Chicago Weekend Citizen 11-21-2018

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CHICAGO WEEKEND

MICHELLE OBAMA LAUNCHES BECOMING BOOK TOUR IN CHICAGO WITH SPECIAL GUEST, OPRAH WINFREY

BUSINESS

Ameritech Financial: Student Loan Borrowers Are Getting Married Later, But Could Getting Married Too Early Be a Problem for Student Loans Too? PAGE 4

Former First Lady, Michelle Obama, recently visited Chicago to host the first stop on her book tour for the newly released memoir Becoming by Micelle Obama. She was joined

by Oprah Winfrey who interviewed Obama about the book and her life.

ENTERTAINMENT Lucky Listener Gets A Chance to Win a Trip to Lagos, Nigeria PAGE 6

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United States Hockey League Helps Children and Young Adults Fighting Cancer PAGE 8

Michelle Obama (pictured), the former First Lady of the United States, recently released Becoming, a memoir that chronicles her life journey and reflects on how she came to be Mrs. Obama.

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NEWS briefly EDUCATION

USF SOCIAL WORKERS PRESENT AT THE 64TH ANNUAL COUNCIL University of St. Francis social work educators Dr. Audrey Davis, teaching instructor, and Dr. Laura Honegger, assistant professor, presented on Sunday, November 11th at the 64th Annual Council on Social Work Education Conference in Orlando, Florida. The national conference, which took place this year from November 8th- 11th, is attended by over 2,500 social work educators each year. It fosters and facilitates best practices in areas of curriculum development and research in social work professionals.

HEALTH

ANTIBIOTICS CAN’T KILL THE COMMON COLD Antibiotics save lives and are critical tools for treating a number of common and more serious infections. However, antibiotics are often used when they should not, which can cause them to stop working.

Up to 50 percent of all prescribed antibiotics are not needed or are not effective as prescribed. Each year in the United States, at least two million people become infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and at least 23,000 die.

According to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), antibiotics do not work on viruses, such as those that cause colds, flu, or runny noses, even if the mucus is thick, yellow, or green. And taking antibiotics will not make you feel better if you have a virus. Antibiotics are only needed for treating infections caused by bacteria, but even some bacterial infections get better without antibiotics, including many sinus infections and some ear infections.

LAW & POLITICS

LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST ONLINE SELLERS OF E-CIGARETTES AND ‘E-JUICES’ Mayor Emanuel joined Corporation Counsel Ed Siskel, Business Affairs and Consumer Protection Commissioner (BACP) Rosa Escareno, and Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) Commissioner Julie Morita, MD and filed a lawsuit recently against eight online sellers of e-cigarette products for illegally selling their products to Chicago youth. The lawsuit, which was filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, is one of several initiatives designed to combat the illicit marketing and sales of e-cigarette products to Chicago’s young people.

Michelle Obama Launches Becoming Book Tour In Chicago With Special Guest, Oprah Winfrey Continued from page 1

BY KATHERINE NEWMAN

Former First Lady, Michelle Obama, recently visited Chicago to host the first stop on her book tour for the newly released memoir Becoming

by Micelle Obama. She was joined by Oprah Winfrey who interviewed Obama about the book and her life.

Prior to hosting the event at the United Center, Obama visited the Seminary Co-Op Book Store, 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave., in Hyde Park to greet fans and sign books. The bookstore serves as a significant place for Obama as she and her husband, President Barack Obama, used to live in the neighborhood.

The tell-all memoir from Mrs. Obama gives insight into her experience growing up on the south

side of Chicago, her years at Princeton, her early professional life as a lawyer, how she dealt with the death of her father and close friend as a young adult, details of the 2008 presidential election, and many more private moments from her personal life, experiences she has had as a wife and mother, and reflections on the last few decades of her life as she transitioned from an everyday south sider to the First Lady of the United States.

“I’m an ordinary person who found herself on an extraordinary journey. In sharing my story, I hope to help create space for other stories and other voices, to widen the pathway for who belongs and why,” said Michelle Obama in the Epilogue of Becoming.

The 426-page book contains a number of photos of Obama and her family. The photos show her as an infant with her parents and brother,

there are photos of Obama in grade school, pictures of her at Princeton, pictures of the Obamas as a young couple and a young family. You can even see photos of her on her wedding day.

