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Happy Holidays from the Daily Whale

Tue, 12/23/2014 - 4:04pm

The Daily Whale would like to wish a very Happy Holidays to all of our readers and their families.

We will be publishing under a revised schedule between Wednesday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 26. The Daily Whale will not publish an afternoon newsletter between Dec. 24 and Dec. 26. Our morning newsletter will be published only on Dec. 24 and Dec. 26.

The Daily Whale’s regular, twice-daily publishing schedule will resume on Monday, Dec. 29.

Happy Thanksgiving from the Daily Whale

Wed, 11/26/2014 - 4:22pm

The Daily Whale staff wishes a very happy Thanksgiving to our readers and their families. In observance of the holiday, our daily newsletters will not be published on Thursday, Nov. 27 or Friday, Nov. 28. Our regular publishing scheduled will begin again on Monday, Dec. 1.

Quinn concedes, plans to use last days in office to focus on minimum wage

Wed, 11/05/2014 - 4:17pm

Gov. Pat Quinn conceded defeat to Republican Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon.

At the time of Quinn’s announcement, he trailed Rauner in the polls by 5 percentage points with 99 percent of precincts reporting. Rauner had already declared victory on Tuesday night. “It is clear we do not have enough votes to win the election,” Quinn admitted on Wednesday.

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Happy Fourth of July from the Daily Whale

Thu, 07/03/2014 - 4:17pm

The Daily Whale wishes all of our readers a safe and very happy Fourth of July. In observance of the holiday, our regular weekday newsletters will not be published on Friday, July 4. The Daily Whale newsletters will next be published on Monday, July 7.

Happy Memorial Day from the Daily Whale

Fri, 05/23/2014 - 4:15pm

The Daily Whale would like to thank all of those that have served our country and wish the best to all of our readers on this Memorial Day weekend. In observance of the holiday, our regular weekday newsletter will not be published on Monday, May 26. Our regular publishing schedule will resume on Tuesday, May 27.

Happy New Year's from the Daily Whale

Mon, 12/30/2013 - 4:25pm

The Daily Whale would like to wish a happy, healthy and properous 2014 to all of our readers. In observance of the New Year's holiday, we will not publish our daily newsletters on Tuesday, Dec. 31 or Wednesday, Jan. 1. Our regular publishing schedule will resume on Thursday, Jan. 2.

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The top 10 quotes of 2013

Mon, 12/30/2013 - 2:08pm

In 2013, the Daily Whale has had the opportunity to share the stories of some of the most prominent figures in Illinois government, politics, education and the private sector.

The Whale spoke with those leaders about their backgrounds and their perspectives on key issues like pension reform, money management and the current state of journalism.

While it was hard to narrow it down to so few, we’ve rounded up 10 of our favorite quotations from our profiles this year. Here they are, in no particular order.

State Housing Department puts $471 million toward financing 5,000 affordable rental homes for Illinoisans in 2013

Fri, 12/27/2013 - 3:27pm

Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday announced the Illinois Housing Department Authority in 2013 provided over $471 million in financing to make 5,000 affordable rental homes available to working families, seniors and persons with disabilities.

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Happy Thanksgiving from the Daily Whale

Wed, 11/27/2013 - 2:18pm
The Daily Whale staff would like to wish all our readers a very Happy Thanksgiving. We will suspend regular publishing of our daily newsletters and other content on Thursday and Friday in observance of the holiday. Our regular publishing schedule will resume on Monday.

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DePaul president explains tuition increases, addresses criticism of planned basketball arena

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 4:17pm

Reverend Dennis Holtschneider, president of DePaul University, spoke at a City Club of Chicago luncheon Monday on the trend of rising tuition costs at DePaul and colleges throughout the country.

The main reason for rising tuition rates, Holtschneider said, is an increasing demand for university faculty to produce meaningful research in their fields of study. He explained that devoting the necessary time to research has forced universities to decrease faculty members’ class loads, which in turn has obligated schools to hire more faculty.

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