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2024 H-1B petitions: Approvals for employers classified under Educational Services industry across Chicago City Wire publication area
Of the 849 H-1B petitions filed by employers classified under the Educational Services industry located across Chicago City Wire publication area 835 were approved in 2024, as per data provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-1B Employer Data Hub.
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Fmr. Chicago Public Schools CEO: 'The demonization of law enforcement personnel is placing them in harms way'
Paul Vallas, former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, said that rising violence against police officers and insufficient penalties pose a threat to the safety of law enforcement and the public.
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U.S. DOJ Attorney amidst Belvedere Trading dispute: 'Attorneys who violate the trust of their clients' 'will be held accountable'
Andrew Boutros, an attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), emphasized the accountability faced by legal professionals who fail in their fiduciary responsibilities or betray client trust in financial cases.
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How many H-1B petitions made by employers in Chicago City Wire publication area were approved during 2024?
In 2024, 98.8% of H-1B petitions filed by employers in the Chicago City Wire publication area were approved, according to data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-1B Employer Data Hub.
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Chicago City Wire Publication Area: How many H-1B petitions were made by employers classified under the Educational Services industry during 2024?
Employers classified under the Educational Services industry based in the Chicago City Wire publication area submitted 849 H-1B petitions during 2024, according to data provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-1B Employer Data Hub.
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Chicago City Wire publication area sees 16,991 H-1B petitions from employers during 2024
In 2024, 16,991 H-1B petitions were filed by employers located in the Chicago City Wire publication area, as per data provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-1B Employer Data Hub.
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Average cost of college went up for students in Cook County in 2022-23 school year
College tuition fees rose 2.6% in Cook County in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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50.7% of college applicants to Cook County's 98 universities were admitted for fall 2022
Cook County's 98 universities admitted an estimated 50.7% of applicants for fall 2022, an increase over the previous year.
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Student body in Cook County universities comprised mostly of Hispanic students in 2022-23 school year
Enrollment data for the 79 universities in Cook County revealed Hispanic was the most common ethnicity among students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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Cook County's institutions spent $54,623,255 on basketball teams in 2023
Cook County's basketball collegiate teams received $54,623,255 in funding for the 2023 season.
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Cook County awards $58,491,379 in athletically-related financial aid to students in 2023
Cook County's 27 universities paid $58,491,379 in athletically related financial aid in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
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Cook County's women's football teams did not receive any funding in 2023
Women's football teams from Cook County received no funding during the 2023 season, unchanged from the previous year.
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Cook County's men's football teams receive $44,354,200 in 2023
Men's football teams from Cook County received $44,354,200 during the 2023 season, up 14.1% from the previous year.
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2023: How much was spent on women’s basketball teams from Cook County?
Women’s basketball teams from Cook County received $19,099,175 during the 2023 season, up 16.2% from the previous year.
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2023 sees Cook County investing $35,524,080 in men’s basketball teams
Men’s basketball teams from Cook County received $35,524,080 during the 2023 season, up 20% from the previous year.
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Cook County's universities spent $44,354,200 on football teams in 2023
Cook County's 27 colleges spent $44,354,200 on their football teams in 2023, a 14.1% increase over the previous year.
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5.9% of Cook County students played sports on collegiate teams in 2022
Cook County universities had 5.9% of its student body playing sports on collegiate teams in 2022.
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UC Professor: Chicago PD refused ‘to help clear the encampment at our school’
Ira Weiss, an economics and accounting professor at the University of Chicago (UC) said he was “shocked” at the Chicago Police Department’s refusal to aid university police in clearing the encampment protests despite the university’s request for aid.
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3,585 coaches at institutions in Cook County earned $94,724 on average in 2022
The average coaching salary at Northwestern University, the only institution paying coaches during 2022 in Cook County, was $675,616, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
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U of C President: Tent cities aren’t free speech but rather 'a way of using force'
University of Chicago President Paul Alivisatos challenged protestors for building tent city “encampments” on the school’s campus, calling their actions “a way of using force of a kind rather than reason to persuade others.”