“If there’s one thing I’ve learned in life, it’s the power of using your voice. I tried my best to speak the truth and shed light on the stories of people who are often rushed aside,” Obama wrote in Becoming alongside a recent photo of herself at a speaking engagement.

The Becoming book tour is taking place now through Dec. 19 and will be making stops across the country and also traveling to London and Paris. Becoming by Michelle Obama is available wherever books are sold, according to the Becoming website.

To learn more about the book visit www. becomingmichelleobama.com.

Chicago Activists Take City Wide Bus Tour To Discuss Community Concerns

BY KATHERINE NEWMAN

The Grassroots Collaborative recently organized a city-wide bus tour with stops on the north side, west side, and south side to share stories and discuss the most pressing issues that they see with the current state of affairs in Chicago.

The Grassroots Collaborative is a coalition of labor and community organizations that represent a diverse set of communities in Chicago. Together, the organizations are working to build a movement for economic and racial justice, in Chicago and in the state of Illinois, by melding community organizing, grassroots leadership development, civic engagement, and research to win strategic policy campaigns, according to the Grassroots Collaborative Facebook page.

“Most of our work is based around the City of Chicago but we have an organizer placed in Peoria so we can do some statewide work and we also spend some time in Springfield to lobby on different legislation that either our members are working on or that we are working on and a lot of our work is focused on economic and racial justice,” said Marcos Ceniceros, an organizer with Grassroots Collaborative.

The Bus Tour began at the Lincoln Yards site, a new mixed-use development project located at 1499 W. Dickens Ave. near the Chicago River between Bucktown and Lincoln Park. Prior to embarking on the bus tour, Grassroots Collaborative held a press conference to call

A city-wide bus tour was recently organized by Grassroots Collaborative to allow community organizers from across Chicago to share their stories. Photo Credit: Grassroots Collaborative/Amisha Patel

on the many candidates running for Mayor of Chicago to listen to the needs of city residents on housing and gentrification, school closings and disinvestment, racial profiling and police surveillance.

“We started off at Lincoln Yards because it demonstrates the priorities of the city. You can easily see where the city and its leadership has been placing priority because that’s where investment goes, which ends up being wealthy neighborhoods or downtown. This leaves the rest of the city, particularly the south and west side, with no investment, www.thechicagocitizen.com

a disinvestment, or an investment that actually is detrimental to the community,” said Ceniceros.

The bus tour took residents and local organizers across the city from the Lincoln Yards site to the 606 trail in Logan Square, to the site of the proposed Cop Academy on the west side, to James Shields Middle School in Brighton Park, to the Roseland Community Hospital, and to the site of the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park to talk about displacement, disinvestment, racial profiling, police accountability, and the public school system.

“The tour was to hear stories from people who live in those neighborhoods and to really lift up the voices of community leaders and grassroots leaders about what we are expecting from the next mayor and the next city council,” said Ceniceros. “On the bus from location to location, we were able to reflect on the stories that we heard and to share how we felt.

Even though some of the issues may feel different from neighborhood to neighborhood when we take a step back we are able to see how they are all tied together.”

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NEWS

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1001 South State has a second mural created by a Columbia alum Columbia College Chicago and Chicago-based Golub & Company recently announced the installation of a new mural on the east wall of luxury apartment tower 1001 South State. Created by Melanie Vazquez '18, the mural was unveiled on Nov. 8 at a public ceremony followed by a reception in the building’s rooftop lounge.

“I hope that this mural can serve as a reminder to those who long for home and even if not, I hope it resonates with many,” said Vazquez. “I am honored to be a part of Columbia College Chicago’s Wabash Arts Corridor alongside other talented artists and to work with 1001 South State.

This would not have been possible without my team at Columbia’s Department of Exhibitions and Performance Spaces.”

Vazquez is an accomplished multi-disciplinary artist who has created digital work, prints, paintings, film photography, and interactive projects.

Her work features vibrant colors, symbols of Mexican culture, and depictions of personal experiences.

This was Golub & Company's second collaboration with the Wabash Arts Corridor (WAC), a program launched by Columbia that transforms urban spaces and reclaimable resources to revitalize the South Loop business district.

“1001 South State is designed to reflect the energy and creativity of its vibrant South Loop neighborhood,” said Stephen Sise, vice president, Golub & Company. “Our ongoing relationship with the Columbia College Chicago’s Wabash Arts Corridor and the public art exhibited on the building underscore our commitment to this inspiring community.”

