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108-573: College of DuPage was established after the Illinois General Assembly adopted the Public Community College Act of 1965 and the approval of DuPage high school district voters in a referendum. The college opened on September 25, 1967, under the leadership of the college's president, Rodney K. Berg, and Board of Trustees Chairman George L. Seaton. At the time, classes were held in office trailers and leased suburban sites throughout

216-510: A declaratory judgment action in Federal Court to affirm his action. In February 2015, Rauner proposed $ 4.1 billion in budget cuts affecting higher education , Medicaid , state employee pensions , public transit , and local government support. In April, Rauner also suspended funding for programs addressing domestic violence, homeless youth, autism , and immigrant integration. Critics called these moves "morally reprehensible" and harmful to

324-698: A $ 183-million bond referendum that provided funds for renovating and rebuilding the Glen Ellyn campus and off-campus locations. Funds from the referendum were used to build the Homeland Security Education Center, the Student Services Center, and the Culinary & Hospitality Center. In 2003, Sunil Chand replaced Murphy as the college's president. That year the College expanded with the opening of

432-452: A Democratic media consultant; the campaign eventually published details about the Liston's LLC sharing office space with a legally separate, long-term Democratic strategist firm, of which Liston was part-owner. The LLC was employed by a pro-Quinn PAC. McKinney says any notion of conflict of interest was untrue, a position backed up publicly by Sun-Times management. Rauner is a former investor of

540-593: A Nursing Simulation and Long-Term care lab, Dental Hygiene lab and Surgical Technology operating room lab. The building received LEED Gold certification. Phase one of the Homeland Security Education Center was funded by the proceeds of the 2002 capital referendum and completed in 2011. It houses the Criminal Justice program, the Fire Science/EMS program, the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy and

648-422: A Senate seat becomes vacant more than 28 months before the next general election for that seat, an election is held at the next general election. The replacement member must be a member of the same party as the departing member. The General Assembly has enacted a statute governing this process. Under that statute, a replacement member is appointed by the party committee for that district, whose votes are weighted by

756-615: A bachelor of science or bachelor of arts degree. The program requires students to take three years of classes at College of DuPage and a fourth year taught by a partner university on College of DuPage's campus. Partner universities include Benedictine University , Concordia University Chicago , Governors State University , Lewis University , National Louis University , and Roosevelt University . Continuing Educational opportunities are categorized in five groupings including Adult Enrichment, Business Solutions, Healthcare Education, Professional Development, and Youth Academy. College of DuPage has

864-479: A candidate forum on December 11, 2013, Rauner stated that he would favor reducing Illinois's minimum wage from $ 8.25 to the federal minimum wage of $ 7.25. The Chicago Sun-Times also uncovered video of Rauner at a campaign event in September 2013, where he said that he was "adamantly, adamantly against raising the minimum wage", and audio of an interview with Rauner from January 10, 2014, when he said: "I have said, on

972-571: A controversial statement related to race. Rauner made a priority to fully fund education for the first time in years, increasing K-12 education funding by nearly $ 1 billion, and increasing early childhood education funding to historic levels. In 2017, Rauner signed Senate Bill 1947, which moved Illinois to an "evidence-based model" of education funding, taking into account each district's individual needs, as well as its local revenue sources, when appropriating state aid – prioritizing districts that are furthest from being fully funded. The new law created

1080-603: A failure by employees to stop residents from harming themselves. Also during the election, the media reported on a controversy regarding Rauner's daughter being admitted to Walter Payton Prep school in Chicago in 2008 through the "principal picks" process. The family maintains several residences, including one in downtown Chicago that enabled her to apply to the Chicago-based school. Although she had top grades, she had missed several days of school and therefore did not qualify through

1188-583: A financial supporter of projects including Chicago's Red Cross regional headquarters, the YMCA in the Little Village neighborhood, six new charter high schools, an AUSL turnaround campus, scholarship programs for disadvantaged Illinois public school students, and achievement-based compensation systems for teachers and principals in Chicago Public Schools. He provided major funding for the construction of

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1296-519: A goal for "adequacy" of funding in each of the state's 852 school districts. The bill received praise from the Chicago Tribune , Daily Herald , and Chicago Sun-Times , along with numerous civic organizations. Rauner said that local governments should be allowed to pass right to work laws . Additionally, Rauner said that the state should ban some political contributions by public unions, saying, "government unions should not be allowed to influence

1404-508: A lawsuit filed by Christine Kirk, the CEO of LeapSource, a firm at which Rauner served as director. The piece, written by three reporters and approved by the newspaper's editors, described Rauner using "hardball tactics" to threaten Kirk and her family. According to McKinney's attorney, the Rauner campaign requested the story include that McKinney had a conflict of interest due to his marriage to Ann Liston,

1512-403: A meteorology program that offers students credit for storm chasing. It was the first program in the country to offer storm chasing classes to undergraduates in 1989. Students in the department participate in community skywarn programs as advance spotters. The architecture program is one of the college's strongest programs and many graduates transfer to University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign or

