“March 1st Cook County property tax bill is online if you want to pay this year,” announced Treasurer Maria Pappas, in response to a high volume of requests by taxpayers, accountants and tax advisors. She had posted next year’s First ...
Read More »Twelve (12) Filipino-American Millennials Completes The Midwest Youth Leaders In Diaspora (YouLead) Immersion Program
Chicago, 14 January 2019 – In line with the Consulate General’s vision and mission of engaging second and third generations of Filipino-Americans to help them reconnect with their Filipino identity, twelve (12) delegates sent by the Philippine Consulate General in ...
Read More »“Takot-subo” or “Bilib-subo” Take-in Fear. . . or Take-in Faith. . .
By: Nancy Abiera Happy New Year to all! I pray that your year starts with abundant blessings and continuously receive them as you walk and engage in your daily life. One day, I came across this word “Takotsubo” from ...
Read More »Philippine Independence Week 2019 Kicks Off on January 12, 2019 at Avalon Banquets
Standing from Left: Neri Pineda – Beauty Queen Chairperson Julian Vargas-Miss Teen Philippines- PIWC 2019 Abigail Turija- Miss PIWC 2019 Cheenee Miranda – Miss Philippines PIWC 2019 Camille Ortega – Miss Illinois PIWC 2019 Eva Marie Combe- Mrs Chicago PIWC ...
Read More »What Are You?
By: Elaine Lehman Growing up in Chicago, my parents created an environment that fostered inquiry about living between cultures and shared histories and made us feel special. I was never forced to take sides. They surrounded us with a diverse ...
Read More »Foreign Affairs Secretary Locsin, US NATL Security Advisor John Bolton Meet in Washington
Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin, Jr. met with US National Security Advisor Ambassador John Bolton on 4 January 2019 in Washington, D.C. to deepen PH-US ties and the role of the alliance in maintaining regional peace and stability in ...
Read More »DHS, FBI Urged To Take A Look Into Expanding CPP Presence In The US
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A newly formed group of Filipino- Americans came out in the open on Wednesday to ask authorities to take a closer look at what it described as the expanding presence of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) in ...
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By: Elsie Sy-Niebar *FILIPINA `MISS UNIVERSE 2019’ CATRIONA GRAY, highly-admired for her humanitarian love for the masses *My Family’s CHRISTMAS JOY: Feeding some of the Hungry in the Philippines *AUTOMATIC REFUNDS TO 30,000 HOMEOWNERS sent out by Cook County ...
Read More »Asian American Coalition of Chicago Hosting Its 36th Annual Lunar New Year Gala The black-tie event is the largest celebration for the Asian American community in the Midwest
CHICAGO, Ill. – Jan 8., 2018 –The Asian American Coalition of Chicago (AACC) will host its 2019 lunar new year gala on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 5:00 pm at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare, 9300 W. Bryn Mawr, Rosemont, IL. ...
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Dear Editor: I am circling back with you (apologies for the delay) following our email discussion in December. When I last wrote to you, 16-yearold Roshlind was still searching for her bone marrow donor. On December 23rd, her family announced ...
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