Vazquez has shown her work with the Tiger Strikes Asteroid exhibition, Hokin Project Gallery in Chicago, and has collaborated with her colleagues for Dock 6 Collective. She was selected

from among several contenders who competed for the opportunity to produce a mural at 1001 South State.

“We are thrilled to add Columbia alumna Melanie Vazquez’s work to the Wabash Arts Corridor and on 1001 South State, which already features a mural by another Columbia alumnist Justus Roe,” said Neysa Page-Lieberman, executive director

of Columbia’s Department of Exhibitions and Performance Spaces and chief curator of Wabash Arts Corridor. “Melanie’s vibrant palette and engaging design have earned her a place among a roster of local, national, and international artists who continue to make the South Loop one of Chicago’s most significant cultural assets and a top destination for public art.”

1001 South State caters to a community of artists, entrepreneurs, and makers. The building’s many technology-friendly amenities include the Makerspace, a communal workspace where residents have access to the state-of-the-art milling machine and 3D laser printer to create projects and prototypes. The newly constructed 40-floor, 397-unit building opened in 2016 and features an outdoor pool and aqua lounge, a living biowall, a stylish communal lounge and coworking space, and more modern amenities. For more information, visit https://www.1001southstate.com/

Mayor Emanuel Interviews Novelist Fatima Farheen Mirza on ‘Chicago Stories’ Belonging, identity, family, faith, and self-acceptance. These are only some of the themes Fatima Farheen Mirza explores in her masterful debut novel, “A Place For Us.” On a recent episode of “Chicago Stories,” Mayor Emanuel sat down with Fatima to share a funny and sensitive conversation about her own story and journey as a novelist, the moment that sparked her book, the writers that inspire her, and what she plans on doing next.

Both Fatima’s book and her career as a writer began during her freshman year in college where she

had enrolled in the school of her choice, but — due to an agreement she made with her father — enrolled as a pre-med.

It didn’t go well.

“I hated my chemistry classes, I hated my bio classes, I’m terrible at math, and so I would take creative writing classes just for me,” Fatima told Mayor Emanuel.

It was there in those freshman writing classes that she first encountered the image of a family at a wedding that inspired her whole book.

For Fatima there was no going back.

“I had broken our agreement,

and that inevitably caused lots of tensions,” Fatima said, “but the more I was working on the novel the more I felt as though my duty and my obligation was actually to the family I was writing about — more so than even what I owed to my family in a way. I just felt that this is what I have to do.”

Fatima’s novel — which was also the first novel published under Sarah Jessica Parker’s new imprint, SJP for Hogarth—is strongly connected to her own experience, but it isn’t autobiographical.

As she told Mayor Emanuel, “A www.thechicagocitizen.com

Place For Us” is instead grounded in a context that was very familiar to her — what it was like to grow up as the daughter of immigrants from India, what it was like speaking Urdu at home and English elsewhere, what it was like to create bonds among siblings separate from their parents by virtue of their shared experience as siblings.

And, importantly, reconciling the personal struggle of faith in a family so rooted in faith and its ties to identity, culture, and community. It’s a struggle captured in the title itself.

“Even within this family there’s a

discord—there’s not quite a harmony where all of their desires can co-exist,” Fatima said. “But there’s also a hopeful reaching in the novel, and I think that the title implies that maybe there is a place for us where we can move past these things.”

Be sure to listen to the entire conversation as Fatima tells Mayor Emanuel about her love of teaching, her admiration for James Baldwin, and some of the most moving responses since the book’s release.

Listen and subscribe to Chicago Stories podcast on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, and Spotify.

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BUSINESS APPOINTMENTS

Robert L. Jenkins, Jr. and Lakisha M. Kensey-Sallis

Jack and Jill of America, Inc., Names General Counsels to Executive Team Washington DC Metro Area Jack and Jill of America recently announced the addition of Lakisha M. Kinsey-Sallis and Robert L. Jenkins, Jr., as general counsels to the organization. Both KinseySallis and Jenkins will provide their services to the Jack and Jill of America pro bono, to further enhance and strengthen the longstanding mission of service by the 80-year-old organization.

