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For the last year, the City of Chicago has been facing accusations of imposing excessive fines and fees on residents but a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling could change the way that the city does business.

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SUPREME COURT RULING COULD BE A TURNING POINT FOR FINES AND FEES IN CHICAGO

A recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Timbs v. Indiana stated for the first time that the excessive fines clause found in the U.S. Constitution’s Eighth Amendment can be applied to state and local governments. This new precedent limits the power states and municipalities have to impose excessive fines on citizens and seize private property. PAGE 3

BUSINESS

FASHION

Duckworth Discusses Public Service and Global Conflict at University of Chicago Institute of Politics Event

Lawmakers to mark Women’s History Month with new award PAGE 5

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NEWS briefly EDUCATION

USF NAMES BETH ROTH, PH.D. AS NEW PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS The University of St. Francis (USF) recently announced that Beth K. Roth, Ph.D., will join the University as its new Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs beginning on July 1, 2019. Roth will succeed Frank Pascoe, D.A., who will be returning to the faculty to teach Biology in the Department of Natural & Health Sciences in the College of Arts & Sciences after serving as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs since 2008. Roth currently serves as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Alvernia University in Reading, PA.

HEALTH

THE ELIZABETH TAYLOR AIDS FOUNDATION PROVIDES $1MILLION FOR HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) has released $1,000,000 in grant funding to community based organizations to fight HIV/AIDS. These funds are a result of ETAF’s partnership with Macy’s, via their 2018 Thanks For Sharing program.

“Through Macy’s Thanks for Sharing program, we raise funds for charitable organizations like ETAF that have an incredibly positive impact in our communities. We are honored to partner with them to support, through this grant, the lives of youth, women, children and families affected by HIV and AIDS across the nation,” said Sam Harrison, vice president of giving and volunteerism at Macy’s.

Among the many grant recipients was The Chicago House and Social Service Agency. Elizabeth Taylor and Macy’s have a long history of partnership in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Elizabeth Taylor was Founding Chair of Macy’s Passport, an awareness-raising fashion show and gala event which began in the 1980’s and continued for thirty years. In addition, Taylor was involved in related cause-driven promotions with Macy’s, including Glamorama and Fashion Pass. Since the onset of the AIDS pandemic, Macy’s has supported top designers and community organizations in raising millions of dollars as well as invaluable HIV and AIDS awareness.

LAW & POLITICS

FORMER MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT JUSTICE AND MAYOR OF DETROIT HEADLINES DIVERSITY DISCUSSION A former Michigan Supreme Court Justice, mayor of Detroit and president of the American Bar Association recently led a conversation about diversity and inclusion in the legal profession at a special Chicago Bar Association (CBA) Signature Series event.

Dennis W. Archer, who currently serves as Chairman Emeritus of Dickinson Wright PLLC, led the special “Master Class on Diversity in the Legal Profession,” which explored best practices to achieve and promote diversity in the law.

The program, which was held on Tuesday, Feb. 26 was co-sponsored by the CBA, the American Bar Association, the Illinois Judicial Council and the law firm of Clark Hill.

Mr. Archer served as mayor of Detroit from 1994 to 2001 and was the first African American President of the American Bar Association. He also served as an associate Justice on the Michigan Supreme Court from 1986 to 1990 and has been active in several bar associations over the course of his career.

Creating IT Futures, CompTIA’s tech workforce charity, recently announced that April 5, 2019, will be graduation day for students currently enrolled in Chicago’s first permanent IT-Ready career program.

Graduation Day Announced for Chicago’s Inaugural IT-Ready Class Creating IT Futures, CompTIA’s tech workforce charity, recently announced that April 5, 2019, will be graduation day for students currently enrolled in Chicago’s first permanent IT-Ready career program.

This inaugural class launched earlier this month at Northeastern Illinois University’s El Centro campus in the Avondale area, with financial support from Boeing, the Cognizant U.S. Foundation and local partners Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance and the Wounded Warrior Project.

“We call upon Chicagoland’s IT employers to mark their calendars and prepare to interview an impressive group of technologists, ready with the right mix of hard technical skills and business soft skills for entry-level positions in IT services and support,” said Charles Eaton, chief executive officer of Creating IT Futures and CompTIA’s executive vice president for social innovation.

IT-Ready Career Program Helps Fill Chicago’s Tech Skills Gap Eaton stressed that CompTIA research shows as many as 30,000 positions working with technology are open in the Chicago region during any given quarter.

