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The Juried Art Exhibition at the Museum of Science and Industry is part of the Black Creativity Program and features more than 100 dynamic works from African-American artists from around the country, including student and professional artists. Photo Credit: J.B. Spector/Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago]

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MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY RELEASES FALL GRADS LIST

Marquette University, a Catholic, Jesuit university that draws its more than 11,500 students from all 50 states and more than 75 different countries recently released the names of graduates in the Chicago and Dolton areas. Graduates include: Chicago, IL - Jesus Alvarez, Bachelor of Arts, Criminology and Law Studies; Timothy McGuire, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Eric Washington, Bachelor of Arts, Criminology and Law Studies Dolton, IL - Deriq Jones, Master of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering

HEALTH

Cooper’s new healthy lifestyle book

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Wendy Cooper, a physical education teacher for 30 years, developed a curriculum using traffic metaphors to help children envision their bodies as car engines that require good fuel. This became the basis for her award-winning Healthy Highway program. > > Now focused on reaching families across the world, Cooper’s new book, “Healthy Rules of the Road,” is an invitation to empower readers in their quest to lead healthy lives. Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble, the book features concepts, ideas, and activities designed to motivate readers to take action and become their own advocate to making the best possible choices.

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Returns to MSI

By: Katherine Newman

The Black Creativity program has returned to the Museum of Science and Industry (MSI). This program runs annually for black history month and includes several different exhibits and activities to encourage people to visit the museum and explore the creative achievements of African Americans. “Black Creativity is a program that provides visitors with a hands-on, creative way to learn about not only African American achievements, but how they themselves become innovators and inspire young learners,” said Manny Juarez, director of science and integrated strategies at MSI. One particularly exciting part of the Black Creativity program is the Juried Art Exhibition featuring over 100 works of art from professional and emerging African American artists. The exhibition is also special because it has been coming to the museum annually since 1970. “Our Juried Art Exhibition started in 1970 and it’s one of the nation’s longest running continuous exhibitions of African American art so we are very proud

of that,” said Juarez. “This year we have about 135 pieces in the exhibit and we also have student work in there that has been selected and is on display.” MSI also accepts art submissions from students around the region that can be displayed in the exhibition alongside the more well-known artists. “It’s open to students across the city. We do get representation from schools from this area in Hyde Park, but it’s open to students throughout the region,” said Juarez. The Black Creativity Program has a number of other activities and exhibits going on from now until the end of February. The program not only provides a way to learn about African American’s contributions to the world of art and science, but also inspires children to achieve their full potential within the science, industry, medical, and engineering fields. “It’s a really terrific show this year and we are very happy with the quality of the work and the diversity the work that is being displayed,” said Juarez. For more information on the Black Creativity Program visit msichicago.org.

LAW & POLITICS

Sen. Jones demands funding for Roseland and safety-net hospitals

State Senator Emil Jones III (D - CHICAGO) recently joined elected officials at Roseland Community Hospital to discuss the financial future of Roseland and safety-net hospitals in Illinois. “Safety-net hospitals provide quality health care to the poorest communities, which is something that all people in Illinois deserve, regardless of their race or income,” said Jones. “These hospitals also employ an estimated 25,000 people in Illinois and 23,000 people across the Chicagoland area.” To remain at a sustainable funding level for the year, Roseland has laid off nearly seven percent of its staff and reduced the pay of all of its doctors and nurses. As of now, all “fixed payments” to hospitals will sunset on June 30, 2018. The hospital assessment program, a combination of state and federal funds that provides financial relief across the state, is up for negotiation, creating uncertainty among safetynet hospitals. “Ensuring safety-net hospital funding for the next fiscal year has to be a top priority in Springfield,” Jones said. In the past, it has taken each hospital assessment 12-15 months for federal approval. It is estimated that taxed payments account for almost 50 percent of all payments to safety-net hospitals.