Jack and Jill of America, Inc., is a membership organization of mothers with children ages 2 - 19, dedicated to nurturing future African American leaders by

strengthening children through leadership development, volunteer service, philanthropic giving and civic duty.

Kinsey-Sallis, a Tampa, Florida native, previously served as the National Legal Advisor to Jack and Jill of America, Inc., and has more than 10 years' experience specializing in labor and employment law.

Jenkins, a native of Charleston, South Carolina, actively handles a variety of criminal defense matters through his practice Bynum & Jenkins, in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Ameritech Financial: Student Loan Borrowers Are Getting Married Later, But Could Getting Married Too Early Be a Problem for Student Loans Too? There's tons of talk lately about how student loan borrowers are being forced to delay life goals such as buying a house, starting a family or getting married because they can't afford to do so otherwise. But, are there potential problems with repaying student loans and getting married too early?

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Ameritech Financial, a document preparation service company that helps struggling student loan borrowers apply for federal repayment programs, wonders if making a decision like taking out college loans when someone is unprepared for what they entail is maybe just a little too similar to getting married too early.

"There's a lot of things to try and figure out with student loans, some of the stuff not even being well explained beforehand," said Tom Knickerbocker, executive vice president of Ameritech Financial.

How might getting married too young hinder student loan repayment? Student loan repayment takes careful planning, a certain type of maturity to handle, that young people may not necessarily have right away. That's not to say that is a bad thing, as young adults still have several decades ahead of them and are still figuring out their personal fundamentals. They shouldn't feel pressured to have the rest of their lives figured out right from the first steps of adulthood, but too often, young adults do

feel pressured, knowingly or otherwise. So, when a young person gets married right away to their sweetheart and the marriage doesn't work out for various reasons, then comes divorce costs and often the sudden struggle of trying to live in a world alone when they'd likely gone from living with their parents directly to their now-ex.

Affording that break up, plus student loan repayment, is going to be difficult even for someone with a decent-paying job and a family to fall back on. For borrowers who don't have access to that kind of support, repayment may feel impossible. Ameritech Financial may be able to help qualified borrowers apply for federal incomedriven repayment programs that can potentially lower their monthly payment amount and get them on track for student loan forgiveness after 20-25 years of being in the program. "We believe student loan repayment shouldn't have to be a burden. That's why we strive to help our clients apply for federal programs and be a student loan advocate," said Knickerbocker.

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GoDaddy Releases 2018 Diversity and Salary Data GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), the world's largest cloud platform dedicated to small, independent ventures, recently published its annual diversity and salary parity data. The data shows that GoDaddy continues to pay men and women in similar jobs at parity across the company, its efforts to increase the number of women in senior leader positions is producing strong results, and there is still progress to be made in order to create a more diverse workforce. www.thechicagocitizen.com

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NEWS University Of Chicago’s Civic Leadership Academy Unveils Three-Year Evaluation

BY KATHERINE NEWMAN

After three years of operation, The Civic Leadership Academy at the University of Chicago has released a formal evaluation of their first three cohorts. The results of the evaluation show that the interdisciplinary programming the University is providing has benefited the individuals and organizations that have participated and Chicago’s civic network as a whole.

The Civic Leadership Academy was created in 2014 by the University’s Office of Civic Engagement and other founding partners including LISC Chicago, Civic Consulting Alliance, the City of Chicago, and Cook County.

The goal of the Civic Leadership Academy is to develop a pipeline of informed and engaged leaders to assist local nonprofits and government agencies achieve their goals.

“The idea was to very intentionally build a new leadership development program that would bring together 15 non-profits and 15 government leaders to the same educational space. We have them meet intensely, over six months, with faculty that is not just from one aspect of the University,” said Joanie Friedman, executive director of Civic Leadership in the Office of Civic Engagement at the University of Chicago.

Many of the program fellows come from the south and west sides of Chicago, according to

Tenisha Jones (pictured), director of education for the Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation, was part of the Civic Leadership Academy’s 2015 cohort and said that participating in the program changed the way she approaches her work. Photo Credit: University of Chicago Office Of Civic Engagement

Freidman “We realized that often times the government sector and the nonprofit sector were working on the same tasks but were lacking communication and there were tensions between the two communities,” said Friedman. “We started to think about how we could

leverage what’s good about the University like the faculty, the curriculum, and the space and time for knowledge exchange, and how we could use what we have to help solve the problem of nonprofit and government sectors often working at odds with one another but on the same issues.”

