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FASHION

Motives & Market America Launch The Visionaire Collection PAGE 6

NEWS

How to Keep Your Data Safe in Today’s World PAGE 7

Appellate Court Justice Cynthia Cobbs (pictured) is currently campaigning to be elected to the Illinois Supreme Court’s 1st District. If elected, she would be the first black woman to hold a seat on the Illinois Supreme Court. Photo Credit: Jerome Simmons

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APPELLATE COURT JUDGE VYING TO BECOME FIRST BLACK WOMAN ELECTED TO ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT

With a long list of relevant qualifications, Justice Cynthia Cobbs is one of several candidates currently campaigning for one vacant seat in the Illinois Supreme Court’s 1st District which encompasses all of Cook County. If elected, Cobbs would be the first black woman to hold the position and the second African American ever elected to the state’s high court. PAGE 2

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NEWS briefly EDUCATION

THE MACRO X HOWARD SUMMIT JOINS THE HOMECOMING LINE-UP Howard University recently presented the first-ever MACRO X Howard Summit, a day-long series of screenings and panel discussions for students interested in careers within the entertainment industry. The event was held on Tuesday, October 8 in Cramton Auditorium.

Powered by MACRO, a leading media company led by Howard University Alumnus Charles D. King, the Summit brings Hollywood to Howard.

MACRO’s film projects have received nine Oscar nominations, with the company’s first major studio film, Fences, receiving four nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor for director/star Denzel Washington, and one win for Best Supporting Actress for Viola Davis.

HEALTH

ILLINOIS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY RECEIVES MORE THAN $600,000 TO SUPPORT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) has been awarded a grant of more than $600,000 by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to enhance the state’s emergency response capabilities when dealing with hazardous materials related to transportation incidents.

The purpose of a Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) grant is to protect against the risks to life, property, and the environment that are possible when transporting hazardous material in intrastate, interstate, and foreign commerce. These funds will help IEMA and its sub-applicants perform hazardous materials response duties and aid in the development, implementation, and improvement of emergency plans for local communities and training for emergency responders to help communities prepare for a potential hazardous materials transportation incident.

LAW & POLITICS

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TEAMS UP WITH AARP AND THE OAK RIDGE BOYS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT FRAUD SCHEMES TARGETING OLDER AMERICANS The Department of Justice recently unveiled a new public service announcement (PSA) created in collaboration with AARP and the Oak Ridge Boys. In announcing the launch of the video and accompanying social media campaign, Assistant Attorney General Jody Hunt of the Department of Justice’s Civil Division said in a released statement, “Fraudsters are targeting and stealing billions of dollars from unsuspecting Americans every year.

In order to fight this epidemic, Americans must report fraud schemes and spread the word among their families and friends. I want to thank AARP’s Fraud Watch Network and the Oak Ridge Boys for working with us to fight this critical issue. Through increased awareness and reporting, the Department of Justice can continue to take swift action to end the victimization of vulnerable elderly Americans across the country.”

If you or a family member, friend, or colleague have been a victim of a fraud scheme, please report to www.aarp.org/fraudwatchnetwork. Information about the Department of Justice’s Elder Fraud Initiative is available at www.justice.gov/elderjustice.

Appellate Court Judge Vying to Become First Black Woman Elected To Illinois Supreme Court Continued from page 1

BY KATHERINE NEWMAN

With a long list of relevant qualifications, Justice Cynthia Cobbs is one of several candidates currently campaigning for one vacant seat in the Illinois Supreme Court’s 1st District which encompasses all of Cook County. If elected, Cobbs would be the first black woman to hold the position and the second African American ever elected to the state’s high court.

Before obtaining her law degree, Cobbs worked as a clinical social worker and regularly positioned herself as a courtroom advocate for children. In her legal career, she has held positions as a research attorney, a judicial law clerk, a staff attorney, chief legal counsel, a circuit court judge, director of the Illinois Courts, and she currently serves as a Justice on the Illinois Appellate Court.

While a good majority of her professional career has been spent working in the legal system, Cobbs said that the experiences she

had while working as a clinical social worker are ones that have stayed with her to this day.

