Former City Colleges of Chicago leader charged in $350K kickback scheme

11/25/2019

Contracts went to relatives, associates of former vice chancellor in exchange for kickbacks, charges state. Some contracts required no work.

TAGS: Chicago City College, corruption, debt, graduation rate, Juan Salgado, no-bid contracts, Rahm Emanuel, Sharod Gordon

Chicago City Council passes e-cigarette tax hike

By Janelle Cammenga

10/05/2018

Mayor Rahm Emanuel pushed an e-cigarette tax hike through City Council within a matter of hours.

TAGS: Chicago, Chicago City College, e-cigarettes, Rahm Emanuel

Outgoing Lake Forest official poised to collect large pension following Amtrak lobbying scandal

By Vincent Caruso

07/18/2018

Months after an investigation found Lake Forest’s city manager to have squandered $200,000 on unauthorized lobbying payments, the north suburban official announced plans to retire next year.

TAGS: Bob Kiely, Chicago City College, city manager, Lake County, Lake Forest, property taxes, taxes

Report: City Colleges of Chicago watered down standards, issued thousands more degrees

By Brendan Bakala

11/04/2017

Illinois’ largest community college system saw a decrease in enrollment, but a doubling of degrees.

TAGS: BGA: Better Government Association, Chicago, Chicago City College, higher education

Chicago City College likely to cut hours for adjunct professors and tutors due to ObamaCare

08/24/2013

Here in Chicago it would be rather awkward if a local union were to go out of its way to criticize President Barack Obama or his signature achievement, Obamacare – he’s a Chicagoan after all. But there is at least one area union that is having a little trouble on account of the national health...

TAGS: Chicago City College, unions

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

Illinois students could soon benefit from scholarship money to help them find a tutor, attend ACT or SAT prep sessions, pay tuition, get special education services or assist with other academic needs. That will happen in Illinois only if Gov. J.B. Pritzker lets the state’s schoolchildren benefit from the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, established...

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Former City Colleges of Chicago leader charged in $350K kickback scheme

Chicago City Council passes e-cigarette tax hike

Outgoing Lake Forest official poised to collect large pension following Amtrak lobbying scandal

Report: City Colleges of Chicago watered down standards, issued thousands more degrees

Chicago City College likely to cut hours for adjunct professors and tutors due to ObamaCare

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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