1620-464: A number of occasions, that we could have a lower minimum wage or no minimum wage as part of increasing Illinois' competitiveness." Rauner strongly opposed Governor Pat Quinn's proposal to make the 2011 temporary income tax increase permanent, instead calling for the Illinois' income tax rate to gradually be rolled back to 3 percent. On January 1, 2015, the income tax increase automatically decreased, with

1728-486: A planned arrangement of correlating courses that will set them up for their third collegiate year at the University of Illinois. The college offers over 60 academic and pre-professional clubs, culture and ethnic clubs, faith-based clubs, honors societies, literary and performing arts clubs, political clubs, and service oriented clubs. The Courier , a student newspaper, Courier TV News , a student run newscast, The Chaparral

1836-517: A political defeat for Rauner, he made major changes to his staff; among others, he fired his chief of staff, deputy chief of staff, and spokesperson, and replaced them with high-ranking officials from the Illinois Policy Institute along with a former spokesperson for Wisconsin governor Scott Walker . These moves were seen by the media as a shift to the right. In August 2017, Rauner fired several of those new officials after they issued

1944-452: A position on the controversial Illiana Expressway and Peotone Airport projects advanced by Quinn. After taking office in 2015, he suspended the Illiana project, pending a cost-benefit review. In February 2015, Rauner proposed raising highway funding and slashing transit funding, which he saw as inefficient spending. Rauner stated that while he wanted laws and policies to keep guns out of

2052-504: A push to put a constitutional amendment imposing term limits on Illinois legislators on the November 2014 ballot, gathering 591,092 signatures. However, the term limits amendment was struck down in court as unconstitutional. During his 2014 campaign, Rauner called for "billions" of dollars per year in public spending on infrastructure, but declined to detail how he would pay for the spending. Also during his campaign, Rauner declined to take

2160-523: A reduction veto. These veto powers are unusually broad among US state governors. The line item veto was added to the Illinois Constitution in 1884. The amendatory and reduction vetoes were new additions in the 1970 Constitution. The General Assembly can override full, amendatory and item vetoes by a three-fifths majority vote in both chambers. It can override a reduction veto by a simple majority vote in both chambers. If both chambers agree to

2268-529: A residency in community college librarianship program, designed to offer a two-year intensive, mentored experience in community college librarianship to a recent library school graduate. The Library also provides resources and facilities for the college's Library Technical Assistance (LTA) certificate program. In January 2000, the library received the Excellence in Academic Libraries Award, sponsored by

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2376-440: A scholarship plan that earmarked up to $ 75 million for scholarship tax credits. Lawmakers said those credits would go to low- and middle-income parents, impacting roughly 6,000 private school students whose families make less than $ 73,000 per year. The new law created the first revision in two decades of the way general state-aid dollars to schools were distributed, establishing a multifaceted procedure for determining need and setting

2484-913: A self-financed venture firm, R8 Capital Partners. The firm planned to invest up to $ 15 million in smaller Illinois companies. Rauner served as Chairman of Choose Chicago, the not-for-profit that is the city's convention and tourism bureau, resigning in May 2013, and as Chairman of the Chicago Public Education Fund . Rauner has also served as the Chairman of the Education Committee of the Civic Committee of The Commercial Club of Chicago . In 2015, Rauner reported earning over $ 180 million. Prior to his 2014 run for Illinois governor, Rauner served as an advisor to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel . Rauner

2592-509: A standoff between Rauner and the legislature over budget cuts led to a two-year budget crisis . In the 2018 gubernatorial election , Rauner narrowly survived a challenge in the Republican primary from State Representative Jeanne Ives , but lost the general election to Democratic challenger J. B. Pritzker in a landslide. Rauner and his lieutenant Evelyn Sanguinetti remain the last Republicans to have held statewide office in Illinois. Rauner

2700-582: A summer-themed magazine, and the Prairie Light Review , a humanities magazine are three student publications the college publishes. The college houses WDCB , a public radio station. The main campus of the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn is served by Pace . Routes 714 and 715 provide bus service from campus to Naperville station , College Avenue station , Wheaton station , Glen Ellyn station and other destinations. A chaparral has always been DuPage's mascot. After fifty years of kelly green and gold,

2808-486: A year. Rauner's services tax proposal was harshly criticized by Quinn, who said it would fall hardest on low income people. Rauner opposed a graduated income tax. Rauner received a 92 percent approval from Taxpayers United for America, the first time a sitting Illinois governor received a score of more than 70 percent from that organization. Rauner strongly favored term limits, and pledged to limit himself to no more than eight years as governor. He organized and funded

2916-607: Is LEED certified. Besides the main campus in Glen Ellyn, the College of DuPage operates four other smaller locations in Illinois including one in Westmont , one in Naperville , one in Addison and one in Carol Stream. All of the campuses provide many of the same services as the main campus including tutoring and testing. Illinois General Assembly The Illinois General Assembly

