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Mayor Rahm Emmanuel visits South Chicago at C&G Restaurant and meets with members of the community. Read full story on page 4.
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Mayor Emmanuel visits South Chicago
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More than 60 Latino small business owners and community leaders attended the event to hear directly from Mayor Emanuel about his record and agenda. As neighborhood leaders, the attendees were interested in hearing about how Rahm is working to
improve schools so that every child can achieve the American Dream, cracking down on the public health hazard of petcoke facilities, making every neighborhood safe, and investing in City parks and libraries. The Meet and Greet was held @ C & G Restaurant 3033 E. 92nd, in the Southeast side of Chicago There were over 60 people
Matt Sanchez introduces Hacia Executive Director, Jorge Perez, and Mayor Rahm Emmanuel.
has MRE talked to people on his agenda. The meeting included Latino small business owners, neighborhood people, and community leaders. These Latino leaders are invested within their communities and are leaning towards supporting MRE. These events allow Latino voters on the fence to be persuaded to not only support MRE but also become a surrogate and
help persuade their neighbors, families and friends to vote for MRE. The attendees live within the city and targeted neighborhoods such as Southeast Side, South Deering, and Hegewisch. Some of the items discussed were: Education, PetCoke ordinance, Public safety, increase of City Parks, and instituting a teacher in every Chicago Public Library.
Mayor Rahm Emmanuel speaks to the crowd.
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‘The Doctors’ Welcome Advocate Trinity
It was just a little ringing in her ears. Nothing debilitating, more annoying if anything. A few years ago, Dr. Kina Peppers OB-GYN at Advocate Trinity Hospital in Chicago, started experiencing a ringing in her ears. She went to see a neurologist, who performed an MRA to examine the arteries in her brain and discovered a 5 millimeter aneurysm on the left side of her brain. When doctors discovered the brain aneurysm in February 2013, so many emotions started flowing. “I was just in shock and pretty distraught about what was happening. I had just ran a marathon two months before,” says Dr. Peppers. Since a ruptured aneurysm can quickly become life-threatening, Dr. Peppers immediately made plans to undergo a coiling procedure, a minimally invasive treatment that uses a catheter to insert coils that induce clotting of the aneurysm. On the day of her surgery, however, her doctor realized he was unable to safely perform the procedure and opted for a craniotomy instead. “Doctors were saying it was one of the worst brain aneurysms they ever had to repair. I couldn’t believe all this started with some
ringing in my ear,” says Peppers. “I was also thinking that my mom had a ruptured brain aneurysm just ten years earlier.” When she awoke after the surgery several days later, Dr. Peppers couldn’t see, speak or walk. She then began having seizures every one to two minutes and would scream in pain constantly. Doctors then realized that blood had dripped down to the base of her spine, causing inflammation. Once they had treated the seizures and her pain was under control, Dr. Peppers began the grueling task of relearning how to move and talk. “During my therapy, I had to learn to comb my hair, how to shower, how to wash clothes and how to cook and get my hand-eye coordination going.” She had been through tough battles in the past, actually on battlefields joining the Army National Guard in 1987 and serving for 24 years and completing two tours in Iraq. She also won a Bronze Star. Through strong determination and the support of her loved ones, she slowly recovered, and despite some initial challenges with her memory, passed an important cognitive test that proved she was fit to return to her work as a physician. For weeks, she had to go through extensive
Advocate Ttinity visits the Doctors.
Advocate Ttinity visits the Doctors.
physical, occupational and speech therapy. It took even longer to finally pass that cognitive test that was needed for her to eventually go back to being a physician. “It was such a long road back,” says Peppers. “It’s unbelievable that I’m here. I’m here for a reason, and I know that God brought me back for a purpose. I know I am a walking miracle. When she tells her story, many people
even close friends can’t believe it all. “She is the most inspiring person I know. To imagine what she has gone through and where she is now, inspires me,” says family medicine physician Dr. Rachael Ross, co-host of The Doctors and a personal friend of Dr. Peppers. Story Submitted by Advocate Trinity Hospital
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Snow tickets may ‘flurry’ in the City
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With record breaking snow falls well under way in the Chicago area, Chicagoans have more than just snow piles and parking spots to worry about. Sidewalk snow removal is the law in Chicago and as many people in the city rely on walking and taking public transit, clear paths are essential to their daily commute. According to the city’s municipal code, “every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or other person having charge of any building or lot of ground abutting upon any public way or public space shall remove the snow and ice from the sidewalk.” A five foot wide path along the sidewalk should be cleared in order to comply with the law. All snow should be moved to the yard or parkway adjacent to the property. No snow should ever be pushed into the street, should not cover crosswalks, block alley entrances or piled around fire hydrants. Any person not complying with clearing their sidewalk can face a fine of $50 and up to $1000 per day for businesses. So, get to shoveling that walkway and for those who are unable to, be neighborly and lend a helping hand.
Chicago resident shoveling sidewalks after big snowfall.
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SCCC Launches the Illinois Herbalife Victim ID Program
CHICAGO – The South Chicago Chamber of Commerce (SCC) has joined a growing number of national consumer groups and community organizations to identify victims of Herbalife’s predatory business practices. After dozens of victims coming forward in the community to share their stories, the chamber is assisting them in filing consumer complaints with the Illinois Attorney General’s office. Herbalife is a multinational nutritional supplement company with a bad record of building its brand on promises of high returns for minimal investment, even though the vast majority of Herbalife distributors lose money. While Herbalife promises huge profits and a “get-richquick” opportunity, the reality is far away from achieving “financial freedom” for Herbalife victims. Last year, Attorney General Madigan confirmed that the Consumer Fraud Division had launched an investigation into Herbalife, Inc.’s business practices after receiving scores of complaints from Illinois residents. The nutritional supplement
company is currently the target of probes by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the New York Attorney General’s Office. “We need to get the Attorney General’s office to pay more attention to these complaints and conclude her investigation into Herbalife’s business practices. Now more than ever we need more victims to come forward to share their negative experiences and realize they are not alone,” said Dan Lira, the chamber’s Executive Director. To raise awareness of the allegations against Herbalife, the SCC is meeting with members of the community to alert residents of the signs of a pyramid scheme and assist those who feel have been deceived and want to share their story. Illinois victims of Herbalife can contact the SCC directly or call toll-free at (855) 701-5437 to share their story and seek assistance in filing a complaint against Herbalife.
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