“The skills that you learn as you prepare to be a clinician are skills that stay with you.

I have great listening skills and when I say listening skills, it doesn’t just mean that I hear sound. It means that I can hear, I can understand, I can perceive, and I can relate to the individual that is standing before me. I have an understanding of family dynamics so when you are telling me your story, I have the ability to understand that and have compassion. Even though judges have to be objective and I am objective and I have to apply the law properly to a set of facts, it doesn’t mean that I leave my ability to be compassionate somewhere else,” said Cobbs.

If elected, Cobbs will be the first black woman to be elected to the Illinois Supreme Court which she says is not only a significant accomplishment for her as an individual, but it is also an impactful moment for the young women who will come after her.

“Being the first in anything is a major accomplishment, but it’s more important to me that those individuals that come behind me are able to see that it is possible. When I was in college, it didn’t seem possible to me that I could be a lawyer, that wasn’t even a profession that was discussed,” said Cobbs.

“For me, it is important to be the first and it is important to be a lawyer and a judge but the most important piece of it is to reach back and pull somebody forward. That’s the importance of being the first.”

Cobbs is one of seven candidates running for the open seat in the Illinois Supreme Court’s 1st District. Other candidates include incumbent Supreme Court Justice P. Scott Neville Jr. who was appointed to replace former Justice Charles Freeman upon his retirement, and Appellate Judges Nathaniel Howse, who is also vying to be the second African American elected to the court, Jesse Reyes, Margaret McBride, and Sheldon Harris, and lawyer Daniel Epstein.

Workforce Training Program To Plant Forty Trees In South Side Neighborhoods

BY KATHERINE NEWMAN

Trinity United Church of Christ is currently hosting the second cohort of advocates in its 12-week Imani Green Health Advocate workforce training program as part of the Imani Village project. Throughout October, the trainees are working to plant 40 trees across the south side in Pullman, Roseland, Washington Heights, Chatham, and Cottage Grove Heights.

Imani Village is a concept that was created by Trinity United Church of Christ with the purpose of empowering the “underserved and historically disenfranchised” residents of the Pullman neighborhood and its surrounding communities. Imani Village and its many initiatives aim to create a sustainable and eco-friendly intergenerational community on the far south side of Chicago with a village environment and a commitment to education, health, and economic development, according to information provided by Imani Village.

Imani Village is located on 901 E. 95th St. and has partnered with Advocate Medical Group which operates several physician offices at Imani Village. The physicians who see patients at Imani Village special-

Imani Green Health Advocates are currently working to plant 40 trees in Pullman and its surrounding neighborhoods. Photo Credit: Katherine Newman

ize in everything from family medicine to preventative care to chronic care management and obstetrics and gynecology, according to information provided

by Advocate Medical Group.

The Imani Village is still under development but one of the initiatives that has already been implemented is the Imani Green Health Advocates workforce training program.

“The Imani Green Health Advocates program is an entity under Imani Village and in the most simple terms, it’s their way of beginning to create a sus-

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tainable green community. This program looks at redeveloping a lot of the area that’s around this facility currently and this program is supposed to be a branch out into the community to spread the word on what it is they’re trying to do,” said Mya Gamble, program leader for the Imani Green Health Advocates.

This year’s cohort of Imani Green Health Advocates is almost done with the 12-week training program and for the rest of October, the cohort will work to connect with neighborhood schools, businesses,

and residents to plant 40 trees that were donated to the Imani Green Health Advocates.

“We’re trying to spread this word of how nature equals health and the importance of taking care of the environment around us. We really wanted to bless people in the community with these trees and give them something that they could take ownership of and stewardship of,” said Gamble. “We also want to get youth interested in sustainability and the environment and get them used to being in green spaces.”

The Imani Green Health Advocates training program is made up of seven advocates under 30 years old who will soon graduate from the program with skills and certification that will help them transition into careers in conservation and community health fields.