3024-766: Is also a frequent donor to his fraternity at Dartmouth, Theta Delta Chi. In March 2013, Rauner formed an exploratory committee to look at a run for Governor of Illinois as a Republican. Rauner said that his top priorities included streamlining government, improving education, and improving the state's business climate. He supported term limits and said he would serve no more than eight years (two terms) as governor. On June 5, 2013, Rauner officially announced his candidacy for governor, telling Chicago magazine's Carol Felsenthal that his platform would include overhauling tax policy and freezing property taxes. In October 2013, Rauner announced that his running mate would be Wheaton City Councilwoman Evelyn Sanguinetti . Rauner won

3132-538: Is currently exercised by the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR). JCAR is made up of 12 members, with equal numbers from the House and Senate and equal numbers from each political party. It can block proposed rules by a 3/5 vote. The General Assembly can then reverse the block by a joint resolution of both houses. JCAR was first established in 1978 and given only advisory powers. The General assembly gave it

3240-569: Is the legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois . It has two chambers , the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate . The General Assembly was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. As of 2023 , the current General Assembly is the 103rd; the term of an assembly lasts two years. Under the Illinois Constitution, since 1983 the Senate has had 59 members and

3348-505: Is the second Wednesday of January each year. The Secretary of State presides over the House until it chooses a Speaker and the governor presides over the Senate until it chooses a President . Both chambers must also select a Minority Leader from among the members of the second most numerous party. In order to serve as a member in either chamber of the General Assembly, a person must be a U.S. citizen, at least 21 years of age, and for

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3456-581: The Daily Herald , and the Chicago Sun-Times . During the general election, television ads aired regarding Rauner's role in a chain of long-term care homes owned by his companies that faced lawsuits stemming from the death and alleged mistreatment of residents. Among the problems outlined in court cases, state records, and media reports were the deaths of developmentally disabled residents in bathtubs, "deplorable" living conditions, sexual assaults, and

3564-466: The 1818 and 1848 Illinois Constitutions , the legislature could add and reapportion districts at any time, and by 1870 it had done so ten times. Under the 1870 Illinois Constitution , Illinois was divided into 51 legislative districts, each of which elected one senator and three representatives. The representatives were elected by cumulative voting , in which each voter had three votes that could be distributed among one, two, or three candidates. Due to

3672-670: The Association of College and Research Libraries and Blackwells' Book Services. The Student Services Center was completed in the fall of 2011, and is located in between the SRC and the BIC. Regarded as the "living room" of COD, the SCC holds the Admissions and Outreach, Campus Central, Counseling and Advising, Financial Aid, Academic Support, Registration, Records, Testing Center, Veterans Administrative Services, and

3780-543: The Chicago -based private equity firm GTCR . Rauner announced his candidacy for governor of Illinois in June 2013. He won the Republican nomination in March 2014 and defeated Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn in the general election . Throughout Rauner's term in office, he was unable to achieve many of his legislative goals due to the state's Democratically-controlled legislature , and

3888-819: The Higher Learning Commission placed COD on accreditation probation, due to concerns about "operating with integrity and governance of the College." That probation was lifted two years later. College of DuPage offers transfer degree and technical education programs in various fields and disciplines. The college offers 9 different associate degrees with 79 different associate degree options and 161 Certifications. Academic Opportunities can be found in nine different areas including Adult Fast Track, Dual Credit programs for high school students, Field Studies & Outdoor Adventures, Global Education, Honors programs, Learning Communities, STEM, Study Abroad, and Workforce Development. The college offers "3+1 degree" programs to earn

3996-463: The University of Illinois at Chicago . College of DuPage offers an Engineering 2+2 Program partnered with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to earn a bachelor's degree in engineering. Created in 2014, the program provides guaranteed transfer admission to their College of Engineering if specific qualifications are maintained throughout the two years. This program requires students to follow

4104-477: The Automotive Technology, HVAC/ELMEC, Architecture, Horticulture, and Interior Design programs, and in a new steel, glass and precast concrete panel building on the west side of campus. The building was awarded LEED Silver certification and was designed to support horticulture, construction trades, architecture, interior design, construction management, and automotive technology. In May 2016, Dr Ann Rondeau

4212-825: The Bloomingdale Center for Independent Learning. The Carol Stream Community Education Center opened in 2004 and the West Chicago Community Education Center in 2005. In fall 2005, College of DuPage converted from a quarter system to a semester system. In 2006, College of DuPage and the Indian Prairie District 204 created the Frontier Campus, a magnet school for District 204 seniors and an additional college regional center. The college's Early Childhood Center and new campus roadways and parking lots were completed in 2007. The following year,

4320-524: The COD police department. The center has an Immersive Interior Training Lab, forensics and cybercrimes labs, an auditorium that doubles as a mock courtroom, a self-contained breathing apparatus lab, and a debriefing room. The center also includes a Memorial to the September 11 attacks in the form of several exhibits in its lobby with the centerpiece being a steel beam recovered from the towers. McAninch Arts Center

4428-653: The Cashier's Office. This building also holds the COD Board Room, Student Activities, and Veteran's lounge on the second floor. The Technical Education Center was funded through proceeds from the 2002 capital referendum and was completed in 2010. It houses the college's Architecture, Interior Design, Horticulture, Automotive Technology, Computer-Aided Design, Construction Management, Electro-Mechanical Technology, Electronics-Integrated Engineering Technology, HVAC-R, Manufacturing Technology and Welding Technology programs. The building

