Madigan Will Appeal FCC Vote to Eliminate Net Neutrality Rules

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Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that she, along with other state attorneys general, will appeal the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) action to eliminate existing net neutrality rules that prohibit internet service providers (ISPs) from discriminating among consumers and content providers. The FCC’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order, which was approved today in a 3-2 vote over the objections of Madigan and attorneys general from around the country, eliminates existing prohibitions that allow people to have sole discretion over their internet usage. As a result of today’s vote, internet service providers will be allowed to interfere with customers’ use of the internet by blocking or slowing down access to content. Providers will now be able to favor their own content over third-party sites by slowing down access, or charging content providers for priority treatment or access to an internet ‘fast lane.’

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“Today’s Commission vote undermines the public interest by putting our free and open internet at risk,” Madigan said. “In taking this action, the Commission disregarded the overwhelming view of the public and ignored the legal precedent upholding the existing net neutrality rules.” Earlier this week, the Attorney General urged the FCC to delay its vote in light of widespread reports that millions of comments received by the FCC in the current rule-making process were submitted under fraudulent or stolen identities. Madigan also called upon the FBI to investigate the sources of the fraudulent comments to uncover how they were submitted and to require the FCC to protect the reliability of its public comment system. Madigan also joined a coalition of 17 other state attorneys general urging the FCC to delay its vote, stressing the importance to the rulemaking process of public participation. The attorneys general encouraged the FCC to cooperate with investigations by law enforcement agencies.

Chicago’s Airports Prepare to Welcome Passengers for Holiday Season

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The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) announced that it expects more than 5.2 million passengers to travel through O’Hare and Midway International Airports for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. The CDA, working with its airport partners, is prepared to offer a safe and efficient travel experience for all passengers this season. With the number of travelers increasing over last year’s holidays, passenger volume this winter season is projected to be the highest on record for Chicago’s airports. However, the travel experience is expected to be a smooth and efficient one for passengers, with O’Hare and Midway steadily reporting some of the lowest wait times in the nation at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoints in 2017. Consistent with nationwide projections, the busiest day during the 21-day travel period at both airports will be Friday, December 22, with 225,000 passengers at O’Hare and more than 70,000 travelers at Midway.

Holiday Activities – Entertainment, Pop-Up Holiday Gift Shops, Gift Wrapping and More!

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Both airports are welcoming travelers with festive decorations and will feature a variety of entertainment, fun activities and specials for travelers. Live music entertainment and performers including strolling carolers, choirs and Acapella groups will be featured at O’Hare on December 21 and 22 and Midway on December 26 and 29. The CDA has also learned that Santa Claus, his wife and a friendly elf are making plans to visit O’Hare and Midway on Friday, December 22 to greet travelers in advance of the big day. Travelers bound for Chicago’s airports this holiday season can make the most informed decisions about how to access any of the above airport services by visiting CDA’s website at www.FlyChicago.com

Los Aereopuertos de Chicago se Preparan para Recibir a los Pasajeros de la Temporada Navideña

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El Departamento de Aviación de Chicago (CDA) anunció que espera más de 5.2 millones de pasajeros que viajen por los aereopuertos internacionales O’Hare y Midway para Navidad y Año Nuevo. CDA, trabajando con sus aereopuertos afiliados, se prepara para ofrecer esta temporada una experiencia de viaje eficiente y segura para todos los pasajeros. Con un mayor número de viajeros que en los años pasados, el volumen de pasajeros esta temporada de invierno se proyecta sea la más alta en récord en los aereopuertos de Chicago. Sin embargo, la experiencia de viaje se espera sea tranquila y eficiente para los pasajeros, con el O’Hare y el Midway reportando contínuamente el tiempo más bajo de espera en la nación en los puntos de revisión de seguridad de Transportation Security Administration (TSA) en el 2017. Consistente con las proyecciones a nivel nacional, el día más ocupado durante el período de viajes de 21 días en ambos aereopuertos será el viernes, 22 de diciembre, con 225,000 pasajeros en el O’Hare y más de 70,000 en el Midway.

Actividades Decembrinas – Entretenimiento, Tiendas de Regalos Navideños Pop-Up, Papel de Envoltura y Más!

