57 Schools Across the City to Receive Air Conditioning this Summer in First Year of Five-Year CPS Capital Plan CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–MaY 1, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett yesterday announced the first phase of the five-year plan to provide air conditioning to every classroom. As part of this[Read More…]
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Governor Quinn Leads Push to Double MAP Scholarships for Students in Need
Organizes Students and Educators from Across Illinois for Rally to Support Plan to Double Monetary Award Program (MAP) Scholarships for Deserving Students in Financial Need SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by hundreds of students and educators from across the state at the “MAP Matters Day Rally,”[Read More…]
Expertise of NYC, Chicago, Austin, and other Groups Combating Police Crimes to be Combined at Unprecedented National Meeting May 16 – 17 in Chicago
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2014. Activists who have for decades been battling torture and shootings carried out by Chicago police officers have decided to get some pointers from their counterparts in New York City and elsewhere. And, while they’re at it, they decided to “go wide” — creating a forum for presenters[Read More…]
MAY DAY: IWW Black and Red Brigade Rally and Feeder March – Join Workers Around the World
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2014. May 1st is May Day, or International Workers Day, a time for all members of the working class to come together and build solidarity. The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Chicago are calling all radical anti-capitalists to rally in Union Park at 11:30am, before stepping off[Read More…]
Screenwriters Share Industry Secrets at DePaul’s Page One Writing Confab
DePaul University hosts Page One Entertainment Writers conference May 3 at the Richard M. and Maggie C. Daley building, 14 E. Jackson Blvd. on the Loop Campus. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2014. Screenwriters for Steven Spielberg, “Scandal” and “South Park” are among the speakers at DePaul University’s Page One Entertainment Writing Conference[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Chancellor Hyman, and CEO Byrd-Bennett Announce 3,100 Students Will Be Able To Enroll In Free College Courses Next School Year
Expansion Brings the Total Number of CPS Students Enrolling in College-level Courses to 4,100, Exceeding the Mayor’s Previously Announced Goal CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2014. With Chicago Public Schools (CPS)’ freshman on track rate to graduate rising to 82% and City Colleges of Chicago’s (CCC) graduation rate steadily increasing, Mayor Emanuel, CPS[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Federal Government Must Help Law Enforcement Respond to Disabled Americans
Chicago Police Department efforts highlighted as national model WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2014. Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, today said that Congress and the Executive Branch should do more to help local and state law enforcement[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Honors Three Illinoisans Killed in Attack in Afghanistan Hospital
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the Senate Floor today in remembrance of Dr. Jerry Umanos, John Gabel, and Gary Gabel of Illinois. The three men were killed in the attack at the Cure International Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan late last week. The 100-bed American-run[Read More…]
New Department of Education Guidance Offers Clear Protections to Transgender Students
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2014. In a guidance document released today, the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Education has, for the first time, explicitly made clear that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 extends to claims of discrimination based on gender identity. Title IX prohibits discrimination on[Read More…]
Deputy Attorney General Cole Delivers Remarks on the White House Task Force Protecting Students from Sexual Assault
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 29, 2014. Good afternoon. It’s an honor to be a part of this unprecedented effort to address campus sexual assault. In January, when President Obama, with the help of Vice President Biden, established the “White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault,” the Department of Justice[Read More…]