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4536-547: The Democratic and Whig parties began to form in the 1830s. Future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln successfully campaigned as a member of the Whig Party to serve in the General Assembly in 1834. He served four successive terms 1834–42 in the Illinois House of Representatives , supporting expanded suffrage and economic development. He later went to the presidency as part of then new Republican Party. In 1877, John W. E. Thomas

4644-655: The Democrats at all levels of governance. He supported Rauner's campaign promises to "cut spending and overhaul the state's pension system, impose term limits, and weaken public employee unions". Griffin called for a show of financial support to Rauner that met with an increase in campaign donations representing tens of millions of dollars, or half the $ 65 million spent on Rauner's 2014 election campaign. Of this half, such money originated from Rauner himself along with "nine other individuals, families, or companies they control". Rauner received media attention for his political stance on

4752-408: The General Assembly are elected at the beginning of each even-numbered year. Representatives of the House elect from its membership a Speaker and Speaker pro tempore, drawn from the majority party in the chamber. The Illinois Secretary of State convenes and supervises the opening House session and leadership vote. State senators elect from the chamber a President of the Senate , convened and under

4860-467: The General Assembly is redistricted following each United States Census . To prevent complete turnovers in membership (except after an intervening Census), not all Senators are elected simultaneously. The term cycles for the Senate are staggered, with the placement of the two-year term varying from one district to another. Each district's terms are defined as 2-4-4, 4-2-4, or 4-4-2. Like House members, Senators are elected without term limits. The officers of

4968-404: The General Assembly may not hold other public offices or receive appointments by the governor, and their salaries may not be increased during their tenure. Seats in the General Assembly may become vacant due to a member resigning, dying, being expelled, or being appointed to another office. Under the Illinois Constitution, when a vacancy occurs, it must be filled by appointment within 30 days. If

5076-574: The Glen Ellyn campus. The College of DuPage boasts several natural areas on its campus. Notably, there is a garden maintained by the colleges horticulture program, as well as a pavilion that was thoughtfully designed by the architecture program. In Addition, in the summer of 2023, the architecture program contributed further to the natural beauty by designing and building a new shed for the garden (Professor Mark Pearson with Design + Build class: Esmeralda Arteaga, Barakat Hasan, Brandon Martinez, Denise Sanchez, and Sami Syed) Tours and work events are offered to

5184-609: The House Michael Madigan's demand for tax increases resulted in the Illinois Budget Impasse, with major credit agencies downgrading the state's debt to the low investment grade of triple-B by the end of 2015. On February 9, 2015, Rauner signed an executive order blocking so called "fair share" union fees from state employee paychecks. The same day, Rauner hired a legal team headed by former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb and his law firm Winston & Strawn to file

5292-487: The House districts would be based on population. House members continued to be elected by cumulative voting, three from each House district. With the adoption of the 1970 Illinois Constitution , the system of separate House and Senate districts was eliminated, and legislative districts were apportioned on a one person, one vote basis. The state was divided into 59 legislative districts, each of which elected one senator and three representatives. The cumulative voting system

5400-574: The House has had 118 members. In both chambers, all members are elected from single-member districts . Each Senate district is divided into two adjacent House districts. The General Assembly meets in the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield . Its session laws are generally adopted by majority vote in both houses, and upon gaining the assent of the Governor of Illinois . They are published in

5508-521: The Library, Bookstore, Jack H. Turner Conference Center, Records, Learning Commons, Continuing Education/Extended Learning, Academic Computing Center and main cafeteria and the offices for the president. The library has partnerships with various community-based and state and national library organizations. The Library's Philanthropy Center is a partnership with the Donors Forum of Chicago. The Library also has

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5616-472: The March 18, 2014 Republican primary with 328,934 votes (40.13 percent), defeating State Senator Kirk Dillard , who received 305,120 votes (37.22 percent), State Senator Bill Brady (123,708 votes, 15.09 percent) and Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford 's (61,848 votes, 7.55 percrent). For the general election, Rauner was endorsed by the majority of Illinois newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune ,

5724-610: The Rauner Special Collections Library at Dartmouth College, endowed full professor chairs at Dartmouth College , Morehouse College , University of Chicago , and Harvard Business School , and was the lead donor for the Stanley C. Golder Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurial Finance at the University of Illinois . As of 2013, Rauner served on the board of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation . Rauner

5832-671: The Suburban Law Enforcement Academy and the COD police department. The College of DuPage had a special fund for administrators called an "imprest fund." Any purchase made from the fund that is under the $ 15,000 is not subject to disclosure to the public or review by the board of trustees. The Board of Trustees reportedly failed to review the itemized receipts for $ 26 million of expenditures that college administrators have spent over 16 months. In October 2014, The Washington Times awarded COD its weekly Golden Hammer Award, given for waste, fraud, and abuse, in response to its management of this fund. In 2014, COD President Robert Breuder sent an email to