“The Chicagoland tech industry needs more workers, and more workers in Chicagoland need more opportunities,” Eaton said. “The Chicago area has the people to fill many of these tech jobs; they just need the right training. With IT-Ready, we’re putting Chicago’s hard-working adults back into the workforce where they can earn family-sustaining wages and drive the economic growth of this region.”

With an overall shortage of qualified tech workers in America, thousands of jobs as helpdesk technicians or roles testing software are available across the country,

typically offering double the national wage.

IT-Ready prepares adults for these roles in two months with full-time training.

No previous experience is necessary and only a high school diploma or GED is required. The classroom-based course is underwritten by grants and financial donations, so that students can attend classes for free.

Chicago-area businesses interested in reviewing resumes of certified IT-Ready graduates and interviewing these qualified candidates for entry-level IT positions should contact Anderson Lee at Alee@ comptia.org or visit https://www.creatingitfutures.org/hire/hire-overview.

Interested employers can learn about some current IT-Ready students in the inaugural Chicago class by visiting Creating IT Futures’ Inspiring Success blog and reading this recent post: https://www.creatingitfutures. org/resources/blog/creating-it-futures/2019/02/14/permanent-it-ready-classlaunches-at-neiu-in-chicago Second Class Commences April 22; Applications Due March 22 Eaton also urged prospective IT-Ready candidates to submit their applications now for Chicago’s second IT-Ready class at NEIU’s El Centro campus. The 8-week course begins April 22, and the application deadline is March 22.

Prospective students can apply at https:// www.creatingitfutures.org/apply.

Creating IT Futures helps diversify Chicago’s tech industry by opening career doors to a wider demographic. Populations traditionally under-represented in the IT workforce, such as women, people of color and veterans, are encouraged to apply. By working with dozens of local employer partners, Creating IT Futures places about

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86 percent of its graduates nationwide into full-time employment in the tech industry.

Students work toward CompTIA A+ certification in the IT-Ready Technical Support class. IT-Ready students receive free tuition, books and learning materials, more than 240 hours of classroom and hands-on tech and soft skills training, and certification vouchers.

Classes run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. every weekday for eight weeks.

Students participate in taking apart and building desktop computers and other hardware; learn about motherboards, printers, peripheral devices, memory and physical storage, connections and mobile devices; set up computer networks and troubleshoot networks, displays, printers, and operating systems; configure operating systems and hardware; and secure networks, systems and data.

Students also receive targeted professional development in key business “soft” skills such as professional communication and presentation, teamwork and collaboration, and critical thinking and problem solving.

IT-Ready graduates are grounded in these key skills and prepared to apply them on day one of their new jobs. After completing their training, the students sit for the CompTIA A+ exam which covers desktop and help-desk technical support duties and skills.

About Creating IT Futures Founded in 1998 by CompTIA, Creating IT Futures is a 501(c)(3) charity with the mission of helping populations under-represented in the information technology industry and individuals who are lacking in opportunity to prepare for, secure and be successful in IT careers. Learn more at www.creatingITfutures.org.

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Supreme Court Ruling Could Be A Turning Point For Fines And Fees in Chicago Continued from page 1

BY KATHERINE NEWMAN

A recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Timbs v. Indiana stated for the first time that the excessive fines clause found in the U.S. Constitution’s Eighth Amendment can be applied to state and local governments.

This new precedent limits the power states and municipalities have to impose excessive fines on citizens and seize private property.

This could be good news for Chicagoans who are facing exorbitant ticketing in their neighborhoods which, if unpaid, can result in the seizure or their vehicle or drivers license and thousands of dollars in late fees.

The Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution states that “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive

fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”

Ultimately, the supreme court decision to incorporate the Eighth Amendment means that citizens are guaranteed those protections at the federal, state, and local levels.

“If a Bill of Rights protection is incorporated, there is no daylight between the federal and state conduct it prohibits or requires,” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote in the court’s decision which was also announced by her.

“Protection against excessive fines has been a constant shield throughout Anglo-American history for good reason. Such fines undermine other liberties. They can be used, for example, to retaliate against or chill the speech of political enemies. They can also be employed, not in service of penal purposes, but as a source of revenue.”

Over the last year, it has come to light that in the City of Chicago, there are a significant number of people struggling to pay city fees and fines and subsequent data shows that predominately black and hispanic neighborhoods are being disproportionately ticketed when compared to all the neighborhoods in Chicago, according to a database of tickets that was created and published by ProPublica Illinois.

In January of 2018, Community Organizing and Family Issues (COFI), an organization which advocate for communities that are often left out of conversations about policy, released Stopping the Debt Spiral which was a report that provided in-depth research on the hardships that can be associated with excessive fines and fees and issued a series of recommendations to the City of Chicago on how to make ticket debt less punitive for

low-income families.

