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News from August 2016

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Illinois Veterans’ Home names new administrator

By Wadi Reformado | Aug 19, 2016

The Illinois Veterans’ Home on Tuesday appointed Troy Culbertson as its new administrator.

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Chicago recognizes outstanding emergency services dispatch trainer

By Carol Ostrow | Aug 19, 2016

Coming from a civic-minded family, police dispatch specialist Michael Tracy found himself recognized recently during an industry conference in Orlando, Florida for his outstanding performance as 2016 Chicago Dispatch Trainer of the Year.

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Chicago Police Board receives superintendent's report

By Wadi Reformado | Aug 19, 2016

The Chicago Police Board met Thursday to receive the superintendent's report.

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Chicago’s 18th annual music fest to feature worldwide artists

By Carol Ostrow | Aug 19, 2016

Over 60 musicians from 25 nations will bring free tunes to the city during the 18th Annual World Music Festival Chicago to be held Sept. 9-25.

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School districts' pension 'pickups' cost students and taxpayers

By Deana Carpenter | Aug 15, 2016

The practice of the "pickup" -- where school districts pay some, if not all, of teachers' contributions into their own retirement pensions -- could leave Illinois' teachers and taxpayers high and dry. 

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Chicago’s outreach event offers contract opportunities to vendors

By JoAnna Brown | Aug 13, 2016

“Doing Business with the City of Chicago,” a networking event hosted by the Office of Emergency Management and Communications, the Department of Procurement Services, Chicago Police Department, and Chicago Fire Department, aims to inform vendors about services they may be able to offer to different city departments.

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Review of Children's Justice Task Force report scheduled

By Wadi Reformado | Aug 13, 2016

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday to review the Children’s Justice Task Force administrator's report.

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Illinois Department on Aging plans State Fair Senior Day

By Carol Ostrow | Aug 13, 2016

Senior citizens, their families and friends are invited to take part in indoor activities slated for Senior Day on Monday at Springfield's Illinois State Fair, sponsored by the Illinois Department on Aging.

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City's and state's environmental compliance to be reviewed

By Wadi Reformado | Aug 12, 2016

The city of Chicago Committee on Education and Child Development will meet at noon  Aug. 31 to review city and state compliance with environmental law.

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Chicago State earns an 'F' for its 11 percent graduation rate at $2.5 million spent per grad

By LocalLabs News Service | Aug 11, 2016

In graduating just 11 percent of its 3,462 undergraduate students, Chicago State University is now spending more than $2.5 million per year, per graduate.

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Cook County's UASI 15 requests reprogramming

By Wadi Reformado | Aug 11, 2016

The Chicago/Cook County Urban Area Working Group met Wednesday to re-visit the Cook County UASI 15 reprogramming request.

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Legislator calls for Chicago State University closure

By Kim Sunderland | Aug 9, 2016

While public higher education institutions across the state have suffered because of the lack of a balanced state budget, critics say one school, Chicago State University (CSU), shoulders much of the blame for its dire financial situation thanks to administrator bloat.

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Chicago City Council to receive committee reports

By Wadi Reformado | Aug 6, 2016

The Chicago City Council will meet at 10 a.m. Sept. 14 to receive reports from standing committees.

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State Fair Advisory Board undergoes ethics training

By Wadi Reformado | Aug 6, 2016

The Illinois State Fair Advisory Board met June 27 to undergo open meetings act and ethics training.

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City Hall offers free social media meetings for small businesses

By Carol Ostrow | Aug 5, 2016

Entrepreneurs can untangle the mysteries of hashtags and the nuances of blogging in a series of five free sessions at City Hall via Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection’s (BACP) Small Business Center.

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State pesticide committee reviews emergency exemption requests

By Wadi Reformado | Aug 4, 2016

The Illinois Interagency Committee on Pesticides met June 23 to review Section 18 Emergency Exemption Requests.

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State board to discuss enterprise zone applications

By Wadi Reformado | Aug 4, 2016

The Illinois DCEO Enterprise Zone Board met Wednesday to discuss pending enterprise zone applications.

State's Medicaid Advisory Committee to review parity rules

By Wadi Reformado | Aug 4, 2016

The Illinois HFS Medicaid Advisory Committee will meet at 10 a.m. Friday to receive an overview of mental health/substance use disorder parity rules.

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Slutkin to accept UNICEF humanitarian award

By Carol Ostrow | Aug 3, 2016

University of Illinoic at Chicago epidemiology professor Gary Slutkin, the founder and CEO of Cure Violence, has earned the prestigious Chicago Humanitarian of the Year designation from the U.S. Fund for UNICEF for his positive impact on children’s lives.

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Eleven Illinois-Chicago students become Schweitzer fellows

By Carol Ostrow | Aug 3, 2016

Eleven outstanding students in social work, public health, occupational therapy, nursing, dentistry, medicine and disability studies at the University of Chicago were recently designated as Schweitzer fellows to create service learning programs for underserved Chicagoans.