Champaign, Illinois — For people who want to control their weight or reduce their intakes of sugar, sodium and saturated fat, tap water may be what the doctor ordered.
A new study that examined the dietary habits of more than 18,300 U.S. adults found the majority of people who increased...
Chicago, Illinois – To increase regulatory compliance while reducing legal costs and regulatory burdens for licensed pharmacies, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) has recently launched the Pharmacy Citation System Pilot Program. Under the new initiative, non-disciplinary citations will be issued for minor pharmacy infractions, such as...
Springfield, Illinois – The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) urges people to prepare for severe weather. Contest will promote use of weather alert radios to receive warnings. With communities throughout Illinois still recovering from severe storms and record and near-record flooding in late December, IEMA is joining with the...
Champaign, Illinois — Everyone has a different mixture of personality traits: some are outgoing, some are tough and some are anxious. A new study suggests that brains also have different traits that affect both anatomical and cognitive factors, such as intelligence and memory.
The results are published in the journal...
CHICAGO – Today, iVote proudly announced that 62 candidates for the state legislature have pledged their support for Illinois Senate Bill 2134 which would enact automatic voter registration in the state. The full list, which includes both Republicans and Democrats, is below. iVote pledges to hold opponents accountable to their...
If you feel in over your head with debt, a company’s promise to lower your mortgage or student loan payment might seem like a lifeline. Unfortunately, dishonest companies promising debt relief can make a bad situation worse.
FTC announced it filed charges against Good EBusiness for debt relief schemes that...
Washington, D.C. – After the announcement of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate declared they would not consider a nominee to succeed Scalia in an election year.A group of the nation’s leading constitutional law scholars, organized by the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy...
2015 was highest grossing year on record for Cook County lobbyists
The amount of money earned by lobbyists in Cook County reached “its highest reported level ever,” in 2015, according to Cook County Clerk David Orr.
The amount of money lobbyists were paid in 2015 – $2,947,086 – made 2015 the...
At USC Annenberg's Center for Health Journalism, we're looking for working journalists who think big and want to make a difference.
We're offering $2,000-$10,000 reporting grants to the competitively selected participants in our 2016 National Health Journalism Fellowship, which is open to print, broadcast and online journalists from around the...
The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection (BACP) offers free business workshops every Wednesday and Friday at City Hall, 8th Floor. To register for a workshop call 312-744-2086. You also can register by emailing: [email protected]. Here is March Calendar:
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