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Few Cook County Colleges, Universities Following State’s Campus Security Act

Posted on December 22, 2011 By Sarah J. Pawlowski The Editor's Choice

This campus safety investigation won 3rd place in the Society of Professional Journalists’ Region 5 Mark of Excellence Awards. The conference is in Indianapolis April 13-14, 2012. Just a handful of the 63 higher education institutions in Cook County appear to be following a law that requires all Illinois colleges and universities to adopt safety [...]

New state law to help fight housing crisis remains unfunded

Posted on July 7, 2008 By Chicagotalks Uncategorized

by Curtis Black, Community Media Workshop July 7, 2008 – A new anti-predatory lending program faces uncertain prospects as it takes effect this month – with a state appropriation for expanded mortgage counseling yet to be disbursed by the Illinois Housing Development Authority . The state’s new Anti-Predatory Lending Data Base program began last week; [...]