State Senator Hunter encourages more opportunity for youth employment
SPRINGFIELD, IL - In 2011, national youth employment was at its lowest level in post- World War II history at...
Year: 2012
Author shares story of witnessing his father’s racially-motivated murder in captivating new book, “Cured – The Power of Forgivenessâ€
 Carl Ray tells the incredible story of how his father, one of the most successful African Americans in Choctaw County,...
Governor Pat Quinn releases Fiscal Year 2013 Budget: "This budget contains truths that may not be what you want to hear"
Remarks as Prepared  SPRINGFIELD, IL – President Cullerton, Speaker Madigan, Leaders Radogno and Cross, Lieutenant Governor Simon, Attorney General...
Republicans speak out on Gov. Quinn’s FY 2013 Budget Address
Illinois Republican Chairman says Quinn's “matinee performance†is like re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titantic Illinois Comptroller Judy Barr...
Democrats weigh-in on Quinn’s FY 2013 Budget Address
Lt. Governor Simon’s FY13 Budget Statement  SPRINGFIELD, IL – Following the Governor’s budget address, Lt. Governor Sheila Simon recognized...
His Truth is Marching on: African-American Farmers and the Pigford II Settlement
 By Joe Leonard, Jr., PhD, U. S. Department of Agriculture   Following the march from Selma to Montgomery,...
Closure of Tamms Supermax supported by broad regional coalition
 Chicago and Minneapolis - The Midwest Coalition for Human Rights, a network of 56 organizations, service providers, and university...
18th Annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards to be held Feb. 28
CHICAGO, IL – As Chicago grows in stature on the national and international stage, it is challenged to build a new...
Lt. Gov. Simon: Abolish political scholarships
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Lt. Governor Sheila Simon put her support behind a House bill that would abolish a legislative scholarship...
Illinois State Board approves NCLB waiver application
Illinois proposes comprehensive accountability system that uses multiple measures and moves forward with college and career ready standards  SPRINGFIELD,...
