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Image via Wikipedia People with disabilities met on Thursday with Michelle Saddler, Gov. Quinn’s chief of staff, and Rob Kilbury, the associate director of the Department of Human Services Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS), in an attempt to eliminate IQ testing issued by Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services. VR services are designed to help people...
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Columbia College Chicago houses some true characters — everyone from directors to drag queens has graced the campus at some point. The school’s director of student engagement, Aldo Guzman, is just one of thousands of characters the school has to offer, but he stands out in ways other faculty can’t even begin to perceive....
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An African-American abortion rights organization has strongly condemned Alveda King, the niece of iconic civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., for her stand against women’s reproductive rights and for aligning with anti-abortion movement. “We don’t consent and we will not be silent,” said Black Women for Reproductive Justice Executive Director Toni M....
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The road to political empowerment passes through a lot of voting booths and polling stations. Avoid them and we will perpetually remain lost. That journey starts with becoming citizens, then registering to vote, then getting informed on the candidates to choose, then going to cast our vote and be counted. Many of us have...
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Most people these days try to get the biggest and fanciest technology available, and they’ll pay anything for it. The folks at Redmoon Theatre and students from Columbia College Chicago had a different idea. They put on a show at the Museum of Contemporary Art using only old overhead projectors and human hands. No...
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Robert Dold, the Republican candidate for Illinois’ 10th Congressional District, said immigration is “100 percent a federal government issue” and cited increased drug trafficking as a major problem at the Mexican border. At a debate held in Glencoe last Thursday, illegal immigration was a topic over which Dold and Democratic candidate Dan Seals disagreed....
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By Elizabeth Beyer and Nancy Traver Educating people of all ages would be the most efficient way to curb violence on Chicago’s Southside, according to Ald. Carrie Austin. “We’re trying to work at the core of why our areas are so violent now,” said Austin, 34th Ward alderman and chairwoman of the city council’s...
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The Belmont – Central Chamber of Commerce is having a meeting for business owners about what they need to qualify for a Small Business Improvement Fund Grant. These grants let businesses clean up their act — or at least their facade and street view. The SBIF Grant Meeting will be held at Los Magueyes...
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There are currently more than 160 Chicago public schools without libraries, according to CPS spokeswoman Monique Bond. Bond said in a phone interview recently that while most schools without libraries do have a “books section” in the classroom, they do not have access to a librarian. While having librarians in all the schools would...
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