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Archive for March, 2010
Police Board Mulls “Code of Silence,” Police Misconduct Case
School Prayer Battle Marches On
Public schools across the state await an appellate decision on whether they must reinstate the controversial moment of silence at the beginning of each school day. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is grappling with the decision to uphold the district court’s opinion that held it unconstitutional. In the meantime, lawmakers are struggling...
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Calorie Counts Could Appear on Fast-Food Menus
Eating a Big Mac, a Whopper or a juicy Potbelly sandwich could come with a reminder for consumers in Illinois. State Rep. Deb Mell (D-Chicago) introduced a bill last month that would force chains such as McDonald’s, Burger King, Subway and Potbelly to disclose on their menu boards the number of calories contained in...
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Cook County Falls Short of New Clean Air Standards
Nancy Buckley knows all too well the ill effects of bad air. In the past year, the 44-year-old has been hospitalized three times due to severe asthma attacks. “It’s like somebody sticking a pillow over you and you’re trying to breathe through it,” said Buckley, who lives on the North Side of Chicago. “Treatments...
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Teacher Scholarship Program Could Fall Victim to Budget Crisis
SPRINGFIELD – For Dora Brooks-Rodriguez and Trista Bond, it’s the second chance they’ve been waiting for. After years of volunteering at their local schools, they are now on their way to the head of the classroom. But the program that has given more than 500 an opportunity at a college education and a second...
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Students, Faculty Protest University of Illinois Budget Cuts
Chicago students and workers joined protesters around the nation Thursday for what organizers are calling the “March 4th Day of Action” for higher education. Nearly 200 students and faculty members rallied at the University of Illinois-Chicago to demand that the university not “balance the budget on the backs of students, faculty and the community”...
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Public Hearings Begin for Obesity Epidemic
Chicago recently hosted the first of three public hearings required by last year’s legislative bill HB3767, which created the Obesity Prevention Initiative Act. This calls for the Illinois Department of Public Health to find solutions to the state’s obesity epidemic. The next two public hearings take place in Springfield on March 8 and Carbondale on March...
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Community Not Ready to Give Up on Park National
When federal regulators seized Park National Bank and its parent company last October and turned operations over to US Bank, it caused outcry through Chicago’s West Side and into Oak Park. And the fight is not over. On Saturday, March 13 at 10 a.m., the Coalition to Save Community Banking will meet at the...
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Bill May Reign in Employer Credit Checks
Bad credit? No credit? No problem. With Illinois’ unemployment rate at a staggering 11 percent, employers can afford to be more selective in whom they hire. But a new bill could give job seekers with bad credit a fighting chance in landing a position. Rep. Jack Franks (D-Woodstock) has introduced a bill, HB4658, creating...
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Nonprofits, Watchdog Groups Push for Tax Increase
As Illinois struggles with a $13 billion deficit — one of the worst in the country — human services groups and tax watchdog organizations pushed state lawmakers last week to raise taxes. The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability released a study that shows that human service organizations have been underfunded by $4.4 billion...
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