The Civic Leadership Academy pools resources from all ends of the University for the program fellows to have at their fingertips.

“We have taken the resources and power and love of the entire University and wrapped it around these civic leaders. We coordinate experiences from all 5 professional schools including business, law, social service administration, continuing education, and public policy. We wrapped them all together and created a coherent curriculum that includes a week-long global practicum to either South Africa or India as part of this really deep investment in the people who are working hard every day to make Chicago a better place,” said Friedman.

Tenisha Jones, director of education for the Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation, was in the 2015 Civic Leadership Academy cohort and said that participating in the program totally changed how she approached her work.

“I’m more confident in my approach to my work and how I handle myself. I don’t let things get me discouraged as much because I know that I have the capacity to change things and to understand when things can’t be changed,” said Jones in a written statement.

For more information, visit cla.uchicago.edu and for more information about Civic Leadership Education at the University of Chicago contact joaniefriedman@uchicago.edu.

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ENTERTAINMENT

AfroZons Show Is Looking For A Lucky Winner To Take To Lagos, Nigeria For RBRM Concert The first syndicated Afrobeats radio show in the United States is giving a lucky listener (and guest) a round trip; 5 Days and 3 Nights stay in Lagos, Nigeria to attend the Flytime Rhythm Unplugged Festival V.V.I.P Concert with RBRM (Bobby Brown and Bel Biv De Voe) with city tour December 19th – December 23rd.

AfroZons is a "groundbreaking" two-hour weekly radio show that fuses today’s hip hop with Afrobeats’ and highlights the latest in global urban trends. After enjoying ratings success in 2017 airing weekends on Power 92.3 in Chicago the show debuted April 2018 in Washington, DC, Houston, Miami, and SiriusXM HURVoices Channel 141. A leader in the movement to bring the African culture to American audiences featuring an array of African artists, DJs, designers, activists and entrepreneurs the show features the ‘hottest’ new musical genre Afrobeats. That provides a ‘niche’ for hip hop stations to fuse the growing trend of African artist such as Black Coffee, Wiz Kid, Yemi Alade and Davido in their mix.

With a background as an International booking agent to A-list stars and on air radio personality for AfroZons, founder Sheila O. wants her listeners to experience the raw and pure beauty of Africa. “Africa is a hidden gem that most people have listed on their bucket list. I have been so blessed in life, so why not create the travel opportunity for Afrozons listeners,” said Sheila O., “It's all about bridging that gap and that’s my purpose. Our goal is to document all winners experience so they can cherish and share with the world.

Listeners can go to www.afrozons.com and click on the ‘AfroZons Lagos, Nigeria RBRM Holiday Get A Way” banner to enter to win. Winner will be announced November 25th.

The first syndicated Afrobeats radio show in the United States is giving a lucky listener (and guest) a round trip; 5 Days and 3 Nights stay in Lagos, Nigeria to attend the Flytime Rhythm Unplugged Festival V.V.I.P Concert with RBRM (Bobby Brown and Bel Biv De Voe) with city tour Dec. 19 – 23.

With a background as an International booking agent to A-list stars and on air radio personality for AfroZons, founder Sheila O. wants her listeners to experience the raw and pure beauty of Africa.

AfroZons Show syndicated by Miles Ahead Broadcasting LLLC and can be heard on: WPWX Power 92.3 Sunday 10pm – 12 Midnight, Chicago, WHUR World HD2: Wednesday 5pm -7pm Washington DC, Amazing 102.5FM: Saturday 9pm- 11pm, Houston TX,MOC Radio: Friday 5pm- 7pm and Every Saturday 8am- 10am, Miami FL, WWRN 1620AM: Sunday 10pm- 12 Midnight, Bethlehem, PA, SiriusXM Ch 141: HURVoices - Thursday 4pm- 6pm, WNAA 90.1 Voice - Saturday 7pm- 9pm North Carolina For more information go to www.afrozons.com. Stay connected with AfroZons:afrozons.com,FB: AfroZons, IG: @AfroZons, Twitter: @AfroZons, You Tube: Afrozons Radio,Hash Tag: Afrozons

Former Army Attorney Says NFL Players Have Abandoned Racial Injustice Protests NFL players have largely abandoned both challenging the harsh reality of racial injustice in this country via protest and supporting Colin Kaepernick as the number of demonstrations during the anthem continues to dwindle, according to Kaia Wright, a highly decorated former Army attorney.

