Wednesday, April 30, 2025

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the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
At Illinois’ for-profit colleges, students often end up worse off than when they started

The schools target Black, Brown, low-income students with their recruiting, offering promises of future economic stability that’s rarely fulfilled. Instead, students are left saddled with debt, in low-paying jobs that pay them what high school grads make, a WBEZ investigation has found.

taxes
  • by david hall
IRS delays in resolving identity theft cases are 'unconscionable,' an independent watchdog says

The group's report also details the federal tax collector's performance in modernizing its technologies, the speed with which it answers its phones and the rate it sends out refund checks, among other things.

immigration
  • by david hall
Churches, nonprofits house refugees amid shelter crunch in Toronto

As Chicago dealt with a shortage of shelter beds, Toronto was also managing a shelter crisis amid an increase in people seeking refuge in Canada.

small-business
  • by david hall
WhirlyBall files for small-business bankruptcy protection

The company's subchapter v filing, which is under Chapter 11, comes after the business marked its 30-year anniversary in 2023.