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        <Explanation>the organization has adopted the provision of asc topic 740 income taxes, relating to the accounting in income taxes. the organization files income tax returns in the us federal jurisdiction with few exceptions, the organization is no longer subject to us federal, state, and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for year before 2009.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>governing and other significant documents are available upon request to the organization's office at 122 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVE ste 1360, chicago, il 60603.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>at the beginning of the annual meeting of the board or regents, the executive director distributes the conflict of interest policy and each member reviews and completes a statements which is submitted back to the executive director. board members are required to recuse themselves if at any time they determine an issue for discussion or vote is a potential conflict of interest for the member to participate.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>The board designated the executive to perform an initial review of the form 990. after which it is provided to the board of regents for review and a forum is provided to comment and ask questions via email before the form is filed. the board or regents will convene on a conference call if deemed necessary.</Explanation>
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