Attorney General Madigan Student Loan Bill of Rights Passes Senate
AG Madigan & Sen. Daniel Biss Applaud Passage of Senate Bill 1351 to Better Illinois Student Loan Borrowers ...
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Proposed New Charter School in Elgin Awarded $950,000 in Federal Start-up Grants From Charter Schools Program
Charter school will offer families an innovative approach to learning ELGIN, IL – The Illinois State Board of Education...
New FTC Website Helps Small Businesses
By Tom Pahl Acting Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC When scammers and hackers attack small businesses, it hurts not...
UNCF Response to HBCU Capital Financing Program Reference in President Trump’s Budget Signing Statement
WASHINGTON, DC— UNCF issued the following statement on President Trump’s signing statement of the FY 2017 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which...
University of Chicago Student Library Employees File Petition to Unionize
CHICAGO, IL – A coalition of University of Chicago student library workers filed a petition to become one of the...
Medical Examiner Reports Deaths Caused by Powerful Opioid
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed more than 40 deaths in 2017 due to a powerful, new opioid....
Teachers Vote Unanimously to Strike at One of Chicago’s Oldest Charter Schools
Rock-bottom spending on immigrant and refugee students and frontline staff stands in stark contrast to salaries for top management, who...
Black Boys at Florida Reform School Were Modern Day Slaves
Hundreds of Black boys say they were "Modern Day Slaves" at a recently closed reform school Kentwood, LA (BlackNews.com) –...
RECALL: Marcho Farms, Inc. Recalls Veal, Beef and Pork Products Due to Possible Non-0157 Shiga Toxin-Producing E. Coli (Stec) Adulteration
WASHINGTON, DC – Marcho Farms, Inc., a Souderton, Pa. establishment, is recalling approximately 5,620 pounds of boneless veal, and ground...
City of Chicago Holds “On The Road” Small Business Expo
Expo Offers Free Resources from Nearly 40 Agencies, Workshops and Opportunity to Hear from Keynote Speaker Restaurateur and Master...