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Elementary Held In Hyde Park

GOVERNMENTAL Affairs

By: Katherine Newman

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William H. Ray elementary school recently held their third annual Raise a Glass for Ray School fundraiser at The Promontory in Hyde Park. The fundraiser was put on by Friends of Ray School Parent Teacher Organization, a 501(c)(3) non-profit operating to support the students, teachers, and staff of Ray Elementary. The fundraiser is one of many that contribute to the Friends of Ray yearly budget which funnels about $60,000 a year back into Ray Elementary, according to Anne Renna, vice president of Friends of Ray. “We fund a lot of enrichment and extra support type initiatives. The Raise a Glass event funds our general budget which every year includes funds for each grade level to do some kind of special enrichment activity,” said Reena. “For example, the third grade does a History of Chicago play every year and it typically has a lot of musical numbers and what the third grade does is uses its enrichment money to hire a choreographer from the Hyde Park School of Dance to work with the kids on these dance numbers.” This is the third year Friends of Ray has put on this fundraising event and it all started when The Promontory opened in Hyde Park. “The idea really was prompted when The Promontory came to Hyde Park. We suddenly had this very attractive venue with a space that seemed like it could accommodate a large crowd in a fun atmosphere,” said Reena. Every year, attendance has been made up mostly by parents and teachers of Ray Elementary with the addition of a few former parents, alumni, and community members purchasing tickets to show their continued support of the school and public education, according to Reena.

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Garden Gimlet (pictured) was the special cocktail served to guests at the third annual Raise a Glass for Ray School fundraiser at The Promontory in Hyde Park. Photo Credit: Friends of Ray School PTO

Friends of Ray has been able to make a profit off the event by arranging a deal with The Promontory that provides certain food and drinks for a set price per person, then tickets are sold at a higher price than what the venue is charging and Friends of Ray keep the difference. This is a very common model for fundraising events like this and one of many for Ray School. “The Raise a Glass event raises about $7,000, so we have several other fundraisers to support all the things that we do, but it’s a nice contribution to that,” said Reena. For more information on upcoming fundraisers visit www.rayschool.weebly.com.

Chicago Author Documents The Black Struggle By: Katherine Newman

awareness and advocacy that were all happening during this time period in black Professor, author, communities. poet, and playwright Useni There is a section that gives Eugene Perkins recently testimony from people who were released his new book teenagers at the time who were Rise of the Phoenix – a motivated by witnessing the compilation of voices from black struggle. Chicago’s Black Struggle “These are young people from 1960-1975. The that were 16 or 17 years old, but book documents the lives they were influenced during that and voices of people who period and they became active took part in the Black participants,” said Perkins. Empowerment and Black Perkins feels fortunate to Arts Movements of the have grown up in an artistic 1960s and 1970s. As home where he was exposed editor of the book, Perkins to great black writers and gathered scholars, activists, Professor, author, poet, and playwright Useni Eugene Perkins recently artists, educators, and others released his new book Rise of the Phoenix: a compilation of voices from artists at a young age. He often looks to a quote by Paul who were active participants Chicago’s Black Struggle from 1960-1975. The book documents the Robeson, a well-known writer, in shaping that era. lives and voices of people who took part in the Black Empowerment “I sent letters out to and Black Arts Movements of the 1960s and 1970s. Photo credit: Third performer, and social justice activist during the Civil Rights about 85 people that I felt World Press Foundation and Useni Perkins movement. were involved and had “The artist must elect to fight for freedom or slavery. I have some role in the movement that took place here in Chicago and made my choice. I had no alternative,” said Robeson I got about 72 responses. The book is a collection of testimonies The quote by Robeson accurately sums up why Perkins has from men and women who played an important role during this chosen to spend his adult life documenting the black struggle historic period in American history, primarily in Chicago,” said through his writing. Perkins. “I have attempted to use my writing to address the problems The book examines the black struggle during the civil rights in our community and be a liberating voice to help black people in movement through first-hand experiences. A full spectrum of the community to uplift themselves from some of the chaos that history is included in the book to represent black arts, black we find ourselves in,” said Perkins. awareness, the labor movement, education, and political

Ugo Okere, a 21 year-old community organizer in the Budlong Woods neighborhood and senior at Loyola University Chicago, recently announced his candidacy for Alderman of the 40th Ward. “As a lifelong resident of Budlong Woods, and a millennial inspired by this political moment, the time is now for a new generation of leadership in the 40th Ward and across Chicago” said Okere. “I am running for Alderman of the 40th Ward because after 35 years of disconnected leadership, it’s time for a new, progressive change.” An immigrant from Nigeria, and son of a taxi driver and factory worker, Okere’s family moved to Chicago and settled on the north side when he was 3-months old. A graduate of Budlong Elementary and Lane Tech High School, Ugo will receive his diploma from Loyola University this spring. Today, Ugo serves on the Loyola University Senate, and is chair of Fureza del Sol, a youth community organization that works on immigrant rights and violence prevention.