5940-464: The Sun-Times and received the newspaper's backing, marking the first time the media organization endorsed any candidate after imposing a moratorium on political endorsements three years earlier. On November 4, 2014, Rauner was elected Governor of Illinois ; Pat Quinn conceded defeat the next day. Rauner received 50.27 percent of the vote, while Quinn won 46.35 percent. Rauner carried every county in

6048-541: The abortion rights bill into law on September 28, 2017, earning him harsh criticism from conservative Republicans. In 2018, Rauner called for the death penalty to be revived along with imposing on people convicted of killing police officers. On August 12, 2016, Rauner vetoed a bill that would have automatically registered as a voter anyone in Illinois who sought a new or updated drivers license as well as other services, unless they chose to opt out. Rauner said that he supported automatic voter registration, but that he vetoed

6156-769: The administration had been watching the entire vote process carefully and had notified the Illinois Community College Board, the state authority over community colleges. This retirement package was voted again during the January 28, 2015 meeting after the Edgar County Watchdogs and others won a Temporary Restraining Order directing the board to hold its meetings in a room large enough to accommodate those wishing to attend. This second January meeting saw more than 500 attendees, and at least 60 people spoke during public comment lasting several hours. In December 2015,

6264-480: The bill because he was worried that "the bill would inadvertently open the door to voter fraud and run afoul of federal election law". On August 28, 2017, Rauner signed a revised version of the automatic voter registration bill. On August 28, 2017, Rauner signed a bill into law that prohibited state and local police from arresting anyone solely due to their immigration status or due to federal detainers. Some Republicans criticized Rauner for his action, saying that

6372-477: The bill made Illinois a sanctuary state . On November 15, 2017, the United States Department of Justice announced that a preliminary conclusion had been reached that Illinois was now a sanctuary jurisdiction in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1373 and issued a warning to state authorities on the issue. Subsequently, as of June 10, 2018 , there is still no evidence that Illinois responded stating that it

6480-469: The changes the governor suggests in an amendatory veto, these changes can be approved by a simple majority vote in both chambers. If the General Assembly approves an amended law in response to the governor's changes, the bill becomes law once the governor certifies that the suggested changes have been made. By statute, the General Assembly has the power to block regulations, including emergency regulations, proposed by state administrative agencies. This power

6588-554: The college received a maximum seven-year re-accreditation through the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. In May 2008, the board of trustees abruptly removed the college president, Sunil Chand. Faculty members and students protested a November 2008 board meeting to implement conservative activist David Horowitz 's " Academic Bill of Rights ", which takes control over curriculum away from teachers and gives it to

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6696-713: The college's academic programming and the 1,200 capacity outdoor Lakeside Pavilion. The center is home to two resident professional ensembles: Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, and New Philharmonic. Annually, the MAC presents tour artists both national and international in the disciplines of theater, music, and dance. A $ 35 million renovation to the center was completed in 2013. The renovation updated the major performance spaces, addressed significant infrastructure needs and improved several academic program areas. The Russell R. Kirt Prairie , Ecological Study Area and B.J. Hoddinott Wildlife Sanctuary are three natural areas maintained by College of DuPage on

6804-414: The college's first permanent building, opened in 1973. WDCB , a public radio station owned by the college, was founded in 1977. Harold D. McAninch was appointed as the college's second president in 1979. In 1982, the college began publishing the Prairie Light Review , a literary magazine. The Student Resource Center (SRC) and Physical Education and Recreation Center opened in 1983. The McAninch Arts Center

6912-455: The college's trustees asking them to come up with a justification that would allow the State of Illinois' to disburse a $ 20 million grant that the legislature previously had approved. In the email, Breuder proposed associating the released funds with a planned $ 50 million teaching and learning center. The appropriation incident and Breuder's email led to an editorial in the Chicago Tribune that called

7020-548: The current school colors are forest green and gray . The 1992 team was the 1st team at COD to reach the NJCAA World Series. They finished in 2nd place, dropping the title game to Gloucester County of New Jersey. They were ranked #1 for the majority of the season and were led by head coach Steve Kranz, who was the 1992 Chicagoland Pitch and Hit Club Coach of the Year for local colleges and high schools. The Chaparrals were 40–12 on

7128-437: The episode, "a seedy little money grab by officials at the College of DuPage." On January 22, 2015, the board of trustees voted to give COD President Robert Breuder $ 763,000 as a retirement package. The Chicago Tribune wrote that "some trustees now acknowledge that the buyout was negotiated to terminate Breuder's contract, which had been secretly extended to 2019." A spokesman from the office of Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner said

7236-546: The football team won back-to-back NJCAA Division III championships, beating Nassau Community College and North Dakota State College of Science . The men's football team has sent several athletes to four-year universities. Fahn Cooper played during the 2013 season. He transferred to the University of Mississippi and later was drafted to the San Francisco 49ers in the 5th round of the NFL 2016 draft. The Berg Instructional Center

7344-748: The former Carol Kopay in 1981. Through his father's second marriage, he has a stepsister, Larisa Olson. His first job was as a paperboy . Rauner graduated summa cum laude with a degree in economics from Dartmouth College , where he was a brother of Theta Delta Chi . He later received an MBA from Harvard University . Rauner was the chairman of private equity firm GTCR , where he had worked for more than 30 years, starting in 1981 after his graduation from Harvard through his retirement in October 2012. A number of state pension funds, including those of Illinois, have invested in GTCR. In 2013, Rauner opened an office for

