian Malli, Around the Neighborhood,Gazette, 1335 W. Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60607-3318, fax (312) 243-4270, or e-mail to pr@nearwestgazette.com.
