Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with 13 states, the District of Columbia and the Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection to urge the U.S. Department of Education to broaden its efforts to provide loan forgiveness to students who attended fraudulent schools. Madigan and her counterparts[Read More…]
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Donation Funds First Endowed Professorship in DePaul University’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Tera Agyepong named inaugural LeRoy D. Sanders and Mary Clare McHugh Sanders Endowed Professor Tera Agyepong, the inaugural LeRoy D. Sanders and Mary Clare McHugh Sanders Endowed Professor. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. In honor of his late wife’s love for historical studies, DePaul University alumnus LeRoy[Read More…]
Reps. Duckworth, Schakowsky, Quigley & Senator Durbin Announce Nearly $11.5 Million for Des Plaines Flood Damage Relief and Prevention
SCHAUMBURG–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08), along with Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Reps. Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) announced $11,447,584 in federal funding to help the city of Des Plaines purchase flood-damaged homes and homes that are prone to flooding. Purchasing these homes may help residents[Read More…]
Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth on Women’s Equality Day
SCHAUMBURG–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) issued the following statement in recognition of the 96th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. The anniversary is now also known as Women’s Equality Day. “On Women’s Equality Day, we should celebrate the successes and hard work[Read More…]
Chicago Youth Leadership Academy Provides Alternatives for South Side Teens
Program helps teens take advantage of educational opportunities Members of the 2016 Chicago Youth Leadership Academy have some fun as they see themselves in a video during their graduation celebration. Photo by: Robert Kozloff CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016 By: Calmetta Coleman On August 4, more than two dozen African American teenage[Read More…]
Congresswoman Kelly Robin Hosts Congressional Symposium on Black Women and Girls
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. Congresswoman Robin Kelly today hosted the inaugural 2016 Congressional Black Caucus on Black Women & Girls symposium to explore public policy and community-based solutions to eliminating the significant barriers and disparities experienced by Black women. The symposium, titled “Defining the Black Female Experience,” featured panel discussions[Read More…]
African American Early Childhood Teachers Make 84 Cents for Every $1 Earned by Their White Peers, New Center for American Progress Analysis Finds
An assistant teacher reads to students at a pre-K school in Seattle, February 12, 2016. Source: AP/Elaine Thompson Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. A new report from the Center for American Progress takes a deep dive into the early childhood workforce’s dismally low wages and reveals that African American[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues Drugmaker Insys for Deceptive Sales of Opioid Painkiller
Attorney General Madigan Accuses Drug Company of Selling Cancer Pain Medication to Non-Cancer Patients to Turn a Profit Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics, Inc. for deceptively marketing and selling Subsys, a highly addictive opioid drug significantly[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and Alderman Dowell Launch Construction on XS Tennis World-Class Facility in Washington Park Community
$16.9 Million Facility Will Allow XS Tennis Programs to Reach More than 4,000 Chicago Youth CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Alderman Pat Dowell (3rd) launched construction today on the XS Tennis 150,918-square-foot world-class facility in Washington Park. The state-of-the-art tennis facility will house 12 indoor courts, a fitness[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement on Department of Education Actions Against ITT Tech
SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Education announced it would place additional restrictions on ITT Educational Services, Inc. (ITT Tech) to protect students and taxpayers. As part of today’s announcement, ITT Tech will be banned from enrolling[Read More…]
