Monthly Archives: November 2019
Nevermore Park Announces Extension Through Holidays, Free Days for CPS School Groups
Due to popular demand, Nevermore Park is extending its run date from Sunday, December 1, 2019 to Sunday, December 29, 2019. This is to ensure as many people as possible… Read more
Loyola University Chicago Law Faculty Research Inspires Federal Legislation
Ground breaking, bipartisan federal legislation developed from research by Loyola University Chicago alumnus Paul Kantwill (BA ’83, JD ’86), a distinguished professor in residence at Loyola’s School of Law, was… Read more
Defending DACA
By: Ashmar Mandou On Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the legality of the Trump administration’s termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The outcome of… Read more
City Unveils Minimum Wage Plan, Hope for Tipped Workers
By: Ashmar Mandou Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot on Wednesday introduced a plan to raise the minimum wage in Chicago to $15 per hour by 2021. This ordinance, aims to increase… Read more
Pritzker Administration Opens Bidding for $230 Million Investment in Quincy Veterans’ Home
Following a $230 million investment in the Illinois Veterans’ Home through the historic bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital plan, the Illinois Capital Development Board (CDB) has issued a request for proposals… Read more
Google Opens Second Chicago Office
Earlier this month, Google unveiled its second office in Chicago and announced plans for the space to serve as a hub for its growing Cloud team in the region. What… Read more
Cook County Assessor Announces Dismissal of Lawsuit Order from the court acknowledges significant reforms by Kaegi administration
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi announced the dismissal of a 2017 lawsuit brought against the Cook County Assessor’s Office, prior to his administration, which alleged “discriminatory, and not uniform, practices.”… Read more
UWF Aldermen Announce Series of Budget Town Halls on Revenue, Spending Proposals
With City Council fast approaching a series of debates and votes on the 2020 Chicago budget, eight progressive aldermen associated with the political organization United Working Families announced their plans… Read more
Allstate and Allstate Agencies Seek to Bring Over 750 Jobs to Illinois
Allstate Insurance Company announced a boost to its sales force in Illinois to keep pace with growing consumer demand for insurance and financial products and services in the state. The… Read more
Should Italian Americans Seek Reparations?
By Daniel Nardini During World War II, the U.S. government threw 60,000 Italian immigrants in internment camps, and forced hundreds of thousands of Italian immigrants and Americans of Italian descent… Read more »