The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling solidifies that local and state governments can and should be limited when it comes to imposing excessive fines and seizing private property and while this ruling isn’t exclusively aimed at addressing fines and seizures related to unpaid tickets, it can certainly apply to it.

Following the ruling, a coalition of organizations in Chicago, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, Chicago Jobs Council, and Citizens to Abolish Red Light Cameras, held a press conference in Chicago’s City Hall building right outside of the city clerk’s office to recommend that the city acknowledge the Supreme Court ruling and reevaluate their financial penalty and property seizure policies that have created hardships for many residents.

Why Wikipedia often overlooks stories of women in history

BY TAMAR CARROLL AND LARA NICOSIA

Movements like #MeToo are drawing increased attention to the systemic discrimination facing women in a range of professional fields, from Hollywood and journalism to banking and government.

Discrimination is also a problem on user-driven sites like Wikipedia.

Wikipedia is the fifth most popular website worldwide. In January, the English-language version of the online encyclopedia had over 7.3 billion page views, more than 2000 percent higher than other online reference sites such as IMDb or Dictionary.com.

The volume of traffic on Wikipedia’s site – coupled with its integration into search results and digital assistants like Alexa and Siri – makes Wikipedia the predominant source of information on the web.

YouTube even recently announced that it would start including Wikipedia links below videos on highly contested topics. But studies show that Wikipedia underrepresents content on women.

At the Rochester Institute of Technology, we’re taking steps to empower our students and our global community to address issues of gender bias on Wikipedia.

Signs of bias Driven by a cohort of over 33 million volunteer editors, Wikipedia’s content can change in almost real time. That makes it a prime resource for current events, popular culture,

sports and other evolving topics.

But relying on volunteers leads to systemic biases – both in content creation and improvement. A 2013 study estimated that women only accounted for 16.1 percent of Wikipedia’s total editor base. Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales believes that number has not changed much since then, despite several organized efforts.

If women don’t actively edit Wikipedia at the same rate as men, topics of interest to women are at risk of receiving disproportionately low coverage. One study found that Wikipedia’s coverage of women was more comprehensive than Encyclopedia Britannica online, but entries on women still constituted less than 30 percent of biographical coverage. Entries on women also more frequently link to entries on men than vice-versa and are more likely to include information on romantic relationships and family roles.

What’s more, Wikipedia’s policies state that all content must be “attributable to a reliable, published source.” Since women throughout history have been less represented in published literature than men, it can be challenging to find reliable published sources on women.

An obituary in a paper of record is often a criterion for inclusion as a biographical entry in Wikipedia. So it should be no surprise that women are underrepresented as subjects

in this vast online encyclopedia. As The New York Times itself noted, its obituaries since 1851 “have been dominated by white men” – an oversight the paper now hopes to address through its “Overlooked” series.

Categorization can also be an issue. In 2013, a New York Times op-ed revealed that some editors had moved women’s entries from gender-neutral categories (e.g., “American novelists”) to gender-focused subcategories (e.g., “American women novelists”).

Wikipedia is not the only online resource that suffers from such biases.

The user-contributed online mapping service OpenStreetMap is also more heavily edited by men. On GitHub, an online development platform, women’s contributions have a higher acceptance rate than men, but a study showed that the rate drops noticeably when the contributor could be identified as a woman through their username or profile image.

Gender bias is also an ongoing issue in content development and search algorithms. Google Translate has been shown to overuse masculine pronouns and, for a time, LinkedIn recommended men’s names in search results when users searched for a woman.

What can be done?

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IF WOMEN DON’T ACTIVELY EDIT WIKIPEDIA AT THE SAME RATE AS MEN, TOPICS OF INTEREST TO WOMEN ARE AT RISK OF RECEIVING DISPROPORTIONATELY LOW COVERAGE. ONE STUDY FOUND THAT WIKIPEDIA’S COVERAGE OF WOMEN WAS MORE COMPREHENSIVE THAN ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA ONLINE, BUT ENTRIES ON WOMEN STILL CONSTITUTED LESS THAN 30 PERCENT OF BIOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE. unclear. But libraries, museums, individual editors and the Wikimedia Foundation itself continue to make efforts to improve gender representation on sites such as Wikipedia.

Organized edit-a-thons can create a community around editing and developing underrepresented content. Edit-a-thons aim to increase the number of active female editors on Wikipedia, while empowering participants to edit entries on women during the event and into the future.

Later this month, our university library will host its second annual Women on Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in celebration of Women’s History Month. The goal is to improve the content on at least 100 women in one afternoon.