MWRD COMMISSIONER KARI K. STEELE AND STAFF ASSIST WITH FUTURE CITY COMPETITION

The Chicago regionals of the Future City Competition which introduces 6th, 7th and 8th grade students to engineering with SimCity software was recently held at the University of Illinois Chicago campus. The Future City Competition gives students from across the country the opportunity to design cities with simulation software, build scale models, write essays and give oral presentations on their city’s design. In the US, over 40,000 students, representing 1,350 schools, take part in the Future City Competition. One of the nation’s leading engineering education programs and among the most popular, Future City has received national recognition and acclaim for its role in encouraging middle school students to develop their interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner Kari K. Steele and five MWRD employees participated in the weekend’s events. Terence Maiellaro, Senior Mechanical Engineer; Michael Zigulich, Associate Civil Engineer; and Lou Storino, Principal Civil Engineer, participated as preliminary round judges. Their role was to serve as a preliminary model and presentation judge for students’ diorama model and presentation on the day of the competition. “Participating in the Future City Competition is just one example of the many ways that MWRD staff contribute to support youth and other community projects throughout the year. It is important to engage and encourage students who are interested in science, technology, engineering and math at a young age so that they have a better understanding of the career opportunities that are available,” said Commissioner Kari K. Steele. “As an agency that relies on the skills and expertise of employees who have studied STEM curricula, we are proud to have the opportunity to support Future City,” said MWRD President Mariyana Spyropoulos.

Funeral Services held for Mayor Dr. Irene H. Brodie

Visitation and funeral services for Mayor Dr. Irene H. Brodie of Robbins were held at The Great Hope M.B. Church, located on 13617 Lawndale Ave, in Robbins on February 2 and 3. Mayor Brodie was a long standing member of the Robbins community as well as a civil and woman’s right’s pioneer. In a statement, released by Keith Freeman, village administrator (on behalf of Mayor Tyrone Ward and the entire village of Robbins), citizens expressed their condolences saying, “We thank Mayor Brodie for 35 years of service, the countless scholarships she provided to our youth and being a voice of protection for our great village.”

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All-New Autotrader Brings More Trust and Speed to Online Car Shopping and Buying ATLANTA - Autotrader, which became the first nationwide online car shopping site more than 20 years ago, will undergo a dramatic transformation throughout 2018, resulting in a faster, more personalized online shopping experience that delivers true price confidence for today’s consumers. These enhancements also will result in more engagement, higher quality leads and actual car sales for Autotrader’s dealer clients. For more information on the all-new Autotrader, visit https://agameautotrader.com/all-new.

Autotrader, which became the first nationwide online car shopping site more than 20 years ago, will undergo a dramatic transformation throughout 2018. Enhancements will result in more engagement, higher quality leads and actual car sales for Autotrader’s dealer clients, according to a released statement.