“The Advocates came in with various background levels and we take that into account with how we’re training them and how we’re preparing them and making sure that we are putting each person in a position that they’re ready and capable of doing. We’ve pushed them, we’ve assisted them, and I believe I’ve seen each one of them grow. I think they have a new appreciation for nature and health overall,” said Gamble.

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South Chicago Neighborhood Network Hosts Community Healing Symposium

BY KATHERINE NEWMAN

The South Chicago Neighborhood Network recently hosted the Healing Our Community: Understanding the Impact of Trauma Symposium at Compassion Baptist Church, 2650 E. 95th St. The half-day symposium was held to discuss with the community how trauma might affect them and how to heal from trauma.

Through a series of workshops and speakers, participants were able to explore how to identify the signs of trauma, ways to cope with trauma, and how to help others who are dealing with trauma.

The South Chicago Neighborhood Network is one of 10 neighborhood networks that are facilitated by the United Way of Metro Chicago and it was established to help south side neighborhoods become resilient trauma-informed communities that can support the safety and wellness of its residents despite the presence of violence, according to information provided by the South Chicago Neighborhood Network.

During the event, Liz Dozier, founder and CEO of Chicago Beyond and former principal of Fenger High School, gave the keynote speech for attendees and shared some of the ways she found to help the students at Fenger High School, a high school located in Roseland where many students have been impacted by violence, according to Dozier.

“When kids weren’t showing up to school, we went to their home to find out why and how we could help them. We got them bus passes, worked with their families, and thought about how we could supply them with what they need. In some cases, we had to help kids get their laundry done so we bought industrial-sized washers and dryers to have at school because that’s what it took to help them come to school,” said Dozier.

Liz Dozier (pictured), founder and CEO of Chicago Beyond, recently spoke at the Healing Our Community: Understanding the Impact of Trauma Symposium at Compassion Baptist Church.

During her time at Fenger High School, Dozier saw the school’s dropout rate decrease from 19% to 2% and saw a 40% increase in the number of freshmen who were on track to graduate, according to information provided by Chicago Beyond, an organization that Dozier founded in 2016 to invest in research, art, and community initiatives to co-create and spread knowledge that promotes greater equity for youth.

“Our kids are sitting and suffering in silence and a lot of times their needs don’t get addressed,” said Dozier. “All of the work we are doing with Chicago Beyond has been informed by the trauma work we were doing at Fenger High School.”

Since being founded, Chicago Beyond has invested over $30 million in organizations, community leaders, and equitable research opportunities along with establishing partnerships with 14 nonprofit organizations and impacted over 10,000 young people, according to information provided by Chicago Beyond.

In addition to the keynote speech from Dozier, attendees were able to participate in two workshops during the symposiums. The workshops were titled Youth and Understanding Adultism, Supporting Men in Addressing Trauma, Self-Care Practices to Address Trauma, and Dispelling Myths About Mental Health in Black and Brown Communities.

Researcher ties political divisiveness to homophobic bullying Being a teenager is hard enough, but Dr. Yishan Shen, an assistant professor in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at Texas State University, has uncovered additional challenges for youths between 10 and 19 who are targets of bullying during contentious political campaigns.

Divisive partisan climates can cause an increase in homophobic bullying, according to Shen’s research group headed by Stephen Russell, chair of the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin.

Although Shen’s primary area of interest is on the development of adolescents from Latino and Asian immigrant families, she joined Russell’s laboratory as a graduate

student at UT in 2015 to expand her scholarship to other minority and marginalized groups.

While examining data from the California Healthy Kids Survey gathered before a 2008 referendum known as Proposition 8, Shen found what she describes as an “odd peak of homophobic bullying in 2008.” When she reported the trend to Russell, he exclaimed, “The Prop 8 Effect!” in a reference to attitudes about a California ballot initiative intended to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry. Exploration of this topic continued, and the team’s findings were published as Proposition 8 and Homophobic Bullying in California in the May 13 online edition of the journal Pediatrics.

