News of the day from across the nation, Oct. 21
U.S. Education Department officials are placing new limits on federal student aid administered by struggling for-profit college chain ITT Educational Services.
The move comes after the government determined that ITT was failing to comply with previous orders to improve its financial controls.
The government said ITT will now be allowed to pay federal education funds to students only after they have attended classes and been certified as eligible by a school representative.
The company said it will meet the new restrictions and does not believe they will have a material negative impact on its financial results.
Police spokeswoman Celina Espinoza confirmed the child was transported to an area hospital.
Officer Simon Drobik says the shooting late Tuesday afternoon prompted authorities to shut down westbound traffic on a section of Interstate 40 as police investigate.
Former Chicago Alderman Sandi Jackson surrendered Tuesday to a prison camp in West Virginia to start a one-year term arising out of a public corruption case that brought down her husband, former Democratic Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.
The auction in the town of Sitka involved people bidding on volunteers’ time, with the winning bidders putting the volunteers to work doing odd jobs.