Puerto Rican Agenda

An opportunity to get empowered by these women who are fighting for the rights not only of women but of people of color.  These are the women that carry out our voices. HONOREES Sol Flores, Deputy Governor Cristina Pacione-Zayas, IL State Board of Education Delia Ramirez, IL State Representative SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS Johanna Lopez,...

  The Hispanic Housing Development Corporation’s purchase agreement for the Casa Puertorriqueña, a cultural anchor to the Puerto Rican community, was approved in bankruptcy court Thursday. The approved bid is slightly more than $1 million, according to court documents. The sale of Casa Puertorriqueña was used as a means of settling...

On Wednesday, Oct. 31st, 2018, the Chicago City Council adopted a resolution by Alderman Roberto Maldonado that proclaims the area of Division Street between Western and Grand as Puerto Rico Town. This resolution calls for a state mandate that would designate this corridor along Division St. as a “Special...

By James M. Tinjum, PE, PhD James Tinjum, a professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with an emphasis in renewable energy and sustainability, recently returned from a 2000-km bike trip across the Upper Midwest. The trip, known as #BikeTheSun, sought to increase awareness of solar...