VIA Times – August 2021 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

Some costumed guests with Cristina Nonato, candidate for MWRD Commissioner of Greater Chicago. Group picture with Rose Tibayan, co-founder of Sampaguita Scholarship Group. Rose Tibayan and hubby Don Villar pose with guests Cristina Nonato, Veronica, and Cindy Flores, Sampaguita officer, and others. L-R: ...

Dave Nassaney-Gasoline Expert. Congresswoman JAN SCHAKOWSKY, representing the Illinois 9th congressional district. Wayne Ferren, Jr.-Author of “Conscientious Objector-A Journey of Peace, Justice, Culture, and Environment”. Rev. Nancy H. Abiera, Founding Pastor of Global Glory Congregation and Transformed Family Ministry, and ViaTimes Columnist. ...

As the supply of vaccines increases enough in the coming months to provide all adults the necessary doses, anxious questions come up, “How many people will be protected soon?” to “Does everybody have to get vaccinated?” Interesting questions that the ...

While Chicago is suffering dozens and dozens of people who get shot and killed every single weekend as well as during weekdays, this past weekend was especially shocking since it saw the absolutely brazen shooting of two police officers. One ...

Ex-con and former Gov. Rod Blagojevich sued his home state Monday for booting him from the governor’s seat after his 2008 arrest for corruption and stripping him of his right to run for elective office in Illinois. Before filing the ...

By: Kayla Tejero   The heat of summer is still raging. There is still a little time to be out in the sun and to have some fun. I was in California towards the end of July to the first ...

(Associated Press) The number of children traveling alone who were picked up at the Mexican border by U.S. immigration authorities likely hit an all-time high in July, and the number of people who came in families likely reached its second-highest ...