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Hispanic college numbers increase
Staff Writer, Copy EditorCollege enrollment for the nation’s Hispanics jumped dramatically in the last 12 years and has surpassed that of their white counterparts, according to a recent report by the Pew Hispanic Center. The percentage of Hispanic students enrolling at...Tags: Students, Minority Groups, Graduation, Teaching and Learning, Social Issues
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Editorial: Want real elections? It's up to you
When Illinois lawmakers sit down to draw new legislative maps, the two most important pieces of information are 1) how each precinct voted in the last election and 2) where the incumbents live. Using that information, the majority party sorts voters...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Ethics, Elections, Voting, Michael Madigan
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Different approaches to affordable housing in Winnetka, Wilmette
Finding affordable housing in Winnetka over the years has been a journey of faith for Sister Peggy McDonnell. A Catholic nun, McDonnell has found a way to stay in Winnetka for nearly 25 years — including 11 years in a coach house — despite...
Tags: Referenda, Religion and Belief, Politics, Values, Land Price
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How is affordable housing defined?
Defining 'affordable' The Illinois Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act considers a mortgage "affordable" when a person who earns 80 percent or less of the area's median income can pay for it by using 30 percent or less of his or her income. For...Tags: Personal Income
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North Shore towns struggle to meet rising affordable housing demand
On the North Shore, where some of the Chicago area's wealthiest residents live in multi-million dollar mansions, "affordable housing" can be a matter of perspective. But not everyone who dwells there is rich. While there may be fewer lower- and middle-...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Judges, Lawyers, Local Government, Labor Legislation
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Mayor's race: The real money problem in L.A.
The media coverage and much of the public perception of the Los Angeles mayor's race have relentlessly focused on the money Los Angeles' labor movement is spending to elect Wendy Greuel, and on the wages and benefits of city and other employees that could...
Tags: Poverty, AFL-CIO, Politics, Social Issues, Elections
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Spread State Program Benefit To Women, Minorities
The failure of the Thirty5 Bar & Grille in West Hartford has drawn greater scrutiny of a state program designed to spark business development. The restaurant got $47,500 in Small Business Express grant money from the state before it opened in October of...Tags: West Hartford, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Business, Social Issues, Small Businesses
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INSIGHT-Housing improvement may herald return of U.S. workforce mobility
ReutersBy Steven C. Johnson and Margaret Chadbourn NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) - When David Pendery, a corporate public relations specialist, decided to move his family from Colorado to Illinois this year for work, his biggest worry was whether he...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Real Estate, Career and Workplace, Labor Markets, Employment
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Glenview, Northbrook look at their affordable housing
Marshall and Paulette Gardner were residents of a senior living facility in downtown Chicago eight years ago when they decided to move back to Northbrook, nearer their children. Crestwood Place, the village's affordable housing development for seniors,...
Tags: Real Estate, Northbrook, Services and Shopping, Real Estate Agents
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Gender gap costs women $443,360 over 40 years, study says
It's a well known fact that men still out-earn women in the working world. That gender gape means that a full-time working woman will earn $443,360 less than her male counterpart over 40 years, according to a recent study by the National Women's Law...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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Nielsen to include Internet viewers in its definition of TV homes
Nielsen has expanded its definition of what constitutes a television home to include hundreds of thousands of dwellings that have broadband Internet connections. Beginning later this year, the ratings giant will begin including people who consume...
Tags: Television, Entertainment
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Danville has fifth highest number of unwed mothers in nation
WDBJ7 ReporterAbout six out of ten recent moms in their early 20s in the nation are not married. That's new information from the U.S. Census Bureau. Researchers also found that percentage of unwed mothers in Danville is among the highest in the country. Moms like...
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