Atty. General Madigan: Illinois now has the nation’s toughest law regulating debt settlement operators
  Today, (August 3, 2010) Illinois consumers won. Illinois enacted the nation’s toughest law against the abusive practices of debt...
Year: 2010
Long hot summer brings shorter Architecture Tours
Skyscraper Snapshots Added to Chicago Architecture Foundation Options  The Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan, has added new bus,...
U.S. Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. on Healthcare, the Economy and Unemployment Insurance Benefits extension
 Last week, I - along with 271 of my House colleagues - voted to extend federal unemployment insurance benefits...
Prosecutors secure 100-year prison sentence for convicted rapist
 Cook County prosecutors have secured a 100-year prison sentence against a man charged in connection with the brutal assault of...
New book addresses HIV/AIDS, Homophobia, taboos, and the Black Church
Author - Minister Gerald Palmer Kansas City, MO (BlackNews.com)Â - Minister Gerald Palmer, MSW, licensed minister, radio talk show host and...
Durbin’s Fair Sentencing Act passed by House, sent to President for signature
    Bipartisan Bill Reduces Crack-Powder Sentencing Disparity to 18-to-1                                                                                                                                                        Chicago, IL – An historic, bipartisan bill to curtail the...
Despite being outspent, latest polls clearly show Giannoulias has taken lead in Illinois Senate Race
Ten-point swing since April matches trend in other public polls Chicago, ILÂ - After trailing by eight points in early April...
Madigan heralds newly strengthened False Claims Act
  Amended Act Will Help Attorney General Recover Taxpayer Dollars from Vendors that Defraud the State   Chicago,...
“Friends” Facebook Messages may lead to scams
 (From the Better Business Bureau)  Chicago, IL- With more than 500 million active users in July 2010, Facebook has...
Kirk proposes seven debates/forums for Senate race
  Same locations and dates of the first and last Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858;  Foreign policy debate on August 21st in...
