Author: Barbara Iverson

• In a rambunctious meeting of the Chicago Police Board last month, Superintendent Jody Weis announced his cooperation with Mayor Richard M. Daley’s $500,000 campaign to break the “code of…

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• School Prayer Battle Marches On

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• Public schools across the state await an appellate decision on whether they must reinstate the controversial moment of silence at the beginning of each school day. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of…

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• Calories Counts Could Appear on Fast-Food Menus

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• Eating a Big Mac, a Whopper or a juicy Potbelly sandwich could come with a reminder for consumers in Illinois. State Rep. Deb Mell (D-Chicago) introduced a bill last month that would force…

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• Cook County Falls Short of New Clean Air Standards

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• Nancy Buckley knows all too well the ill effects of bad air. In the past year, the 44-year-old has been hospitalized three times due to severe asthma attacks. “It’s like somebody sticking a pillow…

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• Jobs for Graduates in the Knowledge Economy? — Campus Technology

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• Teacher Scholarship Program Could Fall Victim to Budget Crisis

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