7452-514: The governorship in 2015, although it gradually declined during his term. It stood at 33 percent in December 2016, ranking 45th of the 50 U.S. governors. In January 2019, as Rauner was leaving office, his approval rating stood at only 25 percent. In his first executive order, he halted state hiring as well as discretionary spending and called for state agencies to sell surplus property. The conflict between Rauner's demand for budget cuts and Speaker of

7560-814: The hands of criminals and the mentally ill, he would not go beyond that due to constitutional concerns. Rauner has a record of supporting abortion rights . The Rauner family has donated "thousands of dollars" to Planned Parenthood , and prior to his 2014 campaign, the Rauner Family Foundation donated $ 510,000 to the American Civil Liberties Union 's Roger Baldwin Foundation. On July 29, 2016, Rauner signed S.B. 1564 into law, which required doctors and pregnancy centers that refuse to perform abortions for religious or moral reasons to refer patients to places where they could have an abortion. The bill

7668-409: The minimum wage. Rauner favored either raising the national minimum wage so Illinois employers were on the same level as those in neighboring states, or unilaterally raising Illinois' minimum wage, but pairing the change with pro-business reforms to the state's tax code, workers compensation reform, and tort reform . Rauner's position on the minimum wage changed significantly during his campaign. At

7776-403: The new Student Services Center which now connects the SRC and BIC with a large naturally lit commons, a new coffee shop and 'one-stop-shop' student services offices and operations. The renovation and Student Services Center replaced the deteriorating BIC exterior with a new, modern panel and glass exterior and bright interior spaces. The transfer of the classes to the BIC enabled the construction of

7884-470: The newly established Community College District 502. Due to the college's students, faculty and staff having to drive from building to building for classes, the chaparral was adopted as the school's mascot. That year, The Courier , the school's student newspaper, published its first issue. In 1968, the Glen Ellyn campus location was acquired. A year later, three interim buildings were constructed west of Lambert Road in Glen Ellyn. The Berg Instructional Center,

7992-481: The next phase of the Homeland Security Education Center expansion on the west side of campus. The project was designed by the Architecture firm Loebl Schlossman Hackl, with Brandon Lipman AIA as Principal Designer. The Culinary and Hospitality Center (CHC) was completed in 2011. It houses culinary kitchens and bakeries, a six-room boutique hotel run by students of the hospitality program, two gourmet restaurants open to

8100-519: The number of votes cast for that office in the area that each committee member represents. The appointment process was unsuccessfully challenged before the Illinois Supreme Court in 1988 as an unconstitutional grant of state power to political parties, but the challenge failed. The governor can veto bills passed by the General Assembly in four different ways: a full veto, an amendatory veto, and, for appropriations only, an item veto and

8208-599: The official Laws of Illinois . Two presidents of the United States , Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama , began their political careers in the Illinois General Assembly–– in the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Senate, respectively. The Illinois General Assembly was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. Initially, the state did not have organized political parties, but

8316-420: The personal income tax rate falling from 5 percent to 3.75 percent and the corporate tax rate from 7 percent to 5.25 percent. In July 2014, Rauner called for expanding Illinois' sales tax to dozens of services, such as legal services, accounting services, and computer programming, which were not subject to the sales tax in Illinois. Rauner estimated the expanded sales tax would bring in an additional $ 600 million

8424-423: The power to temporarily block or suspend administrative regulations for 180 days in 1980. In September 2004, the General Assembly expanded this temporary suspension power into a permanent veto. As the Illinois Constitution does not provide for a legislative veto , the constitutionality of this arrangement has been questioned. Among the charges brought against Governor Rod Blagojevich in his 2009 impeachment trial

8532-458: The public officials they are lobbying, and sitting across the bargaining table from, through campaign donations and expenditures". In 2014, Rauner's election campaign was helped financially by Kenneth C. Griffin , CEO of Citadel , a successful global investment firm, who made a rare and impassioned plea to the sold-out audience at the Economic Club of Chicago (ECC) in May 2013 to replace

8640-453: The public, a culinary amphitheater and the college's Multimedia Services department. Waterleaf, one of the college's two restaurants, seats 150 people. The project was also designed by the Architecture firm Loebl Schlossman Hackl, with Brandon Lipman AIA as Principal Designer. Phase one of the Homeland Security Education Center was completed in 2011. The center houses the college's Criminal Justice and Fire Science Technology programs, as well as

8748-406: The public, a culinary amphitheater and the colleges TV station and video production departments. Waterleaf, one of the restaurant the center houses, serves brunch, lunch and dinner on Monday, Thursday and Sunday. Tuesday and Wednesdays students in the College of DuPage Culinary Program take over the restaurant space and provide their own brand of cooking and dinner service. The Early Childhood Center

