Monthly Archives: April 2019
Attorney General Raoul Urges Dept. of Education to Reverse Limitations Placed on Disclosure of Student Loan Info
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with a coalition of 20 attorneys general, sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos renewing their request that the department reverse limitations… Read more
Lilly Passes Measure to Empower Parents, Bring Elected School Board to Chicago
State Representative Camille Y. Lilly, D-Chicago, is fighting to give parents control of their local schools by passing legislation that changes Chicago’s appointed school board into an elected, representative school… Read more
Latino Leadership Council (LLC) Holds Summit in Mexico City
Leaders of the Latino Leadership Council held a summit in Mexico City this past week where they met with local and federal officials. The group included Congressman Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Illinois State… Read more
Bright Promises Empowers Youth Leaders at Non-Profit Fair
Bright Promises Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to funding and supporting programs that help at-risk children and youth in the metropolitan Chicago area, is proud to announce the Elevating Youth… Read more
Tax Reform Bill SB 1379 Passes Illinois Senate in Bi-Partisan Vote
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi announced that SB 1379, the Data Modernization Bill, led by Senator Toi Hutchinson (D-40), passed the Illinois Senate in a bi-partisan vote of 36-16-1. The… Read more
IRS Dispels Myths About Tax Refunds
As the April tax-filing deadline approaches, the Internal Revenue Service understands that taxpayers are anxious to get details about their tax refunds. This has led to a number of common… Read more
Sandoval Voices Opposition to Citizenship Question on U.S. Census
State Senator Martin A. Sandoval (D-Chicago) commended Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s decision Monday to file a brief on behalf of the state of Illinois opposing a citizenship question on… Read more
Mayor-Elect Lightfoot Announces Transition Team Co-Chairs
Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot announced on Wednesday via her website, her leadership transition team including transition co-chairs Chicago United President and CEO Gloria Castillo; NanoGraf Corporation CEO Samir Mayekar; Field Foundation… Read more
Community Savings Bank Employee Retires After Over 40 Years of Service
Debbie Wieczorek retired from Community Savings Bank on April 1st. She was one of many long-serving employees at the bank. Wieczorek started working at Community part-time while a student at… Read more
Bolivia Persecutes Venezuelan Refugees
By Daniel Nardini It is the largest refugee crisis in the Americas. Three million Venezuelans, or roughly ten percent of Venezuela’s population, have fled the country. Most of these refugees… Read more »