Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with her counterparts around the country, the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission to announce a $105 million settlement with AT&T Mobility over reports that phone customers were receiving unauthorized charges on their cell phone bills, a practice known[Read More…]
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Park Forest Area League of Women Voters to Host Meeting on Charter School Study on Tuesday, October 21
Park Forest, IL –(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2014– The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area will host a meeting to provide information on the state League study of the management of charter schools on Tuesday, October 21 at 7:00 PM at the Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard[Read More…]
Governors State University to Host Workshop on Implementing Social and Emotional Learning in Schools
University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2014. The Metropolitan Institute for Leadership in Education at Governors State University is presenting a workshop for educators designed to arm administrators with the research and strategic tools needed to implement academic, social and emotional learning throughout their districts. “Implementing Social and Emotional Learning to[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly to Host Job Search Boot Camps
Matteson—(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2014. Congresswoman Robin Kelly will host a series of four Job Search Boot Camps to teach job-seekers interview skills, how to prepare a resume, and strategies to successfully navigate hiring events. The free, one-hour workshops will help prepare job-seekers for Rep. Kelly’s 2nd annual Hiring Event on Friday,[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Expansion of Pre-K to More Than 2,600 Chicago Public School Children
Nearly $17 Million Social Impact Bond Program Reinforces the Mayor’s Commitment to Providing High-Quality early Childhood Education for Students Most in Need; Pay for Success Financing from Goldman Sachs, Northern Trust and the J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 7, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools (CPS)[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Closes the Gap on Pre-Kindergarten Education for 4-Year Old Children in Low Income Families
1,500 4-Year Olds Who Qualify for Federal Free or Reduced Lunch Program and are Without Access to Pre-K Will Receive Education Through $9.4 Million Capital Investment CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 7, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today the City of Chicago and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) have closed the gap on pre-kindergarten education[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Joins Police and Fire Department Officials to Present Carter Harrison and Lambert Tree Awards for Exemplary Service
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 7, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Police Superintendent Garry F. McCarthy and Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago today honored the exemplary service of Chicago Police Department and Chicago Fire Department personnel at the Carter Harrison and Lambert Tree Awards ceremony at City Hall. “Today, we stand together as a City to[Read More…]
Representative Jan Schakowsky: Dept. of Labor to Implement Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections for Home Care Workers
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—October 7, 2014. The Department of Labor today announced that it would move forward to implement minimum wage and overtime protections for home care workers on January 1, 2015. Home care workers had previously been exempted from Fair Labor Standards Act protections. Department of Labor enforcement will be delayed[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Accounting Student Receives National Scholarship
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2014. Guadalupe Cotto, a Master of Science in Accounting student in Roosevelt University’s Heller College of Business, has been awarded a national merit-based scholarship by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) in Washington, D.C. A 2014 graduate of Roosevelt’s Bachelor of Science in Accounting program and a[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Student Shares Music and Culture on CTA
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2014. Roosevelt University student Jonathan Pacheco and his band Buya decided on the spur of the moment recently to share music and culture with Chicago commuters. Now a video of the 19-year-old sophomore and Buya’s music, an African-Puerto Rican blend of sounds known as Bomba – as performed[Read More…]
