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Congrats from Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer Dear Veronica, With admiration, I offer my congratulations as VIA Times celebrates the 33rd anniversary of its publication. You and all associated with your publication perform a most valuable service not only for your readers but for the larger community. Providing information in a coherent and meaningful manner […]

By: Joe Mauricio   The United States is No. 1 in worldwide health care in cost per capita, but far below the list in quality care. Statistically, Americans spend more money on their health care than anything else, but food. But the consumption of health care dollars is predominantly not paid for by the consumers. […]

Birthday celebrant Reyna Nuqui surrounder by her family and friends in above & below pictures.  

  By: Victoria G. Smith   It stared at her from across her kitchen— that monster of stainless steel and china, full of baked grease and dried sauces: dregs of battles at the dinner table. She doesn’t know when she first felt it: this knowledge of the unspoken. She just knew it was there—like a […]

By: Lena Remigio   Dear Ate Lena, Ang tanong ko, ikaw kaya ay umibig na ng matindi kamukha ng pag-ibig na iniukol ko sa aking asawa na sa ngayon ay parang isang vegetable sa kanyang current health condition? Ang aking asawa ay napaka-guwapo at talagang mahal na mahal ko. Siya ang aking first boyfriend at […]

By: Nancy H. Abiera   “When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put aside childish thing. For now we see indistinctly, as in a mirror, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but […]

By: Joe Mauricio   When Veronica asked me what I was going to write in my column this month, my answer was I don’t know, until two Fil-Am budding local actresses came in for a CPRTV interview. Both are 16 years old, and are very active in the community theatre. They came with their amiable […]

By: Melody Dizon   Growing up, I have always been exposed to dancing. Living in a compound back in Cebu during my formative years, where I was always with my cousins and aunts who either are part of a dance group or are professional dance instructors, movement of a body part came naturally for me. […]

By: Veronica Leighton   Arecent Chicago visitor and CPRTV guest interview is Diana Lee Inosanto, the daughter of legendary martial artist, Dan Inosanto and Sue Ann Reveal. She is also the goddaughter of global icon, the late Bruce Lee. Dan was such close friends to the late Bruce Lee, that in honor of his friend, […]

Patient Coordinator A Private boutique outpatient Surgical center in Northfield is seeking a dynamic, professional, mature , and enthusiastic Patient Coordinator. Pay: $15-$22 (depending on experience) Contact: Tracy@geroulis.com LOOKING TO HIRE Licensed Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists for growing therapy staffing company Office Administrator for same company located near O”Hare, must speak fluent English and Tagalog. Please call or text Girlie at (847) 912-3997 for a confidential interview. HELPWANTED Seeking […]

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   A friend stopped by today (Monday, of all days), just to drop off something she picked up at the mall over the weekend, and to say hello since both of us are consumed by social and family obligations at the end of the work week. A simple gesture, indeed, but […]

By: Ryan Tejero   Other than the popular Villa Escudero in San Pablo City, little did we know that it is also blessed by Mother Nature with seven beautiful and scenic lakes. Here in the Midwest, Filipino Americans who hailed from one of this city have organized themselves in 1986 to form the City of […]

By: Jan Paul Ferrer   Investors’ reaction to economic news can be baffling. For example, positive economic announcements, such as an uptick in gross domestic product (GDP), stronger-thanexpected earnings by bellwether companies or a drop in unemployment are sometimes followed by a market sell-off. If the market’s negative response to seemingly good news has left […]

By: Jovie Calma   Here’s The Pitch! The World Series was celebrated at ROVIC JOSEPH’S 7TH BIRTHDAY AND AL RICMAND’S HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION PARTY on JUNE 28th held at Holiday Inn Chicago West in Itasca, IL. The witty and funny Southpaw from the Chicago White Sox made an appearance as a guest of honor and […]

By Lori Bernardino-Leonardo On Friday, April 4, 2014, Lorenzo Leonardo III asked for my hand in marriage in front of family members and close friends at E+O Restaurant in Mount Prospect, Illinois. Thus began months and months of planning sans a wedding planner. I knew some were just waiting for me to become a “bridezilla.” […]

By: Lou Maningas Cabalona   The moment this lady walked into the room, everybody had their eyes on her. Her proud father, Illinois-based musician Roland Del Rosario, introduced her to friends at fellow musician Rogel Arceo’s birthday party as one of the candidates selected to be part of the prestigious MISS ILLINOIS USA this year. She […]

DIANA LEE INOSANTO, Movie Star, Writer, Director, Producer, & Stuntwoman

By: Elsie Sy-Niebar   *Marriage, ‘for better or for worse, in sickness and in health’ — until the “Other Woman” or ‘Lover Boy’ did us part’ *Asian Health Coalition of Chicago reports ‘promising decrease in drug use among middle school and high school use” *Maywood Bataan Day Organization (MBDO) getting ready to celebrate Bataan Day […]

  By: Aeron Lancero   Magandang Araw sa inyo lahat and sana na enjoy ninyo ang magandang panahon. Summer is definitely here. We are having a great month thus far of gorgeous weather outdoors, although before that not so much and am sure during the summer months when the kids are out we are all […]