For the past four years, students in our school’s American Women’s and Gender History course have worked to create new or substantially edit existing Wikipedia entries about women. One student created an entry on deaf-blind pioneer Geraldine Lawhorn, while another added roughly 1,500 words to jazz artist Blanche Calloway’s entry.

This class was supported by the

Wikimedia Education Program, which encourages educators and students to contribute to Wikipedia in academic settings.

Through this assignment, students can immediately see how their efforts contribute to the larger conversation around women’s history topics. One student said that it was “the most meaningful assignment she had” as an undergraduate.

Other efforts to address gender bias on Wikipedia include Wikipedia’s Inspire Campaign; organized editing communities such as Women in Red and Wikipedia’s Teahouse; and the National Science Foundation’s Collaborative Research grant.

Wikipedia’s dependence on volunteer editors has resulted in several systemic issues, but it also offers an opportunity for self-correction.

Organized efforts help to give voice to women previously ignored by other resources.

Tamar Carroll is an Associate Professor of History at Rochester Institute of Technology and Lara Nicosia is a Liberal Arts Librarian at Rochester Institute of Technology.

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BUSINESS REAL ESTATE

Duckworth Discusses Public Service and Global Conflict at University of Chicago Institute of Politics Event U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined former Chief Strategist to President Obama David Axelrod at the University of Chicago recently to discuss her commitment to public service, the role of the American military around the world, improving public service opportunities for young adults and the importance of women in the leadership roles throughout our workforce. The event was hosted by the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics (IOP) and the Pearson Institute.

“We need the State Department to get more resources. The problem is, if you pull the troops out but you don’t do anything to help the local forces be able to govern itself to stand up to

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U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth

ISIS, then we’re going to end up sending troops back,” Duckworth said during her conversation with Axelrod about our nation’s leadership role in the world. “I want our troops to come home, but it’s not the military’s job to nation-build. It is not the military’s

job to advise governments how to be democracies – that’s what the State Department and USAID are for. The problem is, we’re pulling out U.S. troops, but then we’re not engaging. We’re just leaving a hole, a gap in the space so that ISIS can step in.”

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Chicago’s StartingPoint Realty has specialized in serving first-time home buyers since 2004. Over the years, they have expanded to include first-time home sellers, who appreciate their educational approach to real estate services. Now they are serving another type of “firsttime” real estate client: longtime homeowners who are looking to downsize.

Ryan Gable, owner of StartingPoint Realty, finds that downsizing homeowners often don’t know where to begin. “Empty nesters face unique home selling and buying challenges,” says Gable. “They are overwhelmed by the upkeep of their home, and are finding it harder to manage the property taxes and other expenses. But they have accumulated a lifetime of possessions in the home. There’s a lot of memories. Downsizing can be a difficult transition to make.”

While first-time buyers and empty nesters both need a depth of information and guidance, their motivation is very different.

“First-time buyers are usually on a leasing schedule,” says Gable.

“They tell us they need a place before April. With empty nesters, they don’t feel that pressure.

Talking about selling their home is one thing…but moving to a condo after living in a 3,000 square-foot home for over 10 years, is another.

That’s when patience comes into the picture.”

Deciding how much living space is enough can be difficult. Gable notes that empty nesters want to be accommodating to family; sometimes they are babysitting grandchildren in their home.

“Every situation is unique, and there’s a lot of emotion,” Gable says. “I gently point out that they hired me to help them downsize, and “downsizing” isn’t going from 3,000 square feet to 2,800 square feet. That will only prolong the same problems.”

Gable has found that the decision tools he gives firsttime buyers also work for empty nesters. “With first time buyers, we have them list the “top 3” things they need in a home. With empty nesters, the list of “needs” is always longer, because they’re

“[EMPTY NESTERS] ARE OVERWHELMED

BY THE UPKEEP OF THEIR HOME, AND ARE FINDING IT HARDER TO MANAGE THE PROPERTY TAXES AND OTHER EXPENSES. BUT THEY HAVE ACCUMULATED A LIFETIME OF POSSESSIONS IN THE HOME. THERE’S A LOT OF MEMORIES. DOWNSIZING CAN BE A DIFFICULT TRANSITION TO MAKE.” RYAN GABLE Owner Of Startingpoint Realty used to having more amenities.

But their household budget is shrinking, so something has to give. We help them identify the true priorities.”

Helping the client understand their options in today’s market is part of the job. “We have empathy, but we’re also honest,” Gable adds.

“The truth is, they are buying less home, and they can’t get everything they have now.”

The experience gained from working with first-time buyers has equipped Gable with natural patience and compassion.

