Troy Davis’ last chance for life: “Innocent until proven guilty”
Benjamin Todd Jealous, President and CEO, NAACP Â Innocent until proven guilty. Â These four words helped establish our criminal...
Day: April 21, 2011
GOP blows it with official’s animal depiction of Obama
(From New America Media)  Commentary By Earl Ofari Hutchinson  Orange County, Calif. GOP Central Committee member Marilyn Davenport’s...
Black legislators on Frontline against AZ-Style Immigration Bills
(From New America Media)  By Marcelo Ballvé  New York - As immigrant advocates battle hardline immigration bills in state capitols...
Illinois Lt. Gov. Simon: State’s ethics form is “weak”
Calls for new standards, requires staff to file financial info                   Chicago, IL – A day after yet another Illinois governor...
Immigrant rights group to hold press conference to announce May Day March in Chicago
 Chicago, IL - Despite the tide of anti-worker and anti-immigrant bills in Illinois and around the country, immigrant rights...
House Redistricting Hearings underway around state
(From the Illinois GOP Party)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A series of public hearings on the redrawing of Illinois House district boundaries...
Movie Release: Romantic family comedy, Jumping The Broom to Premiere Mother’s Day weekend
The movie is produced by Our Stories Films and RLJ Company  Produced by Tracey E. Edmonds; Released by TriStar,...
Blue Island man charged in murders of three young women
A Blue Island man was charged with the murders of three young women over the course of one year's time...
Gary Cops found guilty in savage beating of 60-year-old Veteran
Percy Perry's face left "unrecognizable" after cops beat him, forcing an eye out of its socket  Federal Jury Delivers...
