Financial Empowerment – Session 5: Thinking like a Lender & Banking Services
1152 N. Christiana Avenue 1152 N. Christiana Avenue, ChicagoIn this installment of LUCHA’s Financial Empowerment Series participants will learn how to understand how lenders evaluate their clients based on their credit worthiness when they are deciding whether or not approve individuals for loans and mortgages. After this course participants should be able to explain how lenders and other financial institutions determine credit worthiness, […]
CorePower Yoga on The 606 at Churchill Field
Churchill Park 1825 N. Damen, Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin CorePower Yoga Bucktown on Mondays for an evening of complimentary yoga in Churchill Park! Bring your own mat and let’s enjoy the summer sun together. Located at the Damen/Churchill Park access point of the 606! For more information please email IL-Bucktown@corepoweryoga.com.
Film Screening: The Year We Thought About Love
Richard M. Daley Library 733 N. Kedzie, Chicago, IL, United StatesWhat happens when a diverse group of LGBTQ youth dares to be "out" on stage talking truthfully about their lives? As they create a play about love, a theater troupe of Queer youth celebrates the fullness of their lives as young artists and activists. (Running time: 68 minutes)
Walkability & Accessibility in Chicago’s High Crash Areas: June 14th Planning Session
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago 225 E. Chicago Avenue, 11th floor, Chicago, IL, United StatesAs members of the Mayor's Pedestrian Advisory Council (MPAC), the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC), Active Transportation Alliance, AARP, and Lurie Children's Hospital's Injury Prevention and Research Center will convene a planning session with community-based organizations focused on neighborhood walkability strategies to support Vision Zero Chicago. This meeting is open, however, attendees […]
West Town Health Market
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center 2233 W. Division St., Chicago, IL, United StatesThursdays June 14-December 13 Closed on November 15 and 22.
Puerto Rican Fest 2018
Humboldt Park 1400 N. Sacramento, Chicago, United StatesThe Puerto Rican Festival & Parade, or Fiestas Puertorriqueñas, is one of the largest Latin events in the nation and brings four days of fun, food and festivities to Chicago, Illinois. With live music, authentic Caribbean cuisine, arts and crafts, carnival rides and more, the festival offers something for everyone to enjoy. The annual celebration […]
2018 Housing Summit
The Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts) 2714 W. Augusta Blvd, Chicago, IL, United StatesUnder the leadership of the Puerto Rican Agenda’s Housing Committee - Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation, Hispanic Housing Development Corporation, LUCHA and the Puerto Rican Cultural Center will convene a 2018 Housing Summit to facilitate bold discussions, kick-off a research agenda, and create new strategies to celebrate, preserve, and strengthen the cultural vibrancies of our neighborhood. With […]
Community Stewardship Day at #HumboldtPark
Team up with fellow community members to improve the natural areas in Humboldt Park! Workday activities can vary by season but may include brush removal, litter pickup, and planting natives. We meet outside the field house at 1440 N. Sacramento. For more information and to RSVP for a workday, email Jaclyn at jaclyn.humboldtpark@gmail.com.
40th Puerto Rican People’s Parade
The Puerto Rican Cultural Center will be celebrating a historical achievement - the 40th Annual Puerto Rican Peoples Parade (1978 – 2018) on Paseo Boricua, starting at 2:00pm on Division St and Western, on Saturday June 16th , 2018. This year the parade will honor its founders and will highlight the 3R’s PR campaign “Rescue, […]
Adult Book Discussion: Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates
Richard M. Daley Library 733 N. Kedzie, Chicago, IL, United StatesThis month's book discussion will feature Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates by Brian Kilmeade. Did you know that Tripoli declared war on the United States and that Thomas Jefferson sent a small squadron of ships that were eventually lead into a series of battles? Kilmeade discusses the story of Thomas Jefferson's task of defending America in the […]