Wright, who has served on tours around the world, says that the increasing number of “living while black” incidents – where whites calling the police on blacks

who go about their daily routines – are yet another reflection of the pervasiveness of racism in America.

Over the past weeks, the silent protests, initiated by former San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick, become fodder for discussion when pop superstar Rihanna said she would not perform at the Super Bowl. This was followed by an astonishingly callous plea from Maroon Five for Rihanna to reconsider and join them for this year’s Super Bowl performance.

Comedienne Amy Schumer also announced she will not do any Super Bowl ads. Add to this the refusal by Jay-Z to perform at the Super Bowl, and it’s clear that celebrities continue to show their support for Kaepernick’s obvious blackball from the NFL. Wright created a website, Courage-Under-Fire.com, which is the only site that offers an impressive, comprehensive curation of articles and images that chronicle coverage of protests during the anthem, including all reports of protests www.thechicagocitizen.com

during the anthem throughout the nation. As the season enters the second half, Wright stayed in a press release, “With more than half the 2018 NFL season completed, I’m concerned about the significant reduction in players demonstrating during the anthem. There are two core issues two consider here. First, the proliferation of racism and white supremacy continues to permeate the lives of Black Americans.”

She continued, “Look, we’ve just recognized the 50th anniversary of

Tommie Smith’s and John Carlos’s bold protest of raising their fist during the national anthem; yet Kaepernick and the other NFL players are protesting several of same issues that Smith and Carlos protested in the 1960s. It’s truly unsettling to know that despite the persistence of systemic racism in this country, to include the recent proliferation of “living while black” incidents, we see fewer and fewer players demonstrating during the anthem.”

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CALENDAR

American Red Cross Seeks Nominations to Honor Local Heroes The American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois is accepting nominations to honor the heroes walking among us at its annual Heroes Breakfast in spring 2019. Every year the event honors local community members who have demonstrated heroism through extraordinary acts of courage or kindness. To nominate a hero, fill out the online nomination form. Nominations are due Friday, November 30, 2018.

“This is our chance to recognize some of the amazing people right here in our communities who’ve made a significant, positive difference through emergency response, disaster preparedness or have demonstrated the Red Cross mission to help others in need,” said Celena Roldán, Chief Executive Officer of the American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois. “If you know someone who has saved a life, made our community a safer place, or gone above and beyond to help someone, we want to hear their story.”

The heroic act must have taken place during the 2018 calendar year or be on-going. Candidates must also live or work in the Illinois counties of Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Jo Daviess, LaSalle, Lake, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Putnam, Stephenson, Whiteside, Will and Winnebago.

Honorees will be recognized at the 17th annual American Red Cross Heroes Breakfast on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at the Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave, in downtown Chicago.

Nominations are being accepted in the following 11 categories: ● Blood Services: The nominee can be an individual(s) or organization that is involved in activity that creates awareness of the importance of blood donation in the community, helps

to ensure a sufficient and safe blood supply is available to those in need, and/or acts as an activist for the blood community at large. ● Community Impact: The nominee can be an individual(s) or organization that has displayed leadership and commitment to community by making a positive, noticeable and significant impact through their efforts. The nominee has identified a community need, and created a program or service or took action to address that need.

Disaster Services: The nominee can be an individual(s) or organization who has exhibited heroic efforts in any or all of the areas of disaster services, including preparedness, response or recovery during a natural disaster or emergency situation through mission-driven response assistance to people in need. The nominee(s) or organization exhibited heroism in response to an emergency situation or is involved in an ongoing commitment to a community that experienced a disaster through an act/s of kindness, courage, or unselfishness in response to an identified need.

The eligible nominee must be from the eligible Illinois counties, but could have been deployed elsewhere to assist individuals in need. ●

● Emergency Medical Assistance: The nominee is an individual(s) who has exhibited heroic efforts as a paramedic, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) representative, or a non-medical professional with any type of certified emergency training (i.e. lifeguard training, CPR training, or first aid). ● Firefighter: The nominee is a professional, reserve or volunteer firefighter, or medical personnel related to the dispatch operations of a fire department. The nominee could have been on- or off-duty at the time of the incident. The situation does not have to be associated with the use of skills directly related to their profession.

