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News from June 2023

Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board Finance Committee met May 18

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 12, 2023

Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board Finance Committee met Thursday, May 18

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

By Chicago City Wire | Jun 11, 2023

A new “Corporate Equality Index” study examining companies’ policies on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” protections gave Chicago-based NielsenIQ a score of 100.

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City of Chicago hosts CDOT and OEMC: Full Closure on Ida B. Wells Dr. from Michigan Ave. to Columbus Dr. on June 9, 2023

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 11, 2023

Westbound between Congress Circle and Michigan Ave. will remain open, but eastbound between Michigan Ave. and Congress Circle will be closed

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Chicago-based Molson Coors Beverage Company earned ‘Corporate Equality Index’ score of 100

By Chicago City Wire | Jun 11, 2023

Molson Coors Beverage Company-based Molson Coors Beverage Company 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 MERGE earned ‘Corporate Equality Index’ score of 95

By Chicago City Wire | Jun 11, 2023

MERGE, which is based in Chicago, earned a score of 95 in a ranking that evaluates the corporate non-discrimination policies based on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.”

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City of Chicago hosts OEMC and Marine Public Safety Officials Highlight Tips to Enjoy Boating Season and Water Activities Safely this Summer on June 8, 2023

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 10, 2023

With boating season and summer activities beginning in Chicago, the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), the Chicago Fire, Police Departments and Park District, along with the U.S.

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Quigley Statement on Indictment of Donald Trump on Federal Charges

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 10, 2023

On June 9, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the first impeachment panel of Donald Trump and author of the Classified Documents Accountability Act, released the following statement on the indictment of former President Donald Trump on federal charges:

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Mayor Johnson calls crime spree 'a manifestation of community disinvestment' that has gone unresolved too long

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 10, 2023

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has responded to a spike in violent crime over Memorial Day weekend, when 53 people were shot and 11 were killed, calling the spree "intolerable."

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Former Mayor Lightfoot says teaching public health course at Harvard 'gives me an opportunity to share my perceptions and experiences'

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 10, 2023

Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfood has accepted a position as a Richard L. and Ronay A. Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow at Harvard University, where she will teach a course called “Health Policy and Leadership” at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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2022 ‘Corporate Equality Index’ shows Chicago-based JLL earned score of 100

By Chicago City Wire | Jun 10, 2023

JLL, 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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Pritzker: 'We eliminated overdue bills, paid down $10.5 billion in debt, including pension debt'

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 10, 2023

Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) officially signed off on the Prairie State's new $50.4 billion budget which passed both the Illinois House of Representatives and Senate without any support from Republican lawmakers.

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Cook County home sales in week ending June 3

By Chicago City Wire | Jun 10, 2023

There were 990 reported residential sales in Cook County in the week ending June 3, according to BlockShopper.com.

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2022 ‘Corporate Equality Index’ shows Chicago-based Kin + Carta earned score of 90

By Chicago City Wire | Jun 10, 2023

A new “Corporate Equality Index” study examining companies’ policies on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” protections gave Chicago-based Kin + Carta a score of 90.

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Chicago City Wire area weekly mass times

By Chicago City Wire | Jun 10, 2023

The following parishes in the Chicago City Wire coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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2022 ‘Corporate Equality Index’ shows Chicago-based Kearney earned score of 100

By Chicago City Wire | Jun 10, 2023

Kearney-based Kearney 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 employer Cushman & Wakefield gets rating of 100 from Human Rights Campaign

By Chicago City Wire | Jun 9, 2023

Cushman & Wakefield-based Cushman & Wakefield 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 employer Federal Reserve Bank Chicago gets rating of 100 from Human Rights Campaign

By Chicago City Wire | Jun 9, 2023

A new “Corporate Equality Index” study examining companies’ policies on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” protections gave Chicago-based Federal Reserve Bank Chicago a score of 100.

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Chicago employer CNA Financial Corporation gets rating of 100 from Human Rights Campaign

By Chicago City Wire | Jun 9, 2023

CNA Financial Corporation, 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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New law limiting legal challenges to state laws and executive orders unconstitutional on many fronts: legal expert

By W.J. Kennedy | Jun 9, 2023

Legislation that Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, signed this week that limits challenges to his and the General Assembly’s Democratic agenda to circuit courts in Cook (Chicago) and Sangamon (Springfield) Counties is in direct violation of the Illinois Constitution on at least two fronts, Jacob Heubert, President of the Chicago-based Liberty Justice Center (LJC), tells Chicago City Wire.

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Quigley, Keating, Fitzpatrick, and Kaptur Introduce Ukrainian Adjustment Act

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 9, 2023

U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL), Bill Keating (D-MA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) introduced the Ukrainian Adjustment Act, to bring stability to the lives of Ukrainians who reside in the U.S. on humanitarian parole.