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

By: Doug Nguyen   The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has started to issue second economic impact payments (EIP). Remember, the IRS, not the Social Security Administration (SSA), issues EIPs. SSA cannot answer EIP questions about your specifi c situation. The ...

Here’s everything you need to know about tracking your payment, and what to do if it doesn’t arrive soon. Bankrate.com • January 11, 2021 For the millions of Americans eligible for a second coronavirus stimulus check, staying on top of your ...

By: Veronica Leighton   Awww! 2020, how am I supposed to be describing you to welcome 2021? At first, I thought you were going to be like the other past glorious years that I have celebrated in my life, since ...

By: Bob Boyer   The following is an update of a “VIA Times” article I wrote in 2013. I was pleased to discover that the forthcoming nonfi ction book I refer to in the article was published in 2014. I ...

By: Elaine Lehman   Yesterday, Filipinos around the globe commemorated the martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal, one of the most revered figures in Philippine history. A multi-talented man with a brilliant mind, he was a physician who trained in ophthalmology under ...

By: Reign C, Xavier D   Department partners with federal, state and private agencies to prevent child human trafficking CHICAGO – January 11 is Human Trafficking Awareness Day, and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is reminding the public ...

Pappas: Are you a senior citizen struggling to pay Cook County property taxes? This tax relief program can help. Senior citizens having a hard time paying their property taxes can take advantage of a loan program administered by the Cook County Treasurer’s ...

By: Janice Dantes   A home purchase is probably the single most expensive purchase a person can make during their lifetime. I think most people here in the United States would have gone through the process of purchasing a property at ...

By: Joe Mauricio   With 2020’s exceptional challenges brought about by a deadly pandemic, economic calamity, bitter political divisions, and a fuller societal awakening to the systemic racism in our country, the long dark year of 2020 has ended, mercifully. ...

Thank you and Farewell Dear Friends The Time Has Come To Say Goodbye… It is with a sense of sadness, and thankfulness, that I write to let you know that at the end of this year we will be closing ...