“Showing empathy while being straightforward is crucial, but it can be a challenge after the 50th home showing. But we know what we’re getting into here. Patience is of the upmost importance. This is a major life decision, and it’s not easy for most downsizing clients to face.”

According to Gable, working with empty nesters means providing encouragement, coaching, and occasionally, tough love. “Empty nesters need an advocate who is honestly interested in helping them.

They need that person to be a cheerleader for their success.

Sometimes they need to be confronted with the reality of their situation, and you have to tell them things they don’t want to hear. It’s a long-term process, but it’s become part of our mission.”

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Lawmakers to mark Women’s History Month with new award

BY CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS STAFF

Springfield – March is being celebrated as Women’s History Month in the United States, and women of the Illinois General Assembly plan to mark the occasion next week with an event at the Illinios Governor’s Mansion, where they will bestow a new award to honor outstanding women legislators in the state.

The new award is named in honor of former House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, a Chicago Democrat who retired from the General Assembly last year after a 40-year career, the longest of any woman in the Illinois House. Currie will also be the first recipient of the award, which organizers said they plan to make an annual event.

The award will be presented at the first “Pink Event,” scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, at the Governor’s Mansion.

People attending are encouraged to wear pink to honor female leaders in the Capitol.

The event is being sponsored by the Illinois House Democratic Women’s Caucus, the Senate Women’s Caucus and the Caucus of Women Legislators.

“We wanted to honor Barbara by creating the award in her name, presenting it to her the first year and then carrying on her legacy by awarding one outstanding legislator each year,” Rep. Melissa Conyears- Ervin, a Chicago Democrat and co-chair of the IHDWC, said in a statement. “This will be one way we can continue to promote and honor the women who lead in our state Capitol.”

Gov. Pritzker appoints new members of Illinois State Board of Education

BY CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS STAFF

Springfield – Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced his appointments to the nine-member Illinois State Board of Education this week.

The state school board sets educational policies and guidelines for public and private schools, preschool through grade 12, as well as vocational education. It also recommends legislation to the General Assembly and governor.

Members serve four-year terms, and Pritzker’s appointees await approval in the Senate.

Darren Reisberg will serve as the board’s chair, having previously served as ISBE’s general counsel and deputy superintendent.

Reisberg currently serves as the vice president for strategic initiatives and deputy provost at the University of Chicago and previously served as its vice president and secretary. He was also the first executive director of the university’s Institute of Politics, where he serves on the board of advisors.

He also was an employment and labor attorney at the Chicago law firm Sidley Austin LLP and worked as a judicial law clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer.

Other members include Christine Benson, Cynthia Latimer, Donna Simpson Leak, David Lett, Susan Morrison, Cristina Pacione-Zayas, Jane Quinlan and Jacqueline Robbins.

Benson has 35 years of teaching and administrative experience in Illinois public schools and has served as central office administrator for seven years, focusing on budget management, curriculum development and grants.

Benson served as superintendent for six years at Mendota High School, five years at Ottawa Elementary School District and six years at Streator Elementary School District.

Latimer has more than 33 years of admin-

istrative and classroom experience in Aurora school districts.

She began her career as a special education teacher at Aurora schools, and went on to serve as principal of W.S. Beaupre Elementary School from 1990 to 1993 and Abraham Lincoln Elementary School from 1993 to 2000.

In 2006, Latimer was promoted to assistant superintendent in the Division of Student Services, and in 2008, she became the assistant superintendent in the Division of Teaching & Learning, which included oversight of all aspects of PK-12 instruction, including those of the former Student Services Division. She held this role until her retirement in 2014.

Leak serves as superintendent of Community Consolidated Schools District 168 and has trained thousands of teachers and presented at more than 200 conferences worldwide.

She has superintendent experience in Rich Township High School District 227, which received the distinction among Best High Schools in America from U.S. News & World Report during her tenure.

Leak has been a member of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics Board and the American Association of School Administrators. She is a lead instructor with the Professional Learning Community academies and recently received her National Certification Certificate.

Lett has spent more than 35 years of experience teaching and leadership in K-12 schools and higher education. He is an adjunct professor on the Education Leadership Department at the University of Illinois at Springfield.

He served 16 years as superintendent for Pana Community Unit School District 8, and was middle school principal at Seneca Grade School and assistant principal at Ottawa Township High School.

Morrison retired as deputy superintendent and chief education officer at ISBE in June

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2015, and was appointed to the Illinois State Board of Education in July 2017 by former Gov. Bruce Rauner.