My Brother’s Keeper Alliance Hosts Pathways to Success tremendous efforts underway to ensure every young Washington, DC – On February 27, 2018, My person in the city knows they are valued and has every Brother’s Keeper Alliance, an initiative of the Obama opportunity to achieve their dreams.” Foundation, will host its final “Pathways to Success: Since 2016, MBK Alliance has hosted three Boys and Young Men of Color Opportunity Summit.” Opportunity Summits in Oakland, Detroit, and Memphis In partnership with the City of Newark, Mayor Ras J. which resulted in over 1,000 on-the-spot job offers to Baraka, Prudential Financial, Inc., My Brother’s Keeper participants. At the upcoming Opportunity Summit Newark, and the Prudential Center, the event will in Newark, MBK Alliance expects to provide local youth, including boys connect more than 500 attendees to and young men of color, with access employment opportunities, leadership to hiring opportunities, community training, and community resources. resources, and social services in Nationally, nearly 7 million young people Newark. Participants will receive between the ages of 16-24 are out of career preparation and leadership school or not working; roughly 7,000 development training and will be of these young people are in Newark interviewed by potential employers, alone, the majority of whom are young with some employers offering onmen of color. The Opportunity Summit the-spot hiring. is designed to catalyze local youth During the day-long employment efforts, such as Newark Opportunity Summit, Newark youth 2020, while fortifying youth with the will be provided career training and tools they need to overcome barriers job opportunities with companies and place them on the pathway to including Prudential, Starbucks, success. After the Opportunity Summit, AutoZone, and Whole Foods. My Brother’s Keeper Newark, and its Job exploration and community partners will follow up with participants resource partners will also be on and provide them with myriad services hand to connect youth with a to encourage their continued success. diverse array of tools and services, President Obama launched My ranging from resume writing to Brother’s Keeper in February 2014 to ongoing mentorship opportunities. On February 27, 2018, My Brother’s Keeper address persistent opportunity gaps “We could not be more thrilled Alliance, an initiative of the Obama facing boys and young men of color to celebrate the fourth anniversary Foundation, will host its final “Pathways and to ensure all youth can reach their of the My Brother’s Keeper to Success: Boys and Young Men of Color full potential. In 2015 the My Brother’s initiative by joining Mayor Baraka, Opportunity Summit.” Keeper Alliance (MBK Alliance) was Prudential, and the citizens of launched, inspired by My Brother’s Newark to demonstrate what it Keeper, to scale and sustain the looks like when a city goes all in mission. In late 2017, MBK Alliance became an initiative for its most vulnerable youth,” said Michael Smith, of the Obama Foundation. Within the Obama Foundation, Director of MBK Alliance and Youth Opportunity MBK Alliance leads a cross-sector national call to action Programs at the Obama Foundation. “Newark was focused on building safe and supportive communities for one of the first cities to accept President Obama’s boys and young men of color where they feel valued and My Brother’s Keeper Community Challenge, and has have clear pathways to opportunity. www.obama.org/ been devoted to the mission ever since. We’re proud to MBKA bring the Opportunity Summit to Newark to ignite the

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Macy’s Celebrates Innovators and Visionaries During Black History Month (Black PR Wire) NEW YORK-(BUSINESS WIRE)--This February, Macy’s (NYSE:M) celebrates Black History Month by welcoming a host of innovators in fashion, entertainment, art, music, literature and technology, who are pioneers in their industries. Innovation is one of the cornerstones of Black culture, helping to propel trends, widely influencing pop culture, and changing the face of history. From music to science, Black culture has created a wave of change that has helped drive the country to new heights. With innovation comes an extraordinary opportunity to push boundaries, challenge the status quo, and make unprecedented waves. This year, Macy’s special guests will discuss how they blazed their own paths and how the connection to their heritage helped inspire their success. Macy’s will also celebrate those making a difference Macy’s welcomes local and impacting their local communities, change makers at eight while helping to pave the way for future stores nationwide, generations. highlighted by special As part of Macy’s Black History appearances by Issa Month celebrations, actress, writer and Rae in Los Angeles and Laverne Cox in New York producer Issa Rae will appear at Macy’s City. Baldwin Hills in Los Angeles. Macy’s will also welcome Emmy® -nominated actress and equal rights advocate, Laverne Cox, at Herald Square in New York City. Both will participate in moderated conversations about Black history, their inspirations and innovation in showbiz. “These upcoming Black History events serve as wonderful opportunities for Macy’s to bring bold, groundbreaking Black innovators into our stores and to our communities,” said Kristyn Doar-Page, Macy’s vice president of Diversity & Inclusion Strategies. “As a retailer committed to celebrating trailblazers, Macy’s is thrilled to open a space where our community can engage with these artists as they share their life stories and inspirations.” Issa Rae’s rise from web series creator to one of Hollywood’s It-girls is nothing less than remarkable. Rae’s content has garnered millions of views online and two Golden Globe® nominations for Best Actress for her hit show, HBO’s Insecure. Issa’s web series, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl was the recipient of the coveted Shorty Award for Best Web Show, and her first book, a collection of essays, is a New York Times Best Seller. Issa has graced the cover and pages of major national media outlets including Essence, The Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair, The New York Times, CNN, VOGUE and TIME with appearances on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Good Morning America, The View, and more. “I am excited to be working with Macy’s during Black History Month to celebrate those young and old whose innovation and talents are transforming American culture and making undeniable contributions to art and her on the cover of TIME magazine as well as two Emmy entertainment,” said Rae. nominations, back-to-back SAG Awards for “Outstanding Laverne Cox is a two-time Emmy-nominated actress Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series,” a and Emmy-winning producer best known for her work on Critic’s Choice nomination, and consecutive NAACP Image the critically acclaimed Netflix original series Orange Is Award nominations. Cox is a renowned speaker and has The New Black, where she plays the groundbreaking role of taken her empowering message of moving beyond gender Sophia Burset. Her work as an actress and advocate landed