Shen and the researchers

determined that secondary school students reported “significantly more” homophobic bullying as the Prop 8 vote was approaching but less after the Prop 8 vote. “We have run many statistical analyses to see if there are other possible explanations, like the economic or ethnic makeup of the schools, but after controlling for each of these variables, we still observed the same pattern, leading us to conclude that the increase in rates of bullying was indeed associated with Prop 8,” Shen said.

Fortunately, one school initiative was found to prevent and combat homophobic bullying in their study – the formation of gaystraight alliance clubs, Shen said.

At Texas State, Shen does not teach a course specifically

about homophobic bullying, but she does cover the topic in the classroom. She designed a class for her undergraduate Adolescent Development course to talk about adolescent sexuality, in which she shares the Russell group’s conclusions in relation to LGBT youth and their well-being. Additionally, Shen incorporates research designs stemming from this study in her graduate Research Methods course, challenging graduate students to critically evaluate the strengths and limitations of this study’s research design.

Shen hopes to focus future research on the risk and resilience of youth who are disadvantaged by multiple sources of oppression, including their race or ethnicity, class, and sexual orientation.

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U.S. House Releases Detailed Racial Data on Top Staffers in Committee and Leadership Offices The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies is commending the U.S. House for releasing the most comprehensive report on racial data among staff in Congress.

On Sept. 26, the U.S. House of Representatives released a study on compensation and diversity based on findings from a web-survey completed by 51 percent (5,290) of U.S. House staffers. (The survey was initially sent to all 10,356 House staffers).

The Joint Center’s initial analysis of the recently released House data found that African Americans and Latinos are underrepresented in key roles such as chief of staff/deputy chief of staff, legislative director/deputy legislative director, and communications director/ press secretary.

Similarly, this analysis on committee and leadership offices shows that: while African Americans are 12.3 percent of the U.S. population, they are only 7.8 percent of staff directors/deputy staff directors, 4.2 percent of senior policy advisors/policy advisors, and 8.6 percent of communications directors/press secretaries in the U.S. House Committee and Leadership Offices. Similarly, while Latinos are 18.3 percent of the U.S. population, they are only 4.0 percent of staff directors/deputy staff directors, and 8.8 percent of the communications directors/press secretaries in the U.S. House Committee and Leadership Offices.

“The U.S. House’s study is truly impressive. Congressional committees are important to the legislative process, and their staffs should reflect the diversity of America. Similar to the Senate Democratic Diversity Initiative’s report, this study provides substantive data that congressional leadership and individual congressional offices can use to set hiring goals and assess their diversity progress,” said Joint Center Diversity & Inclusion Senior Fellow Dr. LaShonda Brenson.

“We can’t fix problems without data, and the report’s release shows that Congress is moving one step closer to being more transparent with Americans.

We continue to applaud Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Diversity Initiative Director Kemba Hendrix for their work in releasing this detailed study and for providing greater transparency between Congress and the American people.

This is a great start, and in the future, we hope to see the U.S. House and Senate improve the study by releasing more disaggregated data by individual Committees.” The Compensation and Diversity Study is the most comprehensive report from the U.S. House on race, gender, and compensation.

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BUSINESS

The Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals Hosts Two Events in Chicago Registration is open for The Forum and the Introduction to Impact Measurement Summit hosted by The Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals (ACCP) in Chicago this fall. The Forum will be held October 29 to November 1 at Conagra Brands.

The Measurement Summit will be held November 12 at Hilton Chicago.

The Forum is an interactive program for new and early-career corporate citizenship professionals who seek hands-on learning opportunities focused on how to develop and scale CSR programs.

Industry-leading practitioners will also offer insights on how to better engage employees and upper management in corporate volunteerism, giving and other CSR programs. All participants will receive a comprehensive set of resources that will help them plan and manage an effective corporate contributions program.

Space is limited, register today at www.accprof.org.

The Introduction to Impact Measurement Summit will provide attendees with a greater understanding of where the field of impact measurement currently stands, as well as an overview of impact measurement

as a process. Attendees will leave with new tools and strategies to help them implement and manage their own impact programs. The Measurement Summit is a pre-convening to Upswell Chicago, hosted by Independent Sector.

