Cook County State’s Attorney brings charges in 27-year-old unsolved murder
New DNA testing in a 27-year-old unsolved Chicago homicide has resulted in murder charges being filed against a convicted felon...
Month: January 2011
Chicago woman sentenced to 12 years in prison for scalding infant son
A Chicago woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for severely burning the feet of her 10-month-old infant...
State Superintendent to recognize Jones College Prep for Academic Excellence
Chicago high school named to Illinois Honor Roll more than any other school in state  Chicago, IL — Illinois State...
Kirk named to Committees on Appropriations, Banking, Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP), and Aging
Kirk: “These Senate Committee assignments line up perfectly with an economic growth agenda for Illinois.† Washington, DC —  U.S....
Attorney General Madigan: New Gold Standard for home loans must hold banks accountable to homeowners and investors
Chicago, IL - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan today sent a letter to federal financial regulators, urging them to include a...
Jesse White and the Chicago Cubs unveil new permanent Cubs License Plate
Money Raised From the License Plates to Support Public Schools Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White and the Chicago Cubs...
The Committee Against Political Repression to hold press conference and rally to protest summoning of subpoenaed activists
 Chicago, IL - The Committee Against Political Repression will hold a press conference today (January 25) inside the Dirksen Federal Building,...
Illinois Attorney General announces new acting Public Access Counselor
Chicago, IL - Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced she has appointed Amalia Rioja as Acting Public Access Counselor to succeed...
Oscar nominations for Festival Films
Two films from the 2010 Chicago International Children's Film Festival, The Gruffalo and The Lost Thing, which screened at the...
Should Lincoln get all of the credit he receives for freedom and equality?
 Renowned African American history expert Dr. Charles Branham to speak February 15 at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum   ...
