TECH Push helps homebusiness: Pieczonka’s biggest catch of all: Reeling in dying tackle shop
Chicago Suntimes–Fly fishing know-it-all Dan Pieczonka knows how to tie just the right “popper” to catch a 3-pound bass in a Humboldt Park lagoon, but as one patron mentioned, “He’s so old school. But with the way he does business you can’t exist anymore. These small shops are dying.” So far, the band of Internet-savvy fishermen’s plan worked. “I made enough money in January to get myself out of a deep hole,” Pieczonka said. “I feel I might be able to survive. The alternative is oblivion.”
More than 800,000 Chicagoans took a pass at this years historic election
Voter turnout in Tuesday’s election was the city’s highest in any municipal election since 1995, but it still fell far short of predictions.
Puerto Rico Rep in Congress Calls out Gutierrez for Disrespecting People of PR
An angry Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi lashed out Thursday at U.S. Rep. Luis Gutiérrez for “disrespecting the people of Puerto Rico” during the Illinois lawmaker’s speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives a day earlier.
With federal stimulus money running out, Early Head Start facing cuts
Coming fall, he—and hundreds of other Chicago youngsters—may lose his slot when federal stimulus money runs out. Nationally, agencies that operate Early Head Start programs are set to lose nearly $1.2 billion in temporary stimulus money in late September, when the two-year spending window ends.
Autismo: A Latino Mother’s Story
This article from Being Latino Online Magazine highlights the story of one young mother and her efforts to fight stigmas and promote awareness around autism in the Latino community.
Norwegian American Hospital Legislative Alert! Reject Proposed Medicaid Cuts
Urban safety-net hospitals proudly serve low-income communities, and many are the primary or only available source of care for patients in the community which are low-income, uninsured, and underserved.
Humboldt Park Alderman Walter Burnett cruises in 27th Ward
This Chicago Journal article recounts the election victory of Humboldt Park incumbent Alderman Walter Burnett on February 22nd.
March Business Workshops
Did you know that the City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs offers a regular set of business workshops free of charge?
26th of February 2011
Corporate Giants Received TIF Money, Records Show
During the mayoral campaign, Chicagoans heard a great deal about tax increment financing, including frequent criticism that the program, Mayor Richard M. Daley’s favorite economic development tool, gave big tax breaks to downtown businesses and left neighborhoods short.
25th of February 2011
Armed with Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, Students Turn the University of Puerto Rico on Its Head
The same day that Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s former president, stepped down, the embattled president of the University of Puerto Rico, José Ramón de la Torre, submitted his resignation.
There was a world of difference between the two, but in their fall, one striking similarity.