She has 40 years of education experience as a teacher and administrator. She was the first state director for AdvancED at the University of Illinois and her statewide leadership responsibilities have included positions as state director of School Improvement, state director of Gifted Education, state director of Education to Careers, and program director for many state and federal programs.

Pacione-Zayas serves as the director of policy at Erikson Institute.

She has more than a decade of experience leading education policy and community education initiatives in Illinois’s Latino communities. Previously, she led the Latino Policy Forum’s Education Department with a focus on improving education policy in the birth-tothird-grade continuum.

She served as the culture of calm coordinator for Roberto Clemente Community Academy, a public high school in Chicago, and as community schools director at Enlace Chicago.

Quinlan serves as regional superintendent for the Champaign-Ford Regional Office of Education 9. She served as the vice president of the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools from 2011 to 2013.

Quinlan also has worked as a reading and language arts specialist at Education Service Center 13, where she later became assistant director and director.

Robbins served as UniServ director for Region 53 and 35 at Illinois Education Association from 2007 to 2017. She previously taught at Dunlap High School, served as community relations manager and instructor of 28 programs at Hult Health Education Center, and as program coordinator and instructor at Illinois Central College.

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FASHION

Lora LaPratt’s Styling Events Help Employees Go From ‘Drab to Fab’

Village Naturals Therapy™ Debuts New Chronic Pain & Fatigue Soak and Body Wash Soothe sore muscles and regain energy courtesy of the new Chronic Pain & Fatigue line from Village Naturals Therapy, a Proud Sponsor of the National Fibromyalgia Association.

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that 50 million Americans live with chronic pain — that's more than 20 percent of the U.S. population," said Rachel Joy Swardson, senior marketing manager of new product development at The Village Company, parent company of Village Naturals Therapy.

“In an effort to help this growing population, we're excited to launch our Chronic Pain & Fatigue Bath Soak and Body Wash. The line is specially formulated with a blend of powerful ingredients like Epsom salt, arnica and ginger to help combat not only soreness but also the fatigue associated with these conditions. Our goal is to support the return of energy, strength and joy to those in pain."

For 30 years, Village Naturals Therapy has provided customers with soaks, washes and lotions to help ease sore muscles, promote sleep and reduce tension. Now the company expands into chronic pain and fatigue support to elevate health and wellbeing both physically and emotionally.

The line is formulated with arnica herb and Epsom salt, the key ingredients known to soothe painful inflammation, as well as blueberry and flaxseed oil providing antioxidants and vitamins to help protect and nourish the skin.

Additionally, orange and eucalyptus essential oils provide uplifting fragrance and balance to help fight fatigue.

The new Chronic Pain & Fatigue collection includes

Soothe sore muscles and regain energy courtesy of the new Chronic Pain & Fatigue line from Village Naturals Therapy, a Proud Sponsor of the National Fibromyalgia Association. Products are now available in Walmart stores.

a bath soak as well as a body wash, offering versatile bathing solutions for the tub or shower.

Enjoy a relaxing bath, foot or hand soak with Village Naturals Therapy Chronic Pain & Fatigue Soak. Infused with ginger to relieve soreness and D-ribose to improve skin elasticity, the 36-ounce soak also contains a slight shimmer from naturally-derived silver mica.

Return strength and energy with the Village Naturals Therapy Chronic Pain & Fatigue Body Wash that can be added to running water for a bath or used in the shower with a washcloth or bath loofah. The 20-ounce wash contains 4 uplifting essential oils and pairs perfectly with the soak for the most therapeutic bathing experience.

Both products are available in Walmart stores and retail for $5.27.

Casual-culture in the corporate world doesn’t have to mean one shouldn’t look sharp in the workplace.

Show employees how to dress for success with Lora LaPratt of Shopping Girl XOXO https://www. shoppinggirlxoxo.com/ by arranging an in-office event.

Lora will demonstrate how to go from Drab to Fab with an interactive presentation utilizing simple style techniques, wardrobe essentials, and fashion trends.

Lora LaPratt of Shopping Girl XOXO hosts Drab to Fab corporate ‘lunch and learn’ events and customized after-work events to help employees up their style game and dress for the job they want.

It’s an excellent perk to offer the office, all while encouraging employees to put their best foot forward. Events are ideal for groups of 5 to 50, and sessions run one to two hours, according to a press release.

"We treated our clients to a night of fall fashion and invited Lora to share her expertise. They loved the event and how knowledgeable and fun Lora was.” – Viant advertising firm regarding their in-office Drab to Fab event.

"Lora gave a dress for success presentation to our office that was a grand slam home run! Our team members said they learned some great styling tips and were glad they attended." – LeadingRE real estate on their in-office Drab to Fab event.

