VIA Times – October 2022 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: James DC   A crowded United Airlines fl ight was canceled. A single agent was re-booking a long line of inconvenienced travelers. Suddenly, an angry passenger pushed his way to the desk. He slapped his ticket on the counter ...

Chicago – The 2022 Chicago Walk for Apraxia event will be held on September 17, 2022 at Breidert Green Park to benefit children with apraxia of speech. The event begins at 9:00 AM with a ceremony beginning at 10:30 AM. ...

The deadline for Cook County property owners to avoid the Annual Tax Sale is fast approaching. Properties with unpaid 2020 property taxes (that were due in 2021) will be offered November 15 – 18, 2022. Over $226 million is due ...

By: Lourdes G. Mon   What is this penchant of Filipino parents when it comes to their children’s education? Children have to follow in their parent’s footsteps. At least one of the kids has to grow with a degree as a ...

Kapuso Primetime Queen Marian Rivera is thankful for the continued success of Tadhana, the weekly program she hosts. The GMA Public Affairs award-winning drama anthology is celebrating its fifth year with a special three-part anniversary episode which starts airing this ...

Let’s begin the fun…October, the tenth month of year, tends to be a favorite month for many people, born or not born within the month, a Libra (the scales) or Scorpio (scorpion). The name (prefix) Octo itself means number eight ...

By: Boom Boom Cabalona, “X” Divinagracia, Christopher Miranda   (CHICAGO) September 14, 2022 – Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group ThirteenthFloor.com, producers of world-class live events and location-based entertainment experiences, returns with The Old Joliet Haunted Prison for the 2022 haunting season. Officially open to ...

(Second round of donations by Humanitarian Dr. Willie Wilson of Chicago — Coordinated by Jocelyn Needer) Dr. Willie Wilson says, in a mini-interview with Veronica of Via Times/CPRTV at the Grocery Give-away at Seafood City…. “This is our second time ...

By: Doug Nguyen   Changes are coming next year for when Medicare Part B coverage starts. What is not changing: If you are eligible at age 65, your Initial Enrollment Period (IEP): • Begins three months before your 65th birthday. ...