Visit www.accprof.org for more information or to register for the Measurement Summit.

About the Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals Founded in 2005, The Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals is the membership association for companies committed to corporate citizenship, and a career-long resource for purposedriven professionals. ACCP advances the field of corporate citizenship and serves as a strategic resource for its community of impact-driven professionals from 200+ member companies—including Fortune 500s, mid-size companies, small businesses and start-ups—so that they can do the most good in their companies, their communities and around the world. For more information, please visit www.accprof.org.

CENTRAL TO WORK LEARN EARN IS A CUSTOM-BRANDED WEBSITE THAT ACTS AS A COLLABORATION HUB. WORK LEARN EARN SITES FEATURE INTERACTIVE CAREER-MATCHING TOOLS TO BETTER ILLUMINATE THE PATHWAYS TO TRAINING, INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS, AND VIABLE CAREERS THAT ARE PRIORITIZED AND EMERGE THROUGH THESE PARTNERSHIPS.

New Initiative Equips Regions to Close Skills Gaps, Bolster Workforce Development The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), a national nonprofit forging learning pathways for working adults, recently announced the launch of a new solution designed to help communities nationwide strengthen their talent pipelines by leveraging the collective power of education, workforce, and industry partners. The initiative, Work Learn Earn, expands a proven model initially deployed across the state of Tennessee, the New York City area, and the Gulf Coast, where it has helped build up local talent bases in high-demand industries such as advanced manufacturing, information technology, healthcare, oil and gas, and financial services.

Now, as CAEL’s offering scales, CAEL experts can work within regions across the country to develop these solutions that bring together education providers, employers, and economic development agencies to offer holistic resources that connect job seekers, students, educational programs, and career pathways within fast-growing industries.

An investment in Work Learn Earn advising services can be scaled and configured to help communities forge strategic partnerships that funnel qualified workers into any targeted sector.

Central to Work Learn Earn is a custom-branded website that acts as a collaboration hub.

Work Learn Earn sites feature interactive career-matching tools to better illuminate the pathways to training, industry-recognized credentials, and viable careers that are prioritized and emerge through these partnerships.

The sites also generate a wealth of data that regional workforce partners can access to monitor progress in closing local skills gaps, aligning education with

industry, and establishing avenues for employers to connect with untapped talent.

“To solve for the stubborn skills gaps that hinder economic growth, regional leaders are in search of consumer-facing tools that help residents understand how to build skill sets that will set them up for success in the labor market. State and regional workforce leaders know that, to stay competitive, they have to invest in their local talent,” said Marie Cini, president of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning. “This expansion will enable us to replicate the success of our work with the state of Tennessee and other partners, helping communities nationwide tap into a powerful engine for workforce development and economic growth.”

“Thriving local economies are the product of successful collaboration between public workforce systems, employers, and higher education — so any strategy to effectively bolster economic growth must bring all three of those players to the table,” said Nancy Eisenbrandt, chief operating officer, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.

“Our partnership with CAEL and the rollout of Work Learn Earn gives job-seekers and local residents a clear picture of how their skills index against available jobs—and also get insights into how they can upskill and access careers with higher earnings and promotion potential. It’s paying off for working learners and employers alike.”

Business, education, municipal, and civic leaders interested in bringing the benefits of Work Learn Earn to their communities can learn more about how regions can invest in this model at cael. org/work-learn-earn.

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

“Saluting the Struggle and Encouraging the Fight “ Stay Informed…

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FASHION

Jos. A. Bank Supports Breast Cancer Awareness Running throughout the month of October, men’s clothing retailer Jos. A. Bank will continue to support the fight against breast cancer.

Knowing that cancer touches the lives of their customers, employees, their families, and all Americans, the brand is focused on supporting the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. (NBCF) to advocate attention and raise funds for both men’s and women’s breast cancer research.

In the ongoing effort to raise awareness for cancer research, Jos. A. Bank is participating in October’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To date, Jos. A. Bank has donated $100,000 to the cause, and plans to donate

another $50,000 this year, making it a combined total of $150,000 over three years.