“Lora shared quick tips for busy

travelers and fashion tips and tricks to make anyone’s wardrobe go from drab to fab in minutes!”

Shopping Girl XOXO will also offer limited, individual complimentary 45-minute style sessions on Thursday, March 14, 2019, from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Hubba Hubba Boutique in Wilmette https://www.hubbahubbawilmette. com/. To reserve an appointment time, visit https:// shoppinggirlxoxostylingsession. as.me/schedule.php.

About Lora LaPratt of Shopping Girl XOXO: Lora LaPratt is Chicago’s preeminent stylist, fashion expert, and shopping concierge. She founded Shopping Girl XOXO eleven years ago when she discovered her passion for fashion and her eye for organization.

She achieved dual degrees in Fashion Merchandising and Organizational Communications and held various styling and management positions in Chicago stores and boutiques.

LaPratt prides herself in working with all budgets, all ages, and all sizes of women and getting to know them on a personal level to help them to find their own unique style. She utilizes local designers and local boutiques to avoid cookie-cutter looks. Lora’s showroom is located, by appointment only, at 4847 North Kenmore, in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. https://www. shoppinggirlxoxo.com/

Sport Clips Haircuts Commits Another $1 Million to Childhood Cancer Research The St. Baldrick's Foundation, the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants, recently announced that Sport Clips Haircuts has recommitted their efforts to conquer childhood cancers and will donate another $1 million to St. Baldrick's over the next three years.

In 2016, Sport Clips Haircuts signed on as a St. Baldrick's national partner and has since generously donated $1.1 million to support the most promising childhood cancer research.

"The extension of our partnership with St. Baldrick's makes perfect sense, as our organizations make a great team, with St. Baldrick's hosting shave events and Sport Clips providing stylists to shave heads," said Gordon Logan, Sport Clips founder and chief executive officer.

"It has been a privilege to help St. Baldrick's positively impact the lives of countless children by contributing to their research funding. We are excited to continue this relationship to expand the mission of this worthwhile organization."

Since the launch of this partnership, Sport Clips has provided stylist support at more than 100 St. Baldrick's signature head-shaving events, with more than 600 shavees directly connected to Sport Clips.

Sport Clips will continue to support

St. Baldrick's by providing volunteer stylists for local St. Baldrick's events, promoting the mission of St. Baldrick's at its store locations, and organizing its own St. Baldrick's head-shaving events, among other activities.

"Sport Clips has been a tremendous partner in the fight against childhood cancers," said St. Baldrick's CEO Kathleen Ruddy.

"Few companies have made so direct or lasting an impact on the survival of children with cancer throughout www.thechicagocitizen.com

the United States, and through their continued support, St. Baldrick's will be able to fund the most promising childhood cancer research to find cures and better treatments. We are grateful to be able to continue our partnership with Sport Clips and can't wait to see what we will accomplish together over the next three years."

Jason McKinley, a Sport Clips franchisee with stores in New Jersey, has been a long-time supporter of St. Baldrick's. His contributions have included everything from hosting events to providing stylist support to local events to shaving his head in support of the organization. To date, his team has raised $57,000 for childhood cancer research.

"As a Sport Clips team leader [franchisee] and supporter of St. Baldrick's, I shave my head for every

super kid thriving against the odds," said McKinley. "As a business owner, it's an incredible opportunity to raise money for this organization. As a team, we understand the importance of this event and what it means to everybody involved."

Sport Clips will host its annual National Huddle in Las Vegas in April, where it will bring together more than 3,000 team members, including franchisees, managers, support team members, and more, from the U.S. and Canada. The event features nationally-recognized guest speakers, company highlights, educational breakout sessions, including one featuring St. Baldrick's, and a vendor expo.

To become a St. Baldrick's corporate partner, please contact St. Baldrick's at corporate.partnerships@ stbaldricks.org

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Balancing Higher Education as an Adult NewsUSA - Parents and even grandparents are now doing homework alongside their children. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), higher education enrollment of students age 25 and older rose 43 percent between 2000 and 2009. From 2010 to 2019, NCES projects a 23 percent rise in college enrollments of students age 25 and older.

Many adults are striving to find the balance between work, family and education; others feel they are too overwhelmed by responsibilities to even consider pursuing a higher degree.

However, options do exist. Online education is a great solution for working adults seeking an advanced degree. Online programs enable working adults to accommodate their busy schedules. However, despite the schedule flexibility that online learning offers, adult students still must prioritize their responsibilities and commitments in order to complete assignments on time.