8856-571: The public. The Physical Education Center is where the athletic program is and it also holds classrooms for many other courses. It also has a fitness area on the 2nd floor which students and staff of the school as well as community members can join. The Seaton Computing Center was built in 1990 and houses computer-specific classrooms for the Computer Information Systems, Computer and Internetworking Technologies, and Office Technology Information programs. The Student Resource Center holds

8964-429: The regular admissions process. It was later revealed that Rauner had sought information on this process from his personal friend Arne Duncan , then CEO of Chicago Public Schools . Rauner has said he had no recollection of speaking with Duncan directly. According to another source, she was not a "principal pick", but was let in following the phone call between Bruce Rauner and Arne Duncan. The Rauners donated $ 250,000 to

9072-428: The school board. The faculty association sent a letter to the board noting that the changes were never discussed and no complaints over curriculum have been filed by students. In January 2009, Robert L. Breuder became the college's president. The Health and Science Center and Technical Education Center opened that summer on the Glen Ellyn campus. The Technical Education Center is 178,000 square feet (16,500 m2) and houses

9180-402: The school during the subsequent school year; Rauner has a long history of contributing to Chicago Public Schools. On October 22, 2014, Dave McKinney, a Chicago Sun-Times political reporter and bureau chief, resigned from the paper, citing pressure brought to bear on him by Sun-Times management with regard to his coverage of Rauner. McKinney had completed an investigative news story about

9288-569: The season. In 1993 they featured pitcher Shayne Bennett, an Australia native who was drafted in the 25th round of the MLB draft by the Boston Red Sox. He would go on to pitch in MLB until the 2000 season. The men's Ice Hockey team won the college's first NJCAA championship in 1980. The college has a total of 31 NJCAA championship titles. The men's track and field team has competed in both NJCAA Division III and Division I. In Division III, College of DuPage

9396-730: The state economy. On June 25, 2015, Rauner vetoed the Illinois state budget passed by the legislature, which would have created a deficit of nearly $ 4 billion but which covered what Illinois Democratic lawmakers called "vital services". He stated that he would not sign a budget until the Democratic state legislature passed his "Turnaround Agenda" to reduce trade union power and freeze property taxes. With no state budget, social service agencies cut back on services, state universities laid off staff, public transit service ceased in Monroe and Randolph Counties, and Child Care Assistance eligibility

9504-422: The state except for Cook , home to Chicago. Rauner spent a record $ 26 million of his own money on his election. Rauner was sworn in as the 42nd governor of Illinois on January 12, 2015. He governed Illinois as a moderate or liberal Republican , as evidenced by his stances on abortion , same-sex marriage , and immigration, among other issues. Rauner had a 52 percent job approval rating after assuming

9612-518: The supervision of the governor . Since the adoption of the current Illinois Constitution in 1970, the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois does not serve in any legislative capacity as Senate President, and has had its office's powers transferred to other capacities. The Illinois Auditor General is a legislative officer appointed by the General Assembly that reviews all state spending for legality. The General Assembly's first official working day

9720-564: The triple jump, placing 7th. DuPage's football team began play before the 1967 season under head coach Richard Miller . The men's football team has been in six NJCAA bowls games since 2000. The school has won two of the six bowl games. The first bowl game won was called the Citizens Bank Bowl in 2012. The second bowl game won was the Red Grange Bowl in 2016. This was the first bowl game hosted by College of DuPage. In 2021 and 2022

9828-445: The two years preceding their election or appointment a resident of the district which they represent. In the general election following a redistricting, a candidate for any chamber of the General Assembly may be elected from any district which contains a part of the district in which they resided at the time of the redistricting and reelected if a resident of the new district they represents for 18 months prior to reelection. Members of

9936-405: The uncertainty that Illinois nonprofits faced during FY16. In July 2017, Rauner vetoed a budget that increased the state income tax from 3.75 percent to 4.95 percent and the corporate tax from 5.25 percent to 7 percent, an increase of $ 5 billion in additional tax revenue. However, the Illinois legislature, with the help of several Republicans, overrode his veto. Following this action, considered

10044-537: The unwillingness of downstate Illinois to cede power to the growing Chicago area, the district boundaries were not redrawn from 1901 to 1955. After voters approved the Legislative Apportionment Amendment in 1954, there were 58 Senate districts and 59 House districts, which did not necessarily coincide. This new arrangement was conceived as a "little federal" system: the Senate districts would be based on land area and would favor downstate, while

10152-618: Was abolished by the Cutback Amendment in 1980. Since then, the House has been elected from 118 single-member districts, which are formed by dividing each of the 59 Senate districts in half. Each senator is " associated " with two representatives. Members of the House of Representatives are elected to a two-year term without term limits . Members of the Illinois Senate serve two four-year terms and one two-year term each decade. This ensures that Senate elections reflect changes made when

10260-765: Was awarded the 2008 Distinguished Philanthropist award by the Chicago Association of Fundraising Professionals. In 2003, Rauner received the Daley Medal from the Illinois Venture Capital Association for extraordinary support to the Illinois economy and was given the Association for Corporate Growth's Lifetime Achievement Award. Rauner and his wife were nominated for the Golden Apple Foundation's 2011 Community Service Award. Rauner has been

