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06/29/2018 - 10:53am

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Aon leading movement to create white-collar apprenticeship program

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Global professional services firm Aon is in the second year of an innovative apprenticeship program that currently employs 50 students in technology, insurance and human resources positions while they earn associate’s degrees at two-year community colleges.

06/05/2018 - 2:32pm

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Proft, Brady differ on the best strategy for Illinois Republicans but agree on the leaders best suited to help the party find success

Dan Proft, Pat Brady and Tom Cross at the City Club of Chicago (Video Parachute)

Radio host and political activist Dan Proft on Tuesday argued the Illinois Republican Party should rally around a pure conservative reform platform as it prepares for the 2018 general election while former Republican state party chair Pat Brady said the GOP should instead be focused on drumming up support for Bruce Rauner’s reelection bid.

05/24/2018 - 1:45pm

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Q & A with Jennifer Welch, CEO and President of Planned Parenthood Illinois

Jennifer Welch is about eight months into her new role as CEO and President of Planned Parenthood Illinois. She recently told the Daily Whale that federal legislative efforts to defund the 100-year-old organization have created a “particularly hostile and treacherous” environment for her group.

Welch is responsible for two separate but related groups, Planned Parenthood of Illinois, a 501c(3) healthcare organization, and Planned Parenthood Illinois Action, an electoral advocacy group.

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07/20/2018 - 4:29pm

Lawsuit: 'Level playing field' in Illinois election campaign spending for independent advocacy groups

Lawsuit: 'Level playing field' in Illinois election campaign spending for independent advocacy groups
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Illinois jobs growth spikes in june, double the growth of the rest of the U.S.

Illinois jobs growth spikes in june, double the growth of the rest of the U.S.
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Toxic Little Village site gets $200,000 cleanup grant to help make way for huge community wellness center

Toxic Little Village site gets $200,000 cleanup grant to help make way for huge community wellness center
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Northwestern University tops in Illinois for men's athletic student aid

Northwestern University tops in Illinois for men's athletic student aid
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UIC to acquire John Marshall Law School, creating the city’s first public law school

UIC to acquire John Marshall Law School, creating the city’s first public law school
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The future of the U.S. looks a lot like Chicago

The future of the U.S. looks a lot like Chicago
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UI seeks to improve access for transfer students

UI seeks to improve access for transfer students
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Editorial: State's financial woes can't be ignored

Editorial: State's financial woes can't be ignored
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Proft files suit so his independent expenditure committee can coordinate with campaigns after caps busted

Proft files suit so his independent expenditure committee can coordinate with campaigns after caps busted
07/20/2018 - 4:08pm

Cook County board moves to prevent repeat of pop tax fiasco

Cook County board moves to prevent repeat of pop tax fiasco
07/20/2018 - 4:07pm

Is Pritzker the beginning of the end for Madigan?

Is Pritzker the beginning of the end for Madigan?
07/20/2018 - 4:03pm

How AFSCME sabotaged the Illinois economy

How AFSCME sabotaged the Illinois economy
07/20/2018 - 4:01pm

How brick and mortar is stifling Chicago's biotech biz

How brick and mortar is stifling Chicago's biotech biz
07/20/2018 - 3:56pm

How long before Chicagoans pay twice what suburbanites do for winter heat?

How long before Chicagoans pay twice what suburbanites do for winter heat?
07/20/2018 - 3:51pm

Prosecutors quietly dropping dozens of criminal cases tied to two indicted Chicago cops

Prosecutors quietly dropping dozens of criminal cases tied to two indicted Chicago cops
07/20/2018 - 3:49pm

8 shot over 12 hours in Chicago, including man gunned down near church in Bronzeville

8 shot over 12 hours in Chicago, including man gunned down near church in Bronzeville
07/20/2018 - 3:48pm

9 things you must know about Ida B. Wells-Barnett

9 things you must know about Ida B. Wells-Barnett
07/20/2018 - 3:47pm

Lawsuit alleges state was negligent in veteran's death after outbreak of Legionnaires' disease

Lawsuit alleges state was negligent in veteran's death after outbreak of Legionnaires' disease
07/20/2018 - 3:45pm

EPA finalizes $26.6 million cleanup for contaminated East Chicago site; will dispose material off site

EPA finalizes $26.6 million cleanup for contaminated East Chicago site; will dispose material off site
07/20/2018 - 3:44pm

Consent decree deal close; lone sticking point is if Chicago cops must document after they point a gun

Consent decree deal close; lone sticking point is if Chicago cops must document after they point a gun
07/20/2018 - 3:42pm

Based on a 4-city sampling, apartment search service calls Chicago the 'rat capital' of the nation

Based on a 4-city sampling, apartment search service calls Chicago the 'rat capital' of the nation
07/20/2018 - 3:41pm

State building’s cooling towers disinfected after legionella bacteria found

State building’s cooling towers disinfected after legionella bacteria found
07/20/2018 - 3:39pm

City, AG Madigan near deal on Chicago Police consent decree

City, AG Madigan near deal on Chicago Police consent decree
07/20/2018 - 3:37pm

Harith Augustus’ shooting distressing but pushed community to demand action

Harith Augustus’ shooting distressing but pushed community to demand action
07/20/2018 - 3:34pm

Trump’s ex-lawyer recorded him talking about payments to Playboy model

Trump’s ex-lawyer recorded him talking about payments to Playboy model
07/20/2018 - 3:32pm

When the chips are down, GOP picks Charlotte over Vegas for 2020 convention

When the chips are down, GOP picks Charlotte over Vegas for 2020 convention
07/20/2018 - 3:31pm

Radical idea? Alderman proposes free money for some of Chicago’s poorest

Radical idea? Alderman proposes free money for some of Chicago’s poorest
07/20/2018 - 3:29pm

Ex-Chicago powerbroker Ed Vrdolyak to go to trial in tobacco case next spring

Ex-Chicago powerbroker Ed Vrdolyak to go to trial in tobacco case next spring
07/20/2018 - 3:27pm

UIC’s new program to create a pipeline of black and Latino male teachers

UIC’s new program to create a pipeline of black and Latino male teachers
07/20/2018 - 3:26pm

Facebook suspends Boston analytics firm over data usage

Facebook suspends Boston analytics firm over data usage

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