“Parents aren’t the only ones who need to understand that going back to school is a time-consuming process -- everyone in the family should understand the commitment as well,” says Savitri Dixon-Saxon, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, associate dean of Walden University’s School of Counseling and Social Service.

Walden University offers more than 60 online doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s degree programs.

Here are five tips from Dr. Dixon-Saxon for achieving balance: * Choose a focus or specialization that you truly care about. The juggling act will be much more challenging for you if you don’t enjoy your field of study. Choose a focus area you are passionate about. * Set aside time for your studies. Set specific time frames for studying and completing assignments. This requires discipline and time management, but once you establish a routine, it can help keep you on track. * Find a place to do your studies. It’s easy to be distracted, so find a quiet place to study away from excessive noise and interruptions. * Ask for help. Make connections early on with classmates and faculty members to set up online study groups and start the term off right. * Renew your energy. Take time for yourself as part of your schedule. Spend time with your family and friends to recharge your batteries.

For additional tips for a successful online learning experience, go to www.WaldenU.edu/ studytips.

Online learning is a great way for disciplined adults to balance a full-time job, family and school.

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4. Consider opening a Christmas clubtype savings account to pay for big-ticket personal expenses. Originally pioneered during the Great Depression, Christmas clubs were financial accounts people added cash to throughout the year. They then used these savings to buy holiday gifts, helping to avoid the holiday spending “hangover.” You can create your own by automating savings each month, ideally in an interest-bearing account. If you save $75 a month, you’ll have $900 over the course of a year (or even more, if you earn interest).

5. Start gathering tax documents like W2 and 1099 forms and receipts for charitable contributions. Taxes are right around the corner. Do them early if you can.

6. Check your credit report. With Credit Karma, you can check your credit reports from TransUnion and Equifax for free weekly. Additionally, you can check your report from each of the three main credit bureaus once a year for free with AnnualCreditReport.com.

7. Set a deadline to pay off credit cards in full. This will help motivate you to take control of your debt.

8. Rebalance your 401(k) about once a year to see if you are out of balance from your original goals. For example, if your allocation was 60 percent stocks and 40 percent bonds, but stocks had a good year, you might now have a 65 percent stocks and 35 percent bonds allocation, so this will have to be rebalanced.

9. Increase your savings plans. This could be your employer plan at work, your own emergency fund, or both. Consider raising your contribution by 1 percent a year.

10. Meet with a CFP professional. If you haven’t begun planning for retirement or tying your financial goals to your life goals, there’s no better time than now to start. You can find a CFP at letsmakeaplan.org. As you put your belongings in order, consider your finances. Simple measures can help you tidy up your finances. __________________________________

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Tidying Up Your Finances (StatePoint) The cultural phenomenon sparked by professional organizing consultant Marie Kondo has motivated millions worldwide to declutter. While cleaning out your closet and making a financial plan may be two very different things, tidying up your finances can also “spark joy.”

A Certified Financial Planner (CFP) can help you commit to a plan that helps you take control of your spending, providing you with confidence today and a more secure tomorrow.

Here are 10 ideas to get you started: 1. Write down your financial goals and post them somewhere prominent, such as your fridge. These can be small goals, like “I will bring lunch to work three days a week,” or bigger goals, like “I will pay off my student loan.”

2. Calculate your net worth to get an overall picture of your financial standing.

Your net worth is everything you own minus everything you owe.

3. Update (or create) your budget showing what money is coming in and what’s going out. Make sure it’s not in the red, meaning you’re spending more than you’re earning.

(NAPSI)—Chances are, at some point you will be a caregiver to a friend or family member. Providing care and support can be challenging in any circumstance, but caring for a loved one who lives far away presents a unique set of challenges.

When providing care for loved ones who do not live nearby, keep the following three tips in mind.

Plan ahead. Learn your loved one’s medical wishes, contact information for doctors as well as important financial and insurance information.

Research community options. Many older adults need a little help to stay healthy and independent. Area Agencies on Aging and other community-based organizations can connect caregivers to programs that help with transportation, personal care services, nutrition, home modification and repairs, legal services, falls prevention programs and more.

Care for yourself. The Eldercare Locator can connect caregivers to local resources that can help, including caregiver support programs that can provide training, and support groups and other resources that help caregivers better support their loved ones—and themselves.

The Eldercare Locator can help both care recipients and their long-distance caregivers. Through its website, www.eldercare.acl.gov, and national Call Center at (800) 677-1116, the Eldercare Locator connects long-distance caregivers to resources that can provide assistance where it is needed most—in the care recipient’s own community. The Eldercare Locator is funded by the U.S. Administration for Community Living and is administered by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging. __________________________________

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