Monies donated to NBCF will go towards helping to provide assistance and inspire hope to those affected by breast cancer through early detection, education, and support services.

In addition to a financial contribution, Jos. A. Bank customers and employees will have an opportunity to write a note of encouragement that will be included in Hope Kits, a package of thoughtful items distributed by the NBCF, that patients will receive to comfort them while they undergo breast cancer treatment.

“Nurturing the community is one of the company’s key pillars, and I am proud of how

we are continuing to support such a worthy cause,” said Mary Beth Blake, brand president of Jos. A. Bank.

“NBCF is grateful to partner with Jos. A. Bank for a third straight year in support of our mission of Helping Women Now,” said NBCF Founder & CEO, Janelle Hail. “Their donation will enable us to continue providing help and inspiring hope to women and men affected by breast cancer across the U.S.” Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc., established in 1905, is one of the nation’s leading designers, manufacturers and retailers of men’s classicallystyled tailored and casual clothing, sportswear, footwear and accessories. The Company sells its

Running throughout the month of October, men’s clothing retailer Jos. A. Bank will continue to support the fight against breast cancer.

full product line through nearly 500 stores in 44 states and the District of Columbia, a nationwide catalog and an e-commerce website that can be accessed at http://www.josabank.com/.

For additional information on Jos. A. Bank, please visit www.josabank.com

Motives & Market America Launch The Visionaire Collection Loren Ridinger, Market America senior executive vice president and founder of Motives® cosmetics, has launched her latest beauty collection: VISIONAIRE! Ridinge designed these two palettes to help women unveil their boldest, most beautiful and true selves.

Empowering women is so important to Ridinge that she is making it easier to access her VISIONAIRE Collection by offering first-time customers 25% Visionaire Eyeshadow Palette off* of any Motives product, including both VISIONAIRE palettes. *Terms apply.

While Ridinge continues to empower women worldwide by providing a business model that allows women to turn their passion for makeup into a career, she also takes time daily, through her blogs and social media channels, to inspire and encourage women with such heartfelt words as these - “Be bold. Be brave. Seize your vision and make it your reality.”

The new Motives VISIONAIRE palettes are available at Motives cosmetics. The eyeshadow palette retails for $49.95 and the lip & cheek palette retails for $42.00. Motives does not conduct or commission animal testing of any finished product.

Market America | SHOP.COM is a global product brokerage and internet marketing company that specializes in oneto-one marketing.

Founded in 2008 under parent company, Market America, Motives® by Ridinger is a luxury cosmetics brand.

Motives is about feeling empowered, beautiful and achieving goals, all at an affordable price, according to a press release.

Visionaire Lip & Cheek Palette

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NEWS How to Keep Your Data Safe in Today’s World StatePoint - Is your data secure? Whether you’re a typical consumer gearing up with smart home technology or a business owner with dozens of clients, understanding the latest trends in cybercrime can help you protect what matters.

Enter the latest updates from the SonicWall Cyber Threat Report, which provide key insights into current threats based on real-world data from more than 1 million international security sensors in over 200 countries. While the report found that global malware volume is down 20 percent, a spike in other forms of cyberattack means that consumers and organizations need to stay vigilant. Here are a few key findings and what they could mean for you: • A 15 percent increase in ransomware attacks globally highlight criminals’ new preference of ransomware-as-aservice and open-source malware kits as means of attack.

• There’s nothing “smart” about it when connected devices become a target for cybercrime. In the first half of 2019, there was a 55 percent increase in Internet of Things attacks, a number that outpaces the first two quarters of 2018. These findings are a good warning to businesses and consumers to never connect home or office devices to the internet without first taking proper security measures.

• Cryptojacking experienced a 9 percent increase over the last six months of 2018. Though a rise in bitcoin and Monero prices is great for cryptocurrency investors on its face, it also makes cryptojacking a more lucrative option for cybercriminals.