The nominee either exhibited heroism in their response to an emergency situation or the nominee is involved in an ongoing commitment to the community through an act/s of kindness, courage, or unselfishness in response to an identified need. ● Global Citizenship: The nominee can be an individual(s) or organization who has worked to meet the needs of the world’s potentially vulnerable populations by building safer, more resilient communities and providing needed relief. The eligible nominee must be from the American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois area, but may have conducted their service locally, nationally and/or internationally to assist the individuals in need. ● Good Samaritan Hero: The eligible nominee(s) is 18 years or older and has performed an act of heroism involving an unusual, significant or unexpected incident or emergency situation requiring a courageous or unselfish reaction in a crisis or time of need. ● Law Enforcement: The nominee(s) is a professional police officer or related law enforcement official. The nominee could have been on- or off-duty at the time of the incident.

The situation does not have to be associated with the use of skills directly related to their profession. The nominee either exhibited heroism in their response to an emergency situation or the nominee is involved in an ongoing situation in which a commitment is made to the community through an act/s of kindness, courage, or unselfishness in response to an identified need. ● Military: The nominee(s) is a U.S. service member (active duty and/or reserve components), veteran, military supporter or organization that serves the military community.

The eligible nominee(s) could have been on- or off-duty at the time of the heroic event. The situation does not have to be associated with the use of skills directly related to their profession.

The nominee either exhibited heroism in their response to an emergency situation or the nominee is involved in an ongoing commitment to the community through an act/s of kindness, courage, or unselfishness in response to an identified need. ● Nurse: The nominee(s) is a licensed and practicing nurse, nursing student or retired nurse.

The nominee could have been on- or off-duty at the time of the incident. The situation does not have to be associated with the use of skills directly related to their profession. The nominee either exhibited heroism in their response to an emergency situation or the nominee is involved in an ongoing commitment to the community through an act/s of kindness, courage, or unselfishness in response to an identified need. ● Youth: The nominee(s) must be 17 years old or under at the time of the incident or act. The eligible nominee(s) has performed an act of heroism involving an unusual, significant or unexpected incident requiring a courageous or unselfish reaction in a crisis or time of need.

The nominee(s) can be involved in an on-going commitment to the community through an act/s of kindness, courage, or unselfishness in response to an identified need.

Videos featuring last year’s local Red Cross heroes can be viewed on the Red Cross’ You Tube Channel.

The 2019 Heroes Breakfast is made possible thanks to the generosity of their Signature Sponsors: United Airlines & Walgreens, and Presenting Sponsors: ITW & Kirkland & Ellis.

United States Hockey League Helps Children and Young Adults Fighting Cancer On Friday, November 30th, the Chicago Steel Hockey Team will become the first known team at any level hockey to take the ice wearing 25 different helmets, each painted by local amateur artists in tribute to children and young adults fighting cancer. Though hockey goalies from the NHL to junior leagues have worn custom-painted helmets for years, no full team has yet worn “hats” (as players and fans refer to the protective gear) that are decorated in any fashion. Local artists, including area elementary schools, Cub Scouts and nonprofit organizations, were invited to paint the team helmets with the goal of showcasing the fighting spirit of children and young adults who are battling cancer.

Each helmet will be auctioned after the game to raise money for the Alyssa Alvin Foundation for Hope, a charity that provides art supplies to cancer patients.

The event, title “Crazy Hat Night” is presented by School of Art in Geneva.

“I’ve been fortunate to have been a part of many innovative sports promotions, but I’ve never been a part of something like this that combines art and sport to raise money for charity in such a grassroots way,” said Dan

The Chicago Steel Hockey Team will become the first known team at any level hockey to take to the ice wearing 25 different helmets, each painted by local amateur artists in tribute to children and young adults fighting cancer.

Lehv, President of the Chicago Steel Hockey Team. “We believe this to be a first in hockey history, but it’s being able to contribute to a great cause that has excited our players and staff.”

The Chicago Steel Hockey Team plays in the United State Hockey League (USHL), the top junior league in the country for 16-21 year old players, who will be the next generation of college and NHL stars. A core mission of the league is to develop players as leaders in their communities.

