Father Pfleger gets surprise Presidential/MLK Lifetime awards from 4 pols
Teary-eyed priest says: ‘What I do is for the children’  By Chinta Strausberg  To the total surprise to...
Year: 2012
Cast of “Race†and Director Chuck Smith volunteer with Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Together with City Year and One Good Deed Chicago, the artists painted at North Lawndale YMCA CHICAGO, IL – Goodman...
"No Hate in the Debate": Leaders of immigrant community urge candidates to refuse support of extremist groups
Candidates asked to sign “No Hate in the Debate†Pledge  CHICAGO, IL – Leaders of Illinois’ Latino and immigrant...
Diverse coalition set to condemn a package of ordinances proposed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Coalition says ordinances an assault on Chicagoans' Constitutional Rights   Chicago, IL —A coalition of unions, religious leaders, community...
State Senator Raoul marks Second Anniversary of Earthquake in Haiti, celebrates “amazing response,†highlights ongoing need
Springfield, IL - State Senator Kwame Raoul spