Job seekers browsing at the Little Village Job Fair. |
CO-SPONSORS of the Job
& Resource Fair were State Sen. Steve
Landek and State Rep. Lisa
Hernandez. “The turn-out was awesome!” said Hernandez.
Young adults gathering job information at the Little Village Job Fair. |
AGENCIES
and businesses at the Job & Resource Fair were IL. Dept. of Transportation, IL. Dept. of Agriculture, IL. Dept. of
Children and Family Services, IL. Dept. of Corrections, IL. Dept. of Employment
Security, IL. Dept. of Central Management Services, IL. Dept. of Revenue, IL.
Dept. of Professional Regulations, IL. State Police, IL Environmental
Protection Agency, Computer Systems Institute, Megabus, Chicago Trolley &
Double Decker Co., America’s Career Institute, Progresso Institute, PNC Bank,
Chicago Board of Elections, Veteran’s services, Skills for Chicagoland’s
Future, Secretary of State, El Hoger del Nino, State Sen. Steve Landek Service
table and State Rep. Lisa Hernandez Service table. An unexpected visitor
was Salvador “Tony” Godinez, Director
of the Illinois Department of Corrections. A special thanks was given to St.
Agnes Church for donating the use of their gym. For more information call the LVCC at 773/522-2552.
FOURTH
MEETING: The fourth Little Village community meeting was held at Piotrowski
Park on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. The main purpose of each of these meetings is
to give Ald. Ricardo Munoz [22nd
Ward] the opportunity to explain to the residents his plans to build a public
housing project at 26th St. & Kostner Ave. The majority of the
residents of Little Village do not know anything about Munoz’s housing project.
ALD. MUNOZ is informed of each of these
planned meetings; an invitation letter was hand-delivered to Ald. Munoz’s
office a week prior to this most recent meeting. Yet, Munoz continues to ignore
the invitations; he does not respond and, again, failed to attend. Ald. Munoz
does not give a reason why he
cannot attend these community meetings. Forty [40] residents braved the bitter
cold weather to be at the community meeting anxious to learn about the housing
project Ald. Munoz is proposing. At the meeting, attendees voiced their strong
opposition to the public housing project in Little Village. Another community
meeting is scheduled for February. Ald.
Munoz will again be invited. For more info call 312/286-3405.
HERBALIFE SCAM: Chicago community
Latino activists are calling on Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to investigate the
business practices of Herbalife. Herbalife sells weight loss and nutritional
products but this a multi-level marketing company that sells products only
through distributors who invest their
money to get Herbalife products, and then can [supposedly] profit by finding
customers.
Latinos leaders held a Press Conference at the State of Illinois Building to expose Herbalife's scheme and products. |
OMAR Duque, President & CEO, Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce,
said: “By targeting vulnerable
populations, those who are put at risk by Herbalife’s business model are those
who have the most to lose.” A number of Latino victims have been identified.
Madigan’s office plans to review the complaints against Herbalife. The
toll-free number for Illinois victims to call and share their story is (855) 701-5437.
AMERICA’S
Career Institute, Cosmetology and Nail Technician’s, are available to the
public for salon services. For more info call 708/795-1500.
MOVIE
REVIEW: “Lone Survivor” is based a true story about four Navy SEALs given a
dangerous covert mission to kill a high-level al-Qaeda operative in
Afghanistan. The four seals are surrounded by hundreds of Taliban insurgents
and battle against fierce gunfire. One seal survives this impossible mission to
tell the story. Actor Mark Wahlberg
does a good job acting. I give it three
stars.