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Legislators push to extend housing benefits
Georgetta Deloney is no stranger to speaking before politicians and legislative bodies, but this particular state committee meeting left the nonprofit CEO irked and dismayed. “I’ve come so far and I still don’t know what happened at the committee meeting, even after it is over,” said Deloney, who traveled from Chicago to Springfield to advocate for […]
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Labor activists: Union fight in Illinois mirrors Wisconsin
March 22, 2016 Comments Off on Labor activists: Union fight in Illinois mirrors Wisconsin
With negotiations between Gov. Bruce Rauner and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees virtually non-existent, Wisconsin labor unions offer telling words of their own struggle five years ago. Back in 2011, the state of Wisconsin was in a similar situation until Republican Gov. Scott Walker passed Act 10, which dismantled collective bargaining […]
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Retired teachers speak out against health Insurance program cuts
March 18, 2016 Comments Off on Retired teachers speak out against health Insurance program cuts
SPRINGFIELD –The only thing many retirees would like to worry about after decades of working is the vacation destination they’ll choose to relax. This isn’t the case, however, for many retired educators in the state. Members of the Illinois Retired Teachers Association are demanding that Gov. Bruce Rauner not go forward with proposed health insurance […]
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Illinois urges more Latinos to donate blood
March 17, 2016 Comments Off on Illinois urges more Latinos to donate blood
SPRINGFIELD – A national movement to get more Latinos to donate blood received a shot in the arm earlier this month in the state of Illinois. Hoping to raise awareness and promote increased donations among the nations largest minority group, activists urged the General Assembly to support their organized blood drive campaign. Latinos make up 17 […]
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Chicago’s Latino community divided over Alvarez’s defeat
March 16, 2016 Comments Off on Chicago’s Latino community divided over Alvarez’s defeat
Alex Rendón could not bring himself to support Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez, even though she is the first Latina elected to the top prosecutor job in Chicago. Alvarez lost her reelection bid in the primary on Tuesday. Rendón, 35, recalled how the younger brother of one of his closest friends was “t-boned” by a police […]
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Trump UIC rally shut down by protesters
March 13, 2016 Comments Off on Trump UIC rally shut down by protesters
PHOTO/Michael Vadon, 2015 By NADER ALGHOUL Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had to cancel his March 11 Chicago campaign stop at the University of IllinoisChicago Pavilion after hundreds of protesters disrupted the event. The anti-Trump protesters included a diverse group, with Hispanics, whites and African-Americans, Muslims and pro-Palestinians taking over the event. Black Lives Matters […]
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Illinois vets can earn college credit through military experience
March 11, 2016 Comments Off on Illinois vets can earn college credit through military experience
Veterans in Illinois will have the opportunity to apply their military training and expertise to their college careers after leaving the service, under a program sponsored by Illinois Board of Higher Education. The goal is for veterans to be able to earn college credit from their military experience. Math, science, even physical education credits, for instance, could […]