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Ambos aereopuertos reciben a los viajeros con alegres decoraciones y con una variedad de entretenimiento y actividades divertidas y especiales para los viajeros. Música en vivo y artistas incluyendo paseantes cantando villancicos, coros y grupos a capella en el O’Hare el 21 y 22 de diciembre y en el Midway el 26 y 29 de diciembre. CDA sabe también que Santa Claus, su esposa y un duende amigo planean visitar el O’Hare y el Midway el viernes 22 de diciembre para saludar a los viajeros, adelantándose al gran día. Los viajeros que se dirigen a los aereopuertos de Chicago esta temporada de fiestas pueden tomar las mejores decisiones sobre como tener acceso a cualquiera de los servicios de los aereopuertos anteriores, visitando la red de CDA en www.FlyChicago.com

Pionera en los Derechos de la Mujer Gloria Steinem Apoya a Marie Newman

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A principios de este mes, Gloria Steinem, por largo tiempo activista y líder institucional en el movimiento de derechos de la mujer, anunció su apoyo a Marie Newman y su propuesta para representante del 3er. Distrito de Illinois. A Steinem se unen los grupos de derechos de la mujer Feminist Majority y American Women’s Party en apoyo a la campaña de Newman. “Necesitamos luchadores efectivos, con principios, que puedan poner fin a las acciones unilaterales del presidente, deteniéndolas en el Congreso y es lo que Marie Newman va a hacer”, dijo Gloria Steinem. “Es por lo que ella lucha. No tiene miedo de hacer lo que es correcto, inclusive ahora que no es fácil. Muchas veces, Dan Lipinski ha votado para privar a los ciudadanos del cuidado de salud, se opone a los derechos del inmigrante, quiere quitar los fondos para Paternidad Planeada, suprimir el control de la natalidad, se opone a la igualdad matrimonial y niega los derechos de los LGBTQ estadounidenses. El no es un Demócrata, ni siquiera un simpatizante de los derechos humanos”.

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“No podría sentirme más honrado de recibir el apoyo de Gloria Steinem – verdadero ícono estadounidense – junto con estos poderosos grupos que luchan todos los días por nuestros derechos humanos básicos”, dijo Marie Newman. “Espero trabajar junto con ellos desde los salones del Congreso para continuar su trabajo por las mujeres y las familias de Illinois”. Newman, quien ya obtuvo el apoyo de NARAL Pro-Choice America y del Senador Kirsten Gillibrand, ha probado que luchará para garantizar la libertad de la reproducción y los derechos constitucionales garantizados por Roe v Wade para todos los residentes de Illinois.

Marie Newman es una ex-propietaria de un pequeño comercio, profesional en mercadeo y abogada anti-acoso que corre como Demócrata para el Congreso en el 3er distrito de Illinois. Con antecedentes en abogacía de organizaciones no lucrativas, mercadeo y pequeños negocios, Newman corre para regresar los verdaderos valores demócratas al país.

Nueva Iniciativa de Emanuel y Skills for Chicagoland’s

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El Alclade Rahm Emanuel se unió a Skils for Chicagoland’s Future (Skills) para lanzar “Beyond the Diploma” innovadora iniciativa para las nuevas demandas de empleo de los jóvenes, que conecta a los jóvenes desempleados o con empleos mal pagados a empleos con trayectoria a carreras y avance educativo. “Beyond the Diploma” tendrá un enfoque completo y holístico que reúne al comercio de Chicago, a los Colegios de la Ciudad de Chicago y a los socios comunitarios, en un esfuerzo unido para attender el índice de desempleo de los jóvenes de la ciudad. “Skils for Chicagoland’s Future ya ha puesto a miles de nuestros residents a trabajar y Más Allá del Diploma representa el siguiente paso”, dijo el Alcalde Emanuel. “combinando el poder de nuestro comercio con el talento y la educación en los colegios de la Ciudad, nuestros estudiantes tienen una nueva trayectoria para sus carreras y un nuevo camino al éxito”.

