News


September 2006

  • Help Save the Sponsor of Chicago's Foie Gras Ban
    Posted: 9/25/2006
    Dear Friends,

    Chicago restaurant chefs and patrons legally feasted on foie gras for the last time in August. As they celebrated the consumption of the flesh of a tortured animal, we watched and were horrified. Thankfully, due to the political bravery and hard work of our friend, Chicago Alderman Joe Moore, the ban on the sale of foie gras within the Chicago city limits is now in effect.

    But the ordinance and Joe Moore are under attack.

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  • Family Matters Seeks Tutors
    Posted: 9/22/2006
    Do you enjoy working with youth? Are you looking for a way to support a child's quest for learning and academic achievement while experiencing the richness of a shared journey? If you answered "yes," the Community Tutoring program is looking for you.
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  • A Call to Action
    Posted: 9/21/2006
    Dear Friends,

    Joe Moore is under attack by special interest groups because he speaks out for us. The Chicago Tribune ran an article this week, "Business Groups Target 'Big-Box' Sponsor."

    http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-060919moore,1,327571.story?coll=chi-business-hed

    Please click the link above or cut and paste the URL into your browser to read the full article.

    With groups like the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and the Illinois Restaurant Association raising lots of funds for Joe's opponents, we need to get active now.

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  • Alderman Joe Moore's Child Safety Day
    Posted: 9/15/2006

    Saturday, September 16, 2006 at Pottawattomie Park
    7340 N. Rogers from 10 am to 2pm.

    Free Immunizations
    Free Dental Screenings
    Kid ID Program
    (Please bring your child's immunization records
    and any required school forms.)

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  • Moore Calls for Hearings on Rogers Park Fire
    Posted: 9/14/2006
    Hearings Aim to Explore Ways to Prevent Future Tragedies

    Ald. Joe Moore (49th Ward) joined Ald. Ray Suarez (31st Ward) and other Chicago aldermen yesterday in calling for City Council hearings into the tragic fire that swept through a Rogers Park apartment on Sept. 3rd, killing six children and injuring two others.

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  • Funeral Arrangements Set for Ramirez and Ramos Children
    Posted: 9/6/2006
    Dear Friends and Neighbors,

    Funeral arrangements have been set for the six Rogers Park children lost in this weekend's tragic fire.

    Vanessa Ramirez, 14; Erick Ramirez, 12; Suzette Ramirez, 10; Idaly Ramirez, 6, Kevin Ramirez, 3 and Escarlet Ramos, 3; will be laid to rest next week.
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  • Funeral Arrangements Set For Ramirez and Ramos Children
    Posted: 9/6/2006

    Dear Friends and Neighbors,

    Funeral arrangements have been set for the six Rogers Park children lost in this weekend's tragic fire.

    Vanessa Ramirez, 14; Erick Ramirez, 12; Suzette Ramirez, 10; Idaly Ramirez, 6, Kevin Ramirez, 3 and Escarlet Ramos, 3; will be laid to rest next week.

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  • Alderman Joe Moore Announces Child Safety Days With Free Immunizations
    Posted: 9/6/2006
    Alderman Joe Moore's Child Safety Days
    INCLUDING FREE IMMUNIZATIONS

    will be held on
    Saturday, September 9, 2006
    at Gale Park Campus
    (1610 W. Howard)
    from 10 am to 2pm.

    AND

    Saturday, September 16, 2006
    at Pottawattomie Park
    (7340 N. Rogers)
    from 10 am to 2pm.

    Free Dental Screenings
    Kid ID Program
    Free Immunizations
    (Parents, please bring your child's immunization records and any required school forms with you.)

    Music
    Moon Walk
    Free Food and Refreshments

    COME JOIN THE FUN
    Call 773.338.5796 for information.
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  • Rogers Park Community Responds to Fire Tragedy
    Posted: 9/3/2006
    Fund Established to Assist Surviving Family Members

    Community leaders in Chicago's Rogers Park community joined together to establish a fund to assist the Ramirez family after a fire swept their North of Howard home on September 3rd, taking the lives of six children.
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  • Operation "Morse Code" Shuts Down Drug Market, Targets Bad Building
    Posted: 9/1/2006
    Undercover Drug Buys
    Put 1340 W. Morse Into
    "Strategic Task Force"

    Chicago Police working with community leaders and residents scored a major victory in the fight against crime Wednesday when they shut down an open-air drug market in Rogers Park and forced a longstanding problem apartment building into the City of Chicago's Strategic Task Force program.

    Eight alleged gang members were taken into custody on Wednesday, and warrants were issued for four others.
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  • NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS LAND HOWARD EL CONSTRUCTION JOBS
    Posted: 9/1/2006
    Community Residents Make Up Nearly 20% of Workforce - Dozens More to Receive Job-Readiness Training.

    Work on the long-awaited Howard El Station redevelopment began this summer, and nine Rogers Park and Edgewater residents are among the approximately 50 workers who are employed on the project thanks to the joint efforts of the Chicago Urban League, the Good News Community Kitchen and Alderman Joe Moore.
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