• Cybercriminals have their sights set on non-standard ports for web traffic as a manner to deliver viruses undetected. Based on a sample size of more than 210 million malware attacks recorded through June 2019, Capture Labs monitored the largest spike on record since tracking the vector, when one quarter of malware attacks came across non-standard ports in May 2019 alone.

Moving Forward Together

Please join us at a Public Open House

Some of the most ubiquitous and trusted types of files you download could actually be dangerous. In February and March 2019, 51 percent and 47 percent of “never-before-seen” attacks, respectively, came via PDFs or Office files.

Hosted by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) for the 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project (75th St. CIP). This project will deliver transportation, economic and environmental benefits in the Chicago neighborhoods of Ashburn, Englewood, Auburn Gresham and West Chatham.

Attend the public open house to learn about the project’s status, design and construction timelines, local mobility improvements, educational opportunities for youth, job training and contracting opportunities, and property impacts and acquisitions. The 75th St. CIP project team will be there to discuss project exhibits and answer questions. A video presentation will be shown and continuously repeated.

• Some of the most ubiquitous and trusted types of files you download could actually be dangerous. In February and March 2019, 51 percent and 47 percent of “never-beforeseen” attacks, respectively, came via PDFs or Office files.

Wednesday, October 30, 2019 • 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

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Freedom Temple Church of God in Christ “Individuals and organizations continue struggling to track 1459 West 74th Street • Chicago, IL 60636 the evolving patterns of cyberattacks, making it extremely The open house will be accessible to persons with disabilities. Anyone needing special difficult for them to defend themselves without assistance,” assistance should contact 312-561-3140 extension 106. Persons planning to attend who says SonicWall president and CEO, Bill Conner. “Being will need a sign language interpreter or similar accommodations should notify the Illinois Department of Transportation’s TTY/ TTD number at (800) 526-0844/or 711 at least five proactive against constantly-changing attack strategies involves days prior to the meeting. harnessing innovative technology, such as machine learning.”

Learn more about the 75th St. CIP at www.75thcip.org To that end, consider breach detection and prevention Questions? Contact info@75thcip.org. services that use machine learning to adapt and proactively guard against attacks, such as SonicWall, which has been ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT AMERICAN RAILROADS fighting the cybercriminal industry for over 27 years and is OF TRANSPORTATION CHICAGO DEPARTMENT COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT backed by research from SonicWall Capture Labs. For more OF TRANSPORTATION OF TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS information, visit sonicwall.com.

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How and Why to Keep Up With the Latest Tech Trends

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(StatePoint) Whatever industry you work in and no matter what your role is, it’s possible you have wondered how emerging technologies will affect your job in the years to come or whether you’ll even have to switch careers entirely at some point.

Experts say that while such concerns are understandable, embracing the newest tech can empower individuals and businesses to do great things. Previous technical revolutions have consistently led to net job gains. In 2018 the number of job postings for positions in emerging tech increased 74 percent over 2017, according to Cyberstates, a resource on the U.S. tech industry.

“Unease about innovation is understandable, but education can alleviate the concerns,” says Todd Thibodeaux, president and CEO, CompTIA, a leading technology association that created Future of Tech, a new education hub designed for anyone interested in learning about technology.

Thibodeaux points out that if it feels like things are shifting quickly at work, at home and in the world around you, it isn’t your imagination.

“It’s been decades since we’ve had this many paradigm changing technologies hitting the market at the same time. Artificial intelligence (AI), augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), big data analytics, robotics, bionics, and digital health are a few examples,” he says. “We want to normalize these technologies for people.”

Whether you’re feeling lost in the sea of all this new tech or you simply want to get a handle on the trends, consider using resources such as Future of Tech to familiarize yourself with new concepts. Learning units include such topics as cybersecurity, the internet of things, AI and AR/VR. Designed for anyone interested in learning more about technology, such resources are great for teachers, professionals, business leaders and the intellectually curious, and will leave anyone who uses them with a good conversational knowledge and understanding about new technologies. To learn more, visit www.futureoftech.org.

“There is no reason to fear the future,” says Thibodeaux. “By understanding the newest tech, you’ll be in a better position to harness it for your success.” __________________________________

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