expectations to live more authentically all over the country. Her work as an advocate landed her a coveted spot as one of Glamour magazine’s 2014 Women of the Year. She is the recipient of the Dorian Rising Star Award, the Courage Award from the Anti-Violence Project, The Community Leader Award from the LGBT Center of New York City, was named one of The Grio’s 100 Most Influential African Americans, one of the Top 50 Trans Icons by the Huffington Post, one of Out magazine’s Out 100, was ranked number 5 on the 2014 Root 100 list and is a part of Ebony’s Power 100. “I am grateful to be working with Macy’s during Black History Month to contribute to powerful conversations about the transformative work being done by young innovators,” said Cox. “There is never a better time to discuss the contributions made by the Black community, and what an inspiration it is to be among those fighting for

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entertainment The Kevin Hart Irresponsible Tour’ adds over 100 new dates

LOS ANGELES- Kevin Hart recently announced he is expanding his widely successful and massively hysterical ‘The Kevin Hart Irresponsible Tour,’ adding over 100 new dates across the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia. Produced by Live Nation, the new dates will kick off March 23 in Baltimore, MD and hit all new cities including New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Toronto, Paris, London, Sydney, Auckland, Singapore, and more. For additional information, visit www. livenationentertainment.com.

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16th Annual Honda Battle of the Bands Celebrates HBCU Culture and Marching Band Tradition ATLANTA-- A crowd of 62,000 fans, students Prairie View A&M University, Marching Storm continue his mission and positive impact in the and alumni took part in the 16th annual Honda (Southwestern Athletic Conference) – eighth community. Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase appearance “We are pleased to honor Brian Smith with (HBOB) recently, where they enjoyed spectacular Tennessee State University, Aristocrat of this award,” said Alexandra Warnier, Manager, performances by eight of the nation’s top Bands (Ohio Valley Athletic Conference) – eighth Corporate Social Responsibility for Honda. “His Historically Black Colleges and Universities appearance selflessness and humble approach to helping (HBCUs) marching bands and GRAMMY The Invitational Showcase presented these others is both inspiring and admirable. Brian truly Award-winning R&B group 112. This year’s HBOB marching bands with a national platform to embodies the power of dreams.” theme, “March On. Dream Together,” highlighted display their talent, both live and streamed HBCU College Fair Encourages High School the distinctive culture of HBCU with a musical online. Each of the participating universities Seniors to Think About College extravaganza of unparalleled musicianship, received grants to help support their music In addition to the marching band performances pageantry and camaraderie. education programs. at the 2018 Invitational Showcase, HBOB also The show opened with a captivating musical Honda HBCU Power of Dreams Award included an HBCU College Fair to connect high salute to the U.S. military. All eight bands—more Recognizes Individual Moving the HBCU school students with representatives from than 2,000 musicians and fifty-three HBCU schools. dancers in total—joined together Designed to go beyond just on the field to honor all those exposing young people to who serve. Additional HBOB the opportunities offered by highlights included an energetic HBCUs, the college fair enabled drum major tribute to the city prospective college students to of Atlanta, new music from 112’s meet with marching band and latest album “Q Mike Slim Daron” admissions recruiters to discuss and a show-stopping routine by admissions requirements and the ever-popular Alabama State scholarship opportunities. This University Honey Beez. year’s college fair hosted over This year’s Honda Battle of the 7,000 attendees, with more than Bands Invitational Showcase 300 scholarships awarded. participants included: Honda has been committed to supporting the success and Fans, students and alumni recently took part in the 16th annual Honda Alabama A&M University, dreams of the nation’s HBCUs. Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase (HBOB). Marching Maroon & White Band Through initiatives like the Honda (Southwestern Athletic Conference) – Battle of the Bands and Honda fifth appearance Community Forward For the fourth year, Campus All-Star Challenge Honda has been able Alabama State University, Mighty Marching Honda honored an exceptional individual who to touch the lives of more than 120,000 students Hornets (Southwestern Athletic Conference) – has positively affected the lives of others in the and award $12 million in grants in support of sixth appearance community. Brian “Blue” Smith was named the education programs. Bethune-Cookman University, Marching 2018 Honda HBCU Power of Dreams Award For more information on HBOB, visit www. Wildcats (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) – winner. Smith is the founder of The BlueHeart hondabattleofthebands.com. Fans can also 13th appearance Foundation, a nonprofit organization created to check out HBOB’s 16th anniversary journey and Hampton University, The Marching Force (Midhelp fulfill basic needs in Montgomery, Ala. From highlights from the Invitational Showcase on the Eastern Athletic Conference) – first appearance delivering food to those in need to donating toys official HBOB social media channels: Miles College, Purple Marching Machine to children, Smith keeps the Foundation going Facebook – Facebook.com/ (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) – using funds from his own pocket. Smith is an HondaBattleoftheBands first appearance Alabama State University and Mighty Marching Twitter – @The_Honda / Twitter.com/ North Carolina A&T State University, Blue & Hornets alum, who also volunteers his time The_Honda Gold Marching Machine (Mid-Eastern Athletic to teach music at a local high school. Honda Instagram – @the_honda / Instagram.com/ Conference) – sixth appearance presented Smith with a surprise grant to help him the_honda

