Emiliano Zapata |
OPEN HOUSE CHICAGO: Visitors are cordially welcome to
the Museum of Mexican Culture and
History, 3610 W. 26th St. listed on the Chicago Architecture Open
House Chicago tour list for this Saturday,
Oct. 13 and Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. William Luna, Historian and Curator of the Museum, will be greeting the visitors.
THE MUSEUM of Mexican Culture and History has
original photos of the Mexican Revolution of 1910 with Emiliano Zapata and Pancho
Villa, Mexican cowboy photos and gear, sombreros’, beautiful color portraits
of twelve Aztec Emperors, MAYA calendars, history and paintings,
army equipment and photos of Mexican-American Generals and heroes. The traveling museum boards, featuring history
on Mexico and Mexican-Americans, will also be on display.
“OPEN HOUSE CHICAGO” is sponsored by the Chicago Architecture Foundation and features 150 cool
places to visit in Chicago. The experience offers behind-the-scene access to
over 150 buildings, in over a dozen communities, across Chicago. You can see some
of Chicago’s great places without the wait!
CAROLINE STEVENS, is Open House Chicago Program Coordinator
and may be contacted at 312/922-3432,
ext. 317. For more information log onto openhousechicago.org Curator
Luna may be contacted at 773/551-4750.
Rep. Hernandez & Adam Monreal |
ON RECORD: The 2nd Annual Little
Village Expungement Workshop held last Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 had 101 attendees. Attendees came to the
free workshop for assistance on how to expunge their criminal record. “The
workshop was a huge success,” said Attorney Jorge Montes, one of the co-sponsors of the event.
WORKSHOP SPONSORS were the Little Village Community
Council, Attorney Jorge Montes,
State Sen. Steve Landek, State Rep. Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez, Blanca Jara,
Liaison from Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court, Dorothy Brown; Baltazar Enriques, HOPE Organization; Carlos Charneco, Illinois Dept. of Employment
Security; Rosana Tanon, Secretary of
State Office; Ambrosio Medrano,
Pilsen community and Reggie Gonzales,
Illinois Latino Voice.
SPECIAL GUEST were Dorothy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County and Attorney
Adam P. Monreal, Chairman, Illinois
Prisoner Review Board. Both Clerk Brown and Chairman Monreal spoke to the
attendees. Monreal stayed to help several
attendees with their issues. “Chairman Monreal works very closely with me in
Springfield on matters pertaining to the expungement of records,” said State
Rep. Lisa Hernandez.
Chairman Adam Monreal at the Workshop |
ATTORNEYS at the workshop were Attorney Jill Roberts, Cabrini Green Legal Aid; Attorney
Juan L. Baltierres, J. Fausto Gonzalez and Eric Shah from Stone & Associates.
ALSO PRESENT at the workshop were Luis Gonzalez, Employment Service
Program Manager, Illinois Dept. of Employment Security; Garry Smith, Assistant Chief Deputy Clerk, Criminal Division, Clerk
of the Circuit Court of Cook County/Dorothy Brown; Tanya Fernandez, Expungement Manager, from the office of Dorothy
Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Cicero Supermercado Torres, owner
Adolfo Linares, made a generous donation of water and soda
for the workshop. A 3rd Annual workshop is being planned for next
year.
MANY THANKS was extended to all those who
supported the Expungement Workshop and made it a success by August Sallas, President, Little
Village Community Council.
MUDDY PARK:
The park at Little Village Academy, 2620 S. Lawndale Ave. is in
desperate need of a renovation. Parents and students at the Little Village
Academy are circulating a petition seeking support to help renovate their
school park. “Every time is rains our park gets flooded and becomes a hazard
for our students, said Principal Lillian
Lazu, it needs to be upgraded”.
TWO STUDENTS have already been injured at the
park. One girl student fell and broke her permanent tooth another received
three stitches on the base of his head. Kids in the area play soccer at the
park using it as a neighborhood park.
FOR YEARS, the school has been asking for
assistance from CPS and Alderman Ricardo
Munoz [22nd Ward] in hope of funding a new turf, similar to that of Gary Elementary.
“TAKE A LOOK at the picture of our park and
see how our children are forced to play in a muddy field,” said Nora Avila, Parent Advocate/LV Academy.
The petition reads, “Our community does not have many parks available and the
small park at Little Village Academy is a hazard to our children. Please sign
our petition to help us transform our muddy field into a beautiful park which
our children and families can enjoy”.
FOR
MORE information call Nora Avila at 773/534-1899.
IAHSE CONFERENCE: The 25th Annual Illinois Association
of Hispanic State Employees Training Conference held Friday, October 5, 2012 at
the Hilton Chicago Hotel was a successful event. More than 500 people attended.
WELCOMING ADDRESS was given by Jose
M. Prado, IAHSE Board Vice President; the Presentation of Colors made by the Illinois Dept. of
Correction Color Guard; invocation by Father Manuel Dorantes, Associate Pastor, St. Clement Church; Master of
Ceremonies was by IAHSE Counsel Jorge
Montes, Esq.
Left to right: Willie Delgado, Toni Berrios, Juan Andrade, Martha Lopez, Tony Munoz |
SPEAKERS were Martha
L. Lopez, IAHSE Board President;
David Vaught, Director, IL Dept. of Commerce
& Economic Opportunity; Judy Barr
Topinka, Illinois State Comptroller; Juan
Andrade, President, U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute [USHLI]; Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board President
and Community Service Award was presented to Carlos Mauricio Olea, Un Buen Doctor Magazine.
LEGISLATIVE WORKSHOP:
Speakers at the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus workshop were State Rep.
Toni Berrios, State Sen. Willie Delgado, State Sen. Tony Munoz, President
Toni Preckwinkle and Juan Andrade. All the Hispanic
legislators and Andrade expressed the importance of the Latino vote.
Luis Alberto Urrea |
LUNCHEON PROGRAM: Lunch was served in the Grand
Ballroom and speakers were: Invocation by Father
Marco Mercado, Director, Archdiocese of Chicago Hispanic Ministry; Dan Rutherford, Illinois State
Treasurer; Welcoming Remarks by Martha
L. Lopez, IAHSE Board President; Government Service Award was given to Edwin Reyes, 8th District,
Cook County Commissioner; the Hilda
Lopez-Arce Hero/ine Award was given to Oscar
Chacon, Executive Director, National Alliance of Latin American &
Caribbean Communities; Labor Leader, Henry
Bayer, Executive Director, Council 31 AFSCME and keynote speaker, Luis Alberto Urrea, an Award-Winning
Writer.
SEVEN WORKSHOPS, all dealing with issues affecting
the Latino community, were conducted during the conference. Speakers were Angel Herrera, Jorge Bermudez, Reynaldo
Infante, Barbara Baird, Anel Gonzalez, Josette Heredia-Carmona, Mayra Soto-Gonzalez,
Arturo Castro, Jim Exby, Lori Pietropaoli and Carlos Gutierrez.
THE PROGRAM INCLUDED a Job Fair, Exhibit
Area, Networking Reception, raffles and dance. It was an informative and gala
event. We congratulate the officers and
members of IAHSE for putting on a great conference.RESCHEDULED: The DVD 'Slug Fest' showing between Chico Corrales vs. Jose L. Castillo is rescheduled for Saturday, Oct. 20th at 2 p.m., at the Little Village Community Council 3610 W. 26th St. FREE ADMISSION.