$290 million invested in 35 grantees serving nearly 1,000 schools across 150 districts Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. The U.S. Department of Education announced today 35 grants awarded to improve pay structures, reward great teachers and principals and provide greater professional opportunities to teachers in high poverty schools. Winning applicants comprise[Read More…]
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Election Forums at Governors State University
University Park, Illinois—(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012 – The Political and Justice Studies Program and the Consortium for Civic Engagement are co-sponsoring two community forums on the 2012 elections. The first, “The Changing Political Terrain of American Elections” will be held Monday, October 8, from 5 to 7 p.m., in Sherman Hall. Panelists[Read More…]
Affordable Care Act Funds to Enhance Quality of Care at Community Health Centers
More women to be screened for cervical cancer Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced new grants that will improve the quality of care at community health centers and ensure more women are screened for cervical cancer. The grants will help 810 community[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces $1.4 Million Grant for Free Legal Help for Illinois Renters
Attorney General Distributes Funds from National Foreclosure Settlement Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that nearly $1.4 million in funding from the national foreclosure settlement has been awarded to Chicago’s Lawyers Committee for Better Housing. Madigan said the grant will help provide much-needed legal representation and advocacy[Read More…]
Occupy Chicago Declares Victory After All Charges From Encampment Attempts Are Dropped
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. Cook County Judge Thomas Donnelly has dismissed all charges relating to Occupy Chicago’s attempts at taking an encampment last October. On October 15th and 23rd thousands of occupiers marched from Jackson and LaSalle to Congress Plaza to erect an encampment in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street. The[Read More…]
Teamsters, School Bus Workers Rally for Respect in Illinois
Alpha School Bus Workers Joined By Hundreds of Teamsters, Community Supporters Crestwood, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. School bus drivers and attendants with Alpha School Bus joined today with hundreds of Teamsters, political, religious and community supporters, at a “Rally for Respect.” About 270 Alpha drivers and attendants who transport Northern Illinois[Read More…]
August Unemployment Drops in 11 of 12 Metro Areas in Illinois
Manufacturing Jobs up in 11 of 12 Metros; State Rate Drops Again CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. The August local unemployment rate fell in 11 metro areas compared to last year, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). Not[Read More…]
Women in the Workforce Conference Scheduled at Prairie State College on October 25
Chicago Heights, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 27, 2012. Micah Materre, anchor of WGN News, will present the afternoon keynote address when Prairie State College (PSC), in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, hosts its 6th Annual Women in the Workforce Conference. The conference is being held from 9 a.m.[Read More…]
Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Widow’s Challenge to DOMA
NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unfairly forced Edith “Edie” Windsor to pay more than $360,000 in federal estate tax after the death of her spouse, Thea Spyer, that she would not have had to pay had she been married to a man, the[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces $4.5 Million Grant for Free Legal Help for Northern, Central Illinois Homeowners
Attorney General Distributes Funds from National Foreclosure Settlement Involving Banks’ Illegal ‘Robo-signing,’ Servicing Practices Rockford –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that her office has distributed $4.5 million in funding from the national foreclosure settlement to the Prairie State Legal Services. Madigan said the grant will help[Read More…]