AWARD-WINNING MERCURY IN RETROGRADE TO RECEIVE CHICAGO PREMIERE AT GENE SISKEL FILM CENTER Chicago, IL– Retrograde Films, LLC recently announced the Chicago premiere of MERCURY IN RETROGRADE, a locally made relationship drama, at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., on Friday, February 16, followed by encore screenings on Monday, February 19, and Wednesday, February 21. Directed by Chicagoan Michael Glover Smith (writer/ director of Cool Apocalypse and author of Flickering Empire), MERCURY IN RETROGRADE is set in Chicago and southwest Michigan and stars acclaimed, internationally known film actors Roxane Mesquida (Fat Girl, Malgre la Nuit), Najarra Townsend (Contracted, Me and You and Everyone We Know) and Andrew Sensenig (Upstream Color, We are Still Here) alongside some of Chicago’s best acting talent: Alana Arenas (Steppenwolf Ensemble Member), Jack C. Newell (Open Tables) and Shane Simmons (Party Time Party Time). The film was produced by Simmons (producer of Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party) and Kevin W. Wright (for Pickle & Wink). It was shot by Henry Gamble’s Jason Chiu and edited by noted writer/director Frank V. Ross (Audrey the Trainwreck). The plot concerns three couples from Chicago vacationing together for a weekend at a lakeside cabin in Michigan: Isabelle (Mesquida) and Richard (Kevin Wehby) have been dating for five years but do not cohabitate and are deeply unhappy; Jack (Newell) and Golda (Arenas) have been happily married for a decade and are trying to conceive a child; and Peggy (Townsend) and Wyatt (Simmons) are a newly formed couple who don’t yet know each other well and whose future together is uncertain. Over the course of three days, hidden tensions and secrets slowly come to the surface. For more information, including ticket info and show times, please visit http://www. siskelfilmcenter.org/mercury