10368-483: Was born in Chicago and grew up in Deerfield, Illinois , a suburb 10 miles north of Chicago city limits. His mother, Ann (née Erickson) Rauner (1931–2011), was a nurse, and his father, Vincent Rauner (1927–1997), was a lawyer and senior vice president for Motorola . He has three siblings, Christopher, Mark, and Paula, and is of half Swedish and half German descent. His parents divorced and his father remarried to

10476-471: Was built in 1986, and is named after the college's second president. The center has the Cleve Carney Museum of Art, a space for visual art exhibition by professionals, faculty, and student exhibits. The center has three performing spaces, the 780-seat proscenium Belushi Performance Hall, the 186-seat soft-thrust playhouse theater and the 70-seat black box studio theater. The center houses classrooms for

10584-484: Was built in 1986. In 1990, the Seaton Computing Center was built and housed computer-specific classrooms for the Computer Information Systems, Computer and Internet working Technologies, and Office Technology Information programs. A year later, the college opened new campus locations in Naperville and Westmont, Illinois . Michael T. Murphy became the college's third president in 1994. In 2002, voters approved

10692-504: Was completed in 2007. The center serves more than 100 children and houses the Early Childhood Education and Care degree and certificate programs. This building is located across College rd. from the main campus. It has kindergarten, part-time preschool, a daycare and full-time preschool. The Early Childhood Center was closed June 1, 2018 due to a decline in enrollment and increased operational costs. The Health and Science Center

10800-541: Was cut by 90 percent. On June 30, 2016, just before the beginning of the next fiscal year, Rauner signed a temporary bipartisan stopgap budget that would allow public schools to continue operating for an additional year and for necessary state services to continue for 6 months. However, the stopgap budget covered only 65 percent of social services agencies' normally allocated funds and provided $ 900,000 less for colleges and universities than FY15, while attempting to cover eighteen months' worth of expenses, all while continuing

10908-421: Was elected to become the sixth president of the College of DuPage. The 475,000-square-foot (44,100 m) BIC Renovation (phase one completed in 2011; phase two completed in 2012) and the new 65,000-square-foot (6,000 m) Student Services Center (SSC) (completed in 2011) included the reorganization of faculty and administrative departments, expanded student commons, updated classrooms and labs. The addition of

11016-466: Was funded by the proceeds of the 2002 capital referendum and opened in 2010. The center houses the Basic Nursing Assistant, Dental Hygiene, Diagnostic Medical Imaging, Health Science, Nuclear Medicine, Nursing, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiography, Respiratory Care, Surgical Technology, Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry, Zoology and Botany programs. The HSC also houses

11124-405: Was national champion for outdoor track and field in 2002,2003,2006, 2010 and 2021. Several athletes from COD's track and field program have started their careers at COD. Tom Pukstys began his career at COD before going on to compete in his first Olympic Games in 1992, coming in 10th place. Troy Doris from Bolingbrook, Illinois, also started his career at COD. In 2016 Troy Doris appeared for Guyana in

11232-506: Was opened in 1974. The structure spans four levels that houses many classrooms, workshops, labs, department offices as well as faculty offices, and conference areas. It was named after the College of DuPage's first president, Rodney K. Berg. The Culinary and Hospitality Center (CHC) was completed in 2011. The center houses kitchens and bakeries, a six-room boutique Hotel run by students of the Hospitality program, two gourmet restaurants open to

11340-421: Was passed on partisan lines, with no Republican legislators voting for the bill. Rauner's decision to sign the bill into law angered conservative groups. The same day, Rauner also signed a bill that extended insurance coverage for nearly all contraceptives. On August 5, Rauner was sued by a crisis pregnancy center , a Rockford, Illinois -based medical center, and a Downers Grove physician, claiming that SB 1564

11448-481: Was that he had not respected the legitimacy of JCAR blocking his rulemaking on healthcare in 2008. Bruce Rauner Bruce Vincent Rauner ( / ˈ r aʊ n ər / ; born February 18, 1956) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and politician who served as the 42nd governor of Illinois from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party , he was the chairman of R8 Capital Partners and chairman of

11556-670: Was the first African American elected to the legislature. In 1922, Lottie Holman O'Neill was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives , becoming the first woman to serve in the Illinois General Assembly. Future U.S. President Barack Obama was elected to the Illinois Senate in 1996, serving there until 2004 when he was elected to the United States Senate . The size of the General Assembly has changed over time. The first General Assembly , elected in 1818, consisted of 14 senators and 28 representatives. Under

11664-671: Was unconstitutional. On December 20, 2016, a Winnebago County Circuit Judge issued a preliminary injunction, which temporarily prohibited the State of Illinois from enforcing the law after it went into effect on January 1, 2017. As a candidate in 2014, Rauner stated that he opposed the existing Illinois law that restricted abortion coverage under Medicaid and the state employee health plan. In April 2017, however, Rauner pledged to veto an abortion rights bill that would (a) remove those abortion coverage restrictions: and (b) repeal an Illinois law making abortion illegal if Roe v. Wade were to be overturned. Despite his veto pledge, Rauner signed

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