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Local woman plays her part in aiding essential workers

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Tuesday, April 07, 2020 09:24 AM

pd58batch1-15482-ploy_1.jpgIn response to a massive personal protective equipment (PPE) shortage both at the national and state level, a woman in downstate Illinois has been using her sewing skills to help fill the gap. Dusty Cox-Medina of McDonough County has sewn hundreds of masks in the past few weeks to help her local essential workers.

Cox-Medina worked as a registered nurse until a tragic back injury disabled her. Being able to help out in this midst of the pandemic helps her feel connected to her former work.

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Sew much to do, sew little time: Illinois crafters make, donate masks to local hospitals

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Tuesday, March 24, 2020 03:57 PM
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Surgical maskDue to the COVID-19 crisis, the country is facing a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE): life-saving masks, goggles, gloves and other supplies health care workers need to keep themselves and their patients safe. To ensure the best care for Illinoisans during this time, Gov. JB Pritzker has partnered with in-state manufacturing and biotech companies to ramp up production of these supplies.

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Illinois graduate programs among best in nation

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Thursday, March 19, 2020 11:29 AM
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  • Higher Education
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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  • The University of Chicago
  • Booth School of Business
  • Northwestern University
  • Kellogg School of Management

Northwestern University School of Law CourtyardHere in Illinois, we mean business—and engineering, and law.

U.S. News & World Report released its latest graduate school rankings, which rated Illinois business, law and engineering programs among the best in the country.

In the magazine’s ranking of business schools, two Illinois institutions share the #3 spot: Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. Both schools have consistently ranked among the top five business programs in the U.S.

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 International Women’s Day 2020

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Tuesday, March 10, 2020 10:20 AM
  • history
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  • Illinois History
  • women's rights

feliz dia de la mujerSunday we celebrated International Women’s Day, a time to reflect on the achievements of half of the world’s population and advocate for equal rights across genders. Though International Women’s Day wasn’t officially recognized as a holiday by the United Nations until 1977, the origin can be dated back to the American Socialist Party in February 1908. At that time, thousands of women were protesting unethical working conditions. The protests continued even into the next year, beginning a National Women’s Day in the United States.

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