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News from June 2023

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City of Chicago hosst Minimum Wage Increase and Fair Workweek Changes Go Into Effect JULY 1, 2023 on June 6, 2023

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 9, 2023

Chicago’s labor laws reflect commitment to creating economic prosperity for all workers; City-awarded grant will help ensure Chicago’s labor protections reach most vulnerable workers

City of Prospect Heights Police/Fire Commission met March 29

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 9, 2023

City of Prospect Heights Police/Fire Commission met Wednesday, March 29

City of Prospect Heights Chicago Executive Airport Board of Directors met May 17

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 9, 2023

City of Prospect Heights Chicago Executive Airport Board of Directors met Wednesday, May 17

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Kids Summer Camp 2023! "Drag queens" and "gay pride" week for Chicago, but fire trucks and dinosaurs for Dallas.

By LGIS News Service | Jun 8, 2023

Thousands of children aged 4-12 will attend a day camp run by San Francisco-based national operator "Steve and Kate's" this summer.

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Chicago-based Beam Suntory earned ‘Corporate Equality Index’ score of 100

By Chicago City Wire | Jun 8, 2023

Beam Suntory-based Beam Suntory was awarded a score of 100 by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation based on a review of the company’s policies barring discrimination against LGBTQ individuals.

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Chicago-based CIBC Bank USA earned ‘Corporate Equality Index’ score of 85

By Chicago City Wire | Jun 8, 2023

A new “Corporate Equality Index” study examining companies’ policies on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” protections gave Chicago-based CIBC Bank USA a score of 85.

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Chicago-based Baker Tilly US, LLP earned ‘Corporate Equality Index’ score of 100

By Chicago City Wire | Jun 8, 2023

Baker Tilly US, LLP, which is based in Chicago, earned a score of 100 in a ranking that evaluates the corporate non-discrimination policies based on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.”

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Wirepoints: ‘The ongoing education failures in Chicago deserve far more attention’

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 8, 2023

Wirepoints has released a report noting the struggles with Hispanic student achievement in Chicago Public Schools.

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Ukraine Caucus Co-Chairs Statement on Kakhova Dam Collapse

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 8, 2023

On June 7, the Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus – Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), and Andy Harris (R-MD-01) – released the following statement on the breached Kakhovka Dam emergency.

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Former police union official questions why FOP silent on constitutional authority of torture commission

By W.J. Kennedy | Jun 8, 2023

A former FOP official is questioning why the union representing thousands of Chicago police officers has yet to challenge the constitutional authority of a state-level commission that has soiled the reputations of numerous former detectives and officers based on unsubstantiated allegations of police brutality.

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City of Chicago hosts Chicago Department of Public Health To Collaborate With Community Partners, Resident Scientists To Map Hottest Places In The City on June 6, 2023

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 8, 2023

City looking for volunteers for Heat Watch 2023

City of Wheaton Bicyclist and Pedestrian Commission met May 17

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 8, 2023

City of Wheaton Bicyclist and Pedestrian Commission met Wednesday, May 17

Cook County Vehicle Steering Committee met May 16

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 8, 2023

Cook County Vehicle Steering Committee met Tuesday, May 16

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García, Espaillat, Urge Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Redesignation for Venezuelan Nationals Currently Residing in the United States

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 7, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – On June 9, Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) sent a letter to President Joe Biden, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Ur Jaddou urging the Biden administration to expeditiously utilize its statutory authority to redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelan nationals who have been continuously residing or physically present in the United States since May 2023.

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Wirepoints on the nascent Chicago School Board: ‘A draft map released last week is gerrymandered by race’

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 7, 2023

As the creation of a Chicago School Board is underway the school board district the city has created has been questioned.

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Boulton on Chicago School Board transition: ‘We don’t even know the deadlines for candidates to file or the voting procedures’

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 7, 2023

Chicago GOP Chair Steve Boulton is criticizing the City of Chicago for not making a smooth transition to a Chicago School Board.

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Boulton: ‘Where did they find this $51 million that’s only going to last for 1 month?’

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 7, 2023

Chicago Republican Chairman Steve Boulton is slamming the City of Chicago for offering $51 million in aid to undocumented immigrants.

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Prosecutors: Man arrested for alleged sexual assault three days after being released on parole

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 7, 2023

Anthony Richardson, who was recently paroled is accused of sexually assaulting a woman who had passed out from drug use in an elevator at the Grand Red Line station in Chicago.

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Ida Crown alum Feigenholtz votes ‘yes’ on budget that lets scholarship program expire

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 7, 2023

Despite having attended a private school, Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) voted for a budget that lets the Invest in Kids Tax Credit Scholarship Program expire.

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City of Chicago hosts City of Chicago—Birthplace of House Music—Announces Complete Lineup For The 2023 House Music Festival and Conference, June 23 & 24, Free Admission on June 5, 2023

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 7, 2023

New this year, Chicago House Music Festival Joins Taste of Chicago Humboldt Park (June 24) Presenting a Day of Incredible Local Music and Food House Music Conference (June 23) Brings Panel Discussions to Chicago Cultural Center, Announces House Legend Robert Owens as Keynote Speaker