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Fast track to the American dream
— Amid the skyscrapers and coal power plants in this fast-growing manufacturing city of nearly 13 million people, eager investors filed into a convention center that thumped with dance music from a Florida beach party video. On sale was the dream...
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Chicago Skyline, Finance, O'Hare International Airport, Chicago Hotels
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“Common Law” wins Best Cop Show in Channel Guide’s 2012 Viewers Voice Awards
Channel Guide MagazineOur most lopsided win in the 2012 Channel Guide’s Viewers Voice Awards belongs to rookie cop show Common Law, a fun hour that pays tribute to all those classic ’80s buddy-cop movies. Michael Ealy and Warren Kole make for a dynamic duo, and... -
Bad background checks cost company $2.6 million
Watchdog with Paul MuschickAn inaccurate criminal background check can cost you a job. A company accused of doing inaccurate background checks has learned that sloppy work can cost it, too: $2.6 million. I've written several times about the lack of accountability by some...... -
Mystery surrounds arrested Iranian blogger's reported death
World NowHuman rights activists are calling on Iran to investigate the apparent death of a blogger who was in custody after being arrested for criticizing the government in online postings. Sattar Beheshti, 35, reportedly died this week while in detention after... -
Kentucky Commission on Human Rights holds fair housing conference in Danville
The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights board of commissioners met Thursday in Danville to rule on discrimination complaints on behalf of the people of the state. The board routinely meets at its headquarters in Louisville. As budget allows, the...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Employment Opportunities, Finance, Judges, Health
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Malawi minister reportedly denies move to suspend anti-gay law
World NowMalawi's minister of justice has reportedly denied saying that the country's law banning homosexual acts would be suspended pending a parliamentary vote on whether to decriminalize such acts. The minister, Atty. Gen. Ralph Kasambara, said this week that... -
More than $644K of taxpayer money spent to defend anti-abortion laws
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas attorney general's office paid outside lawyers more than $644,000 to defend anti-abortion laws enacted last year. Derek Schmidt says it paid more than $328,000 as of Friday to Foulston Siefken, a Wichita firm...
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Social Issues, Laws, Justice System, Criminal Laws
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Michael Madigan tax clients unscathed in foreclosure debate
As home foreclosures tear apart neighborhoods throughout the state, an annual battle plays out in Springfield between the banking industry and community activists over how to deal with the damage. The banks always emerge largely unscathed. It happened...
Tags: Financial Planning, Religion and Belief, Lobbying, Finance, Property
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A roadblock to rights for the disabled
On July 26, 1990, when President George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on the lawn of the White House, I was too young be in attendance, or even understand the impact that this monumental law would have on the United States by...
Tags: White House, Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Civil Rights, Treaties
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Watchdog Update: Medicaid payments to psychiatrist halted
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services has suspended Medicaid payments to a controversial Chicago psychiatrist who the federal government says fraudulently prescribed antipsychotic medication to thousands of mentally ill nursing home...
Tags: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Pharmaceuticals, Long Term Care, Bradley, Bribery
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Internal investigation clears Evanston police officer of racial profiling
Tribune reporterAn internal investigation has cleared an Evanston police officer of racial profiling and other alleged misconduct related to his briefly handcuffing a 13-year-old black juvenile during a burglary investigation in August. But a related federal lawsuit...Tags: Social Issues, Laws, Trials, Justice System, Racism
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Johnson County commissioners pass stricter smoking ban
A new smoking ban has been approved in Johnson County. The commissioners unanimously passed a ban that forbids smoking in all public businesses. That includes bars, restaurants and hotels. The ban is more strict than the rules that were passed in...
Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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