FEMA providing assistance with funeral expenses of those who died as a result of COVID-19 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), State of Illinois and Cook County are reminding all Illinois residents that fi nancial assistance is available to individuals who have ...
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Ronald (Hapon) and Nanet Miranda; Rhodora Gutierrez (May 9 celebrant), Veronica and Neneth Miranda at Boston Fish Market Des Plaines restaurant
Read More »President Biden nominates Filipino American Gina Ortiz Jones as Undersecretary of U.S. Air Force
Joe Biden has, once again, fulfi lled his old promise to the Filipinos that he would honor Filipino veterans of war. When he was Vice President and Senate President, he helped shepherd a bill to fi nally recognize and compensate ...
Read More »Archdiocese of Chicago and Cook County Offi cials to Bury Indigent, Unknown and Unborn Persons at Mt. Olivet Cemetery on Wednesday, June 9 at 1:30 p.m.
WHAT: The Archdiocese of Chicago, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and other Cook County offi cials will hold a committal service to bury indigent, unidentifi ed and unborn persons. Cook County, through the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Offi ce, is entrusted with ...
Read More »U.S. Blood Supply Is Safe From Coronavirus, Study Finds
COVID-19 does not pose a threat to the safety of the United States’ blood supply under existing donor screening guidelines, researchers report. For the study, the investigators reviewed the results of tests for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in nearly 18,000 ...
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