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Sep- 2019 -26 September#NNPA BlackPress
PRESS ROOM: Girl Scouts Honor Area Teen with Highest Award
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Taylor Player, a graduate at Oak Mountain High School, earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest…
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25 September#NNPA BlackPress
Campaign donations pouring in for Kim Foxx
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Campaign donations are pouring in for Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx as she steps up her…
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24 September#NNPA BlackPress
DOI Helps Illinois Life Insurance Consumers Collect More than $15 Million in 2019
CHICAGO DEFENDER — The Illinois Department of Insurance can help you find out if you’re owed a portion of the millions…
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24 September#NNPA BlackPress
New Staircase to Replace Broken Escalators in BPL by February 2020
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — After years of inoperative escalators, the Central Birmingham Public Library downtown will begin construction of a new staircase…
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23 September#NNPA BlackPress
Welch-Backed Teacher Minimum Wage Increase Now Law
CHICAGO DEFENDER — According to a 2018 study by the Illinois State Board of Education, in over 500 of Illinois’ 898…
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20 September#NNPA BlackPress
UAB sets enrollment record for fourth year in a row
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The University of Alabama at Birmingham has set an enrollment record for the fourth consecutive year, and reached a…
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20 September#NNPA BlackPress
Why so many dialysis centers in Black neighborhoods?
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Representatives Rush and Porter are particularly concerned with the rapid explosion of dialysis centers in poorer, largely…
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20 September#NNPA BlackPress
6th District to Receive Invest in Cook Funding
CHICAGO DEFENDER — The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways will award millions in 2019 Invest in Cook Multi-Modal…
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18 September#NNPA BlackPress
County introduces initiative to employ ex-criminals
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — County supervisors and local business leaders have announced the Fair Chance Hiring Initiative, which is aimed at encouraging…
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18 September#NNPA BlackPress
IDFPR Announces Approved Cannabis Responsible Vendors
CHICAGO DEFENDER — The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation, Cannabis Control Section has approved 26 businesses…
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