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Walgreens, CDW, Freedman Seating y Rush University Medical Center ofrecerán empleos con trayectoria a carreras a los participantes del programa. Los Colegios de la Ciudad de Chicago brindarán oportunidades de educación y entrenamiento para las destrezas necesarias. “Estas oportunidades de “obtener y aprender” combinadas con la tutoría y el apoyo de Chicago Urban League, One Million Degrees y Cara, brindarán a los jóvenes el apoyo necesario para triunfar en el trabajo y avanzar en sus carreras. A través de Beyond the Diploma, Skills espera colocar 1,125 graduados de secundaria en empleos. El reclutamiento a comenzado a llenar las oportunidades de Beyond the Diploma en Walgreens. Walgreens es el principal empleador afiliado de Beyond the Diploma y empleará aproximadamente a 25 jóvenes de Chicago en su primer cohorte, con cohortes adicionados planeados para el futuro. Los participantes están programados para comenzar a trabajar en Walgreens en la primavera del 2018 y comenzar las clases en los Colegios de la Ciudad en el verano. Los jóvenes, de 18 a 24 años, pueden hacer una solicitud en scfjobs.com/pivot. “Esta afiliación única ofrecerá a los residentes de Chicago ingresos constantes, una educación de calidad, trayectorias profesionales ascendentes con empresarios de primera y es punto clave para nuestra visión de crear más oportunidades de obtención y aprendizaje para el progreso de nuestros estudiantes”, dijo el Canciller de los Colegios de la Ciudad de Chicago, Juan Salgado.

Madigan Apelará el Voto de FCC de Eliminar las Reglas de Neutralidad de la Red

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La Procuradora General Lisa Madigan anunció que ella, junto con otros procuradores generales estatales, apelará la acción de Federal Communications Commission (FCC) de eliminar las reglas de neutralidad existentes en la red, que prohiben a los proveedores de servicio de internet (ISPs) que discrimen entre los consumidores y los proveedores de contenido. La Orden de Libertad de Restaurar el Internet de FCC, que fue aprovada hoy por un voto de 3-2 sobre las objeciones de Madigan y los procuradores generales del país, elimina las prohibiciones existentes que permiten a la gente tener discreción única sobre su uso del internet. Como resultado del voto de hoy, los proveedores de servicio de internet podrán interferir con el uso del internet del cliente, bloqueando o retardando el acceso al contenido. Los proveedores podrán ahora favorecer su propio contenido sobre sitios de terceros, retardando el acceso o cobrando a los proveedores de contenido por tratamiento prioritario o acceso a una “línea rápida’ de internet.

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El voto de hoy de la Comisión socava el interés público poniendo en riesgo nuestro internet abierto y libre”, dijo Madigan. “Al tomar esta acción, la Comisión desestimó el abrumador punto de vista del público e ignoró el precedente legal que defiende las reglas de neutralidad existentes”. A principios de esta semana, la Procuradora General exhortó a FCC a demorar su voto en vista de los reportes de millones de comentarios recibidos por FCC en el actual proceso de reglamentación sometidos bajo identidades fraudulentas o robadas. Madigan pidió también al FBI que investigue las fuentes de los comentarios fraudulentos para saber como fueron sometidos y que pida a FCC que proteja la confiabilidad de su sistema de comentarios públicos. Madigan se unió a una coalición de otros 17 procuradores estatales generales exhortando a FCC a que demore su voto, enfatizando la importancia al proceso de reglamentación de la participación pública. Los procuradores generales exhortaron a FCC a cooperar con las investigaciones de las agencias de la ley.

AG Madigan Files Brief to Preserve Independence of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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Attorney General Lisa Madigan along with 17 attorneys general filed an amicus brief in support of English v. Mulvaney, a lawsuit challenging the appointment of Mick Mulvaney as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The brief argues that maintaining CFPB’s independence is crucial to protecting consumers, and that Congress ensured this independence by creating a specific plan for succession. Richard Cordray was the first director of the CFPB, which is designed to serve as an independent consumer advocate and check on the power of large financial-services businesses. He stepped down last month and, under the act that created the CFPB, his deputy director, Leandra English, became the acting director. Citing an earlier federal law, the administration claimed it had authority to appoint an acting director and selected Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Management and Budget. Mulvaney has been an outspoken critic of the CFPB and, while he served in Congress, voted to weaken the agency’s authority and questioned its existence.

