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Local Independent News Publishers Meeting at Columbia

Local Independent News Publishers Meeting at Columbia

The LION summit, a meeting of publishers of local independent news sites from around the US is meeting Friday and Saturday at Columbia College Chicago. The LION Summit builds on the Block by Block conferences, bringing together the independent online news industry’s leaders and innovators from across the country for training, networking and conversations about […]

Universal Healthcare Plans Move Forward

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Universal Healthcare Plans Move Forward

Amidst the federal government’s failure to approve a budget for the new fiscal year, due largely in part to the funding of President Obama’s healthcare initiative, Gov. Pat Quinn announced the launch of Illinois’ version of the Affordable Healthcare Act, Get Covered Illinois. A plan expected to help families, small business owners and individuals find […]

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Rally Brings Attention to Large Scope of Government Shutdown

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Rally Brings Attention to Large Scope of Government Shutdown

Gail Moran, a retired federal employee, remembers having to expedite her move to New Orleans at the end of 1995, the last time the U.S. government shut down. Moran said she rushed to New Orleans, but when she arrived at her new post, she wasn’t allowed to work as a manager at the National Labor […]

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