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Clear winter roads: What works and what doesn’t (BPT) - It is no surprise that in the winter we see many articles about how our roads get plowed and treated. Nor is it particularly surprising that winter maintenance practices often lead to debates over different methods and materials used to keep roads clear. One often-heard rebuke is that road authorities should go back to using sand or abrasives for winter maintenance, instead of using salt. Unfortunately, that would be very counterproductive for many reasons. Sand alone does not melt any snow or ice. Any time melting has been associated with sand, it is because a small amount of salt (about 10 percent or less) is typically included in the stockpile to stop the sand from freezing solid. It is sometimes said that some melting occurs because the color of the sand creates excess solar heating, but that is minimal compared to the normal solar heating occurring on roads anyway. This matters because we need roads to be free of snow and ice in the winter. A study by Global Insights indicated that when roads are impassable because of snow or ice, a state can lose between $300 million and $700 million in economic activity per day. A study from Marquette University has shown that a safe and sustainable

snowfighting program that uses road salt in an appropriate manner will reduce accidents by up to 88 percent. Sand does provide a temporary increase in friction. However, to supply that increase in friction, it has to be located between the tires of the vehicles on the road and the snow or ice on the road. But the sand does not stay where it is needed for very long, especially at highway speeds. Studies have found that the friction increase due to sand disappears after 10 to 20 vehicles have

driven over it at highway speeds. So the benefits of sand in terms of increasing friction are very fleeting in high-speed and hightraffic situations. In addition, to get the friction benefits of sand, it has to be applied at much higher rates than salt. This means that trucks must be refilled more often, and when a truck is in the yard being refilled, it is not out on the road system plowing and applying materials appropriately. Some believe that there is no environmental impact from the use of sand, but this is not the case. When abrasives like sand settle in river beds, they choke off access of aquatic species’ eggs to oxygen, thus reducing their value as spawning grounds, potentially putting the breeding of certain fish species at risk. The other danger is to air quality. As cars drive over the sand and other abrasives, these get ground up and become dust. Both the city of Denver, Colorado, and Washoe County, Nevada, where air pollution is a particular concern, require that any abrasives used be vacuumed up no more than 72 hours after the end of the storm. This cleanup adds significantly to the cost of using abrasives. When properly applied at the right place, at the right time and in the right amount, road salt is the single most effective, economic and environmental way to keep our roads passable and people safe in the winter.

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What you should know to prepare for a blood test (BPT) - A new survey reveals Americans are not aware of what to report prior to a blood test. Only half (52 percent) believe it is very important to report use of supplements to their healthcare provider before getting a blood test. With recent interest in the use of supplements like biotin as beauty treatments, it’s especially critical for consumers, doctors and lab personnel to talk before blood tests because very high doses of supplements could interfere with some test results. The possibility of interference in blood testing is low, but if you’re taking high-dose biotin for hair, skin or nail health, for example, it is best to inform your doctor before a blood test. Just as you may need to fast before certain types of tests, you may need to

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University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Ask your healthcare provider about ways to prepare for blood tests. Here are some simple tips to follow: * Write down all your prescription medicines the night before a blood test so you can share up-to-date information with the lab technician or your doctor. * Also report vitamins, supplements, nutraceuticals and any over-the-counter medications. * Know the doses of the medicines and supplements you are taking. The dose matters. You may not be aware that 5 mg of biotin per day, for example, is equal to the amount of biotin in 100 capsules of a typical daily multivitamin.

Growing your business? These 2 financing mistakes can cost you big (BPT) - Starting a business can be tough. Growing one can be even harder. Dr. Nacondus Gamble knows this all too well. After her optometry practice, The South Eastern Eye Center, began to establish a reputation for great patient care, Dr. Gamble decided she was ready to expand. So she began looking for business financing to open another location in Georgia. That’s when she discovered that many lenders don’t share her commitment to high-quality service. So how can you get the best deal on a business loan? It helps to watch out for these three common mistakes: 1. Not understanding the true cost of your loan When shopping for a business loan, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by fast-talking salespeople, endless strings of acronyms and confusing terms. If it’s unclear how much you’ll really pay for financing, that’s a good sign you should walk away, Hodges cautions. 2. Getting trapped in daily or weekly repayment cycles Some types of business financing can seem like a godsend for a company in need of fast cash. These providers promise easy approval with quick access to funds. However, that speed can come at a steep price - in many cases, the provider takes a portion of your sales on a daily or weekly basis until the debt is repaid. Term loans are often the better option, Hodges says. They allow businesses to borrow a set amount of money for a specific purpose, like hiring new staff or stocking up on inventory. The funds are then paid back over a set amount of time, with consistent monthly payments and no surprise fees.

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