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Since the CFPB began operations in 2011, the agency has handled more than 1 million consumer complaints and returned nearly $12 billion to the pockets of more than 29 million consumers wronged by financial institutions – five times more than the agency itself costs taxpayers to fund. The amicus brief, argues that allowing the administration to circumvent the law regarding who serves as acting director seriously compromises the agency’s independence. The attorneys general stated: “Attempts to dismantle Congress’s careful and concerted efforts in structuring the CFPB as a truly independent agency would, if successful, harm the Amici States’ ability to enforce the many consumer financial laws that protect their residents.” Joining Madigan in filing the brief were the attorneys general of California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and the District of Columbia.

Emanuel, Gutierrez Celebrate Anniversary of the Chicago Legal Protection Fund

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Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Congressman Luis Gutierrez joined more than 100 elected officials, community leaders and volunteers to celebrate the one year anniversary of the Chicago Legal Protection Fund. The Fund was established to assist thousands of immigrants and refugees in the City who were threatened with deportation in the post-election era. To date, the Fund has trained more than 400 community volunteers, conducting nearly 700 Know Your Rights trainings and touched over 22,000 immigrants through community based outreach, education, legal consultations and courtroom representation – surpassing all first year goals. The City plans to continue supporting the Legal Protection Fund with an additional $1.3 investment planned for 2018. The Fund is administered through the Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) and the Resurrection Project in partnership with eight community organizations that include:

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  • Centro Romero
  • Centro de Trabajadores Unidos
  • Erie Neighborhood House
  • Instituto del Progreso Latino (IDPL)
  • Indo-American Center (IAC)
  • Hana Center
  • Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP)
  • United African Organization (UAO)

A recent study by researchers at Syracuse University found that the efforts by the Legal Protection Fund have contributed to a dramatic increase in legal representation for immigrant and refugees in Chicago. According to the report, the percentage of immigrants in Chicago who were represented in deportation hearings spiked from 30 percent in May to 57 percent in August.

Community Savings Bank Celebrates Long-Serving Employee

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Berenice Ortega celebrated her 25th anniversary as a Community Savings Bank employee in November 2017. She is one of many long-serving employees. Ortega started working at Community during high school through a job training program. In 1996, she was hired as a full-time Clerk. Over the years, Berenice has worn many hats. She was a Teller for a short time before moving on to work in the NOW Department, Customer Information Services, New Accounts and Information Technology (IT). Ortega continues to work in New Accounts and IT today. Ortega also works to assist customers with Online Banking. “Several staff members have worked at Community for many years and Berenice is one of them. We appreciate her 25 years of dedicated service helping our customers, and working on many bank IT projects. She is a valued and well respected member of our staff,” said President and Chairman of Community Savings Bank Dane H. Cleven. “I have enjoyed bonding with the customers throughout the years. It is a nice feeling when customers know your name and are confident that you will always take care of them. Community is a very nice place to work. I’m able to learn and grow every day as a person and employee which makes me feel very good,” said Ortega. Community Savings Bank is a member of the FDIC and is an equal housing lender. The bank is located at 4801 W. Belmont Avenue, Chicago 60641. Telephone: 773-685-5300. For more information, visit communitysavingsbank.bank

Body Worn Cameras Expansion Complete Ahead of Schedule

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Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson announced that all patrol officers in Chicago are now equipped with body cameras as part of ongoing police reform efforts. The final police districts, Calumet (5), Near West (12), Albany Park (17) and Grand Central (25), have come online – all one year ahead of schedule. With this implementation, the Chicago Police Department (CPD) has become the largest deployment of body worn cameras in the nation. In total, more than 7,000 sworn CPD personnel, including all district-assigned CPD officers, tactical officers and supervisors, are now equipped with body worn cameras. The program is part of the Department’s commitment to reinforce CPD’s crime fighting and investigatory tools, increase transparency and accountability, promote the safety of officers and residents, and rebuild trust with the communities that police serve. In 2015, CPD launched a body worn camera pilot in the in the Shakespeare (14) district on the Northwest Side and expanded to six more districts in 2016. While the initial rollout was planned over two years, at the end of 2016, CPD announced the expedited expansion and completed the rollout one year ahead of schedule. Since then, officers have taken more than one million segments of footage.