The U.S. Education Department announced a settlement agreement Thursday with DeVry University over its alleged use of misleading job placement claims in advertising and recruitment materials.
The Chicago chapter of Veterans for Peace is rolling out a billboard campaign Monday aimed at sparking a conversation about "the epidemic of militarization" in the city's schools.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) hopes a report issued Monday detailing the marketing tactics used by electronic cigarette companies will coerce the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take regulatory action on the products.
E-cigarettes are currently free from numerous sales, marketing and product regulations at the federal level that apply to traditional cigarettes.
Durbin and 11 other Democratic lawmakers from the U.S. House and Senate launched a joint investigation into the marketing practices of nine companies that make commonly sold e-cigarette brands including MarkTen, Vuse, NJOY King, Eonsmoke, LOGIC, V2 Cigs, VaporCouture, Blu, Green Smoke and White Cloud. The investigation's findings were revealed Monday. The report shows a recent uptick in e-cigarette marketing, including tactics that Durbin says appeal to minors.
"E-cigarettes are a candy-flavored addiction, which is dangerous to our young people across America," the senator said on a press call Monday morning about the new report. "It is growing in popularity among children and sadly poses serious public health threats."
The consumer watchdog Truth in Advertising.org is probing into the Chicago-based TEFL (Teach English as a Foreign Language) Institute over alleged "deceptive advertising claims."
A group of Australians who are pushing back against McDonald's plans to open a restaurant in their small Melbourne suburb near protected parkland are set to bring their fight to Chicago.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) hopes a