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Posts tagged University of Chicago
Sens. Durbin, Villivalam back unpaid caregivers
Earned Income Tax Credit expansion sought to recognize ‘the reality of family’
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Ted CoxDick Durbin, Ram Villivalam, Earned Income Tax Credit, Earned Income Credit, Unpaid Caregivers, Working Families, Krystal Peters, Dianne Munevar, NORC, University of Chicago, Illinois Public Interest Research Group, Abe Scarr, Sherrod Brown
Poverty, hunger on the rise
Study blames end of $1,200 stimulus payments, extra $600 for unemployment in COVID relief
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Coronavirus Stimulus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, U.S. Poverty, U.S. Hunger, U.S. Census Bureau, Bruce Meyer, University of Chicago, James Sullivan, University of Notre Dame, Jeehoon Han, Zhejiang University, CARES Act, Heroes Act, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, Pandemic Unemployment, Joe Biden, Jeremy Everett, Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty
U.S. News ranks U. of C., NU in top 10, UIUC 47th
UIC makes leap to tie Loyola; Lake Forest College among leaders for social mobility
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Ted CoxU.S. News & World Report, U.S. News University Rankings, U.S. News College Rankings, University of Chicago, Northwestern University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois at Chicago, UIUC, UIC, Lake Forest College, Loyola University Chicago, DePaul University, Illinois Institute of Technology, IIT, Illinois State University, Illinois State Universities, Southern Illinois University, Wheaton College, Knox College, Illinois Wesleyan, Principia College, Augustana College, Princeton University, Harvard University, Columbia University, MIT, Yale University, Stanford University, Penn, Johns Hopkins University
COVID-19 relief blows holes in UBI myths
Expanded unemployment benefits minimize coronavirus damage, don’t deter return to work — especially in Illinois
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Ted CoxUniversal Basic Income, UBI, Milton Friedman, Allen Sanderson, University of Chicago, Noah Smith, Becker Friedman Institute, U.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, Illinois Unemployment, Illinois Unemployment Rate, Jesse Rothstein, CARES Act, Heroes Act, Mitch McConnell, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chicago must reverse spiral of poverty, shootings
Jens Ludwig of U. of C. Crime Lab says murders prompt flight which produces still more murders
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Report seeks to spur reinvestment in IEPA
Environmental watchdog ‘between a rock and a hard place’ with fading federal commitment, additional state mandates
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Ted CoxEPA, IEPA, Bubbly Creek, Mark Templeton, University of Chicago, Abrams Environmental Law Clinic, University of Chicago Law School, Mary Gade, Doug Scott, Bharat Mathur, EPA Region 5, Sterigenics, Pat Quinn, Bruce Rauner, Jack Darin, Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
UIUC enrollment tops 50,000 for first time
UIC hits 33,000 as U. of I. System sets record for seventh straight year
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Ted CoxUniversity of Illinois, University of Illinois System, UIUC, UIC, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois at Springfield, University of Illinois at Chicago, Tim Killeen, J.B. Pritzker, University of Illinois Enrollment, UIUC Enrollment, UIC Enrollment, U.S. News University Rankings, John Marshall Law School, University of Chicago, Northwestern University
U. of Chicago, NU in top 10, UIUC makes top 50 in latest college rankings
U.S. News annual report finds Wheaton, Knox rising
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Ted CoxU.S. News & World Report, U.S. News University Rankings, University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Northwestern University, Loyola University Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology, IIT, UIUC, Wheaton College, Knox College, Illinois Wesleyan, Augustana College, Lake Forest College, Principia College, DePaul University, UIC, Illinois State University, SIUC
UIUC has lowest rents among U.S. universities
Study by national apartment-search website also finds Chicago colleges a bargain
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Ted CoxCollege Rents, U.S. News & World Report, U.S. News University Rankings, UIUC, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Loyola University Chicago, IIT, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Chicago, Harvard University, Princeton University, Northwestern University, Yeshiva University, Boston College
Checkout Bag Tax moving in General Assembly
Tax of 7 cents a bag would provide an estimated $20 million in state revenue
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Bernie renews call for 'political revolution'
Sen. Sanders brings 2020 presidential campaign ‘Announcement Tour’ to Chicago
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Ted CoxBernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Income Inequality, Working Families, $15 Minimum Wage, Minimum Wage, 2020 Presidential Election, Navy Pier, Hillary Clinton, Medicare for All, Health Care, U.S. Drug Prices, Walmart, Unions, University of Chicago, Immigrant Detention, Criminal Justice Reform, Rural Poverty
Neonatologist singer-songwriter Rich Krueger
University of Chicago doctor moonlights as singer-songwriter and threatens to become overnight sensation after decades on fringe
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Ted CoxRich Krueger, Robert Christgau, Greil Marcus, Rolling Stone, University of Chicago, Dysfunctionells, Best Music of 2018, Gallery Cabaret, Jimmy's Woodlawn Tap, Robbie Fulks, Gary Lucas, Captain Beefheart, Green Mill, Paper Machete, Peter Stampfel
Environmental groups push cities for clean energy
Illinois Sierra Club leads formation of Ready for 100 Chicago Collective with eyes also on other state cities such as Evanston
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Ted CoxSierra Club Illinois Chapter, Sierra Club, Ready for 100, Ready for 100 Chicago Collective, LEED Buildings, Rahm Emanuel, Uptake Chicago, Citizens Utility Board, IBEW, Chicago United for Equity, Bronzeville Urban Development, Paul Douglas, Paul Douglas Institute, University of Chicago, Climate Reality Project, Donald Trump, Ravi Baichwal, WLS-TV, Evanston, Evanston City Council, Kady McFadden
Pritzker promises 'fierce urgency' to revive education
State Sen. Manar, IEA President Griffin among leaders of transition committee including school and college administrators
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Juliana Stratton, Andy Manar, Chris Welch, Kathi Griffin, Janice Jackson, Chicago Public Schools, Illinois Education Association, University of Illinois, Illinois State University, University of Chicago, Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, Kimberly Lightford, Fred Crespo, Will Davis, Chicago Teachers Union, Raise Your Hand, More Than a Score, Illinois PTA
Illinois revives in college rankings
UIUC returns to top 50, but ISU and SIU drop in U.S. News rankings
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Ted CoxUIUC, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Chicago, UIC, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois State University, Southern Illinois University, SIU Edwardsville, SIU Carbondale, U.S. News & World Report, Northwestern University, Northern Illinois University, Loyola University Chicago, Wheaton College, Knox College, DePaul University
Minimum-wage debate produces maximum rapport
Ameya Pawar, Allen Sanderson have a surprising meeting of the minds on training workers and universal basic income
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Ted CoxAmeya Pawar, Allen Sanderson, University of Chicago, Minimum Wage, Universal Basic Income, Health Care, Child Care, Fair Scheduling, Destructive Innovation, Earned-Income Tax Credit
Minimum wage, maximum debate
Ameya Pawar, Allen Sanderson to clash over issue on Facebook Live
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