EEOC struggles to curb employers’ indiscriminate use of criminal background checks
(The Sentencing Project) In August, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) responded to a letter from nine State Attorneys General...
Month: October 2013
Chicago International Film Festival presents First Q Hugo Film Awards
Films from Taiwan, The Netherlands and Finland take home the First Q Hugo Film Awards CHICAGO, IL – The 49th Chicago...
IDOT announces Public Webinars to help plan future transportation program
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Webinars to Provide Opportunity for Public Input on Next Multi-Year Program...
Illinois State Board of Education to unveil new, more user-friendly School Report Card
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Chicago to honor fallen cyclist with memorial roadway
Alderman Burnett to dedicate a stretch of Clybourn as “Honorary Bobby Cann Way†On October 25, 2013 at 1 p.m.,...
Fireflies: Bold New Book by Acclaimed Illustrator, Alberta Hutchinson, Stunningly Illustrates 253 Poems by Rabindranath Tagore
Since 1877, the poems and short stories of Rabindranath Tagore have enriched the minds and souls of millions. Bringing his...
State Receives $2.3 Million to Fight Fraud and Abuse
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Competitive Grant Recognizes Illinois’ Effort, Progress CHICAGO, IL – Federal officials...
Accrediting agency Oks launch of “Oakwood Online University
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 "A game changer," predicts OU president, Dr. Leslie N. Pollard Normal...
Black Clergy Push ‘Obamacare’ Enrollment as Glitches Get Fixed
Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner and Rev. Dr. C. T. Vivianare among 14 leading Black preachers who sent...
Federal Workers Must Repay Unemployment Benefits
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 At least 577 workers must repay $231,174 CHICAGO, IL – Federal...