The “Crazy Hat” partnership with so many community-based organizations has already attracted the attention of League officials who, along with the team’s November 30th opponent, the Central Illinois Flying Aces, had to approve the team’s request for each player to wear a different helmet during the game. “This is one of those concepts that you can immediately envision other teams replicating across the country,” said Tom Garrity, USHL President & Commissioner. www.thechicagocitizen.com

"It’s a truly unique way to bring great visibility to an important cause within a community.” The collection of participating artists includes nine elementary school classrooms, one Cub Scout Pack, and three arts organizations. Students at School of Art designed ten of the helmets, and connected the team to the Foundation.

“I am always challenging our players to get outside of their comfort zones,” said Chicago Steel Head Coach Greg Moore. “We went to the School of Art together to take a class as a teambuilding exercise and I know the guys walked away with an experience that combines both creativity and critical thinking, and now they are going to be a part of something that uses so many different kinds of talent to provide hope for children fighting cancer.”

Proceeds from the helmet auction as well as a portion of proceeds from ticket sales of the November 30th game will benefit the Alyssa Alvin Foundation for Hope, a local non-profit organization based in Geneva, Illinois that provides art and music supplies to children and young adults, ages 10-21, who are undergoing cancer treatments.

The Illinois SBDC (Small Business Development Center) Presents Side Hustle Saturdays The Illinois SNDC at the YWCA presents Starting your business in Illinois. Learn how to turn your “side hustles” into a real business.

If you missed the last event which was held at Greater Grand Crossing Branch, Chicago Public Library, 1000 E 73rd St in Chicago, there’s a Side Hustle Saturday every month OR you can request free one-on-one business counseling through the SBDC. Just complete the form at http://bit.ly/YWCASBDC and someone will get back with you to schedule a time.

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CITIZEN ON THE GO Ford Motor Company Unsung Heroes Awards Highlights

Englewood Organizations Recieves Recognition From Ford Motor Company At The Ford Freedom Unsung Heroes Award Program

Asiaha Butler Dr. Paul Phillips

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Ford honors Chicago area residents with Ford Freedom Unsung Award Ford recently partnered with After School Matters to recognize Chicago’s winners of the Ford Freedom Unsung Awards. The winners were selected from local community nominations of ordinary people doing extraordinary work in the African-American communities throughout the Chicagoland Area. WGCI morning personality Kendra G served as mistress of ceremonies and the Rev. Jesse Jackson was the keynote speaker for the evening festivities.

“The Chicago community is rich with individuals whose support helps others every day,” said Pamela Alexander, director of Community Development, Ford Motor Company Fund. “Ford is honored to celebrate their contributions, we congratulate all our honorees.”

Pictured above are: Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.,PUSH, Pamela G. Alexander, Director of Community Development Ford Motor Company Fund. The 2018 Ford Freedom Unsung Award recipients were: Felton Armand , Marnie Boyd, Asiaha Butler, Lt. Wuinton Curtis, Arness Dancy, Dekonti Davies, Kevin Davis, Roger Franklin, Lyana Funches, Shanita Harrison-Foster, Daunte Henderson, Toni Hill, Bryan Hdson, Limdblom Park Football Coaching Staff, Michael McGrone Sr., Dara Munson and Dr. Paul Phillips. www.thechicagocitizen.com

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Select a portable projector for the holiday season that will sense ambient light in the room and automatically adjust the projection accordingly, so you won’t need to blow out candles or unplug holiday lights. Those from Casio’s SLIM Series are lightweight and portable, combining a laser and LED light source to create a high-brightness mercury-free projector that uses half the amount of power per unit than its traditional lamp-based counterparts.

• Fire up the oven: There’s no better time of year to roll up your sleeves and knead out some dough. One of the best ways to create a holiday atmosphere is with scent, and the aroma of baking cookies, cakes and other holiday desserts will do the trick.

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(StatePoint) With this year’s holiday spending expected to rise over last year, according to the National Retail Federation estimates, you may be planning to spend more on décor, gift-giving and travel. If your seasonal plans also include upgrading mobile devices for yourself or for loved ones, keep in mind that you can make room in your budget for those other holiday expenditures by not paying the price for a brand-new model.

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Indeed, many mobile phones, tablets and accessories that come from trade-in and upgrade programs were perfectly good devices that owners traded in for newer models. With so many consumers out there reliably seeking the latest, such trade-ins and sales are becoming more popular, making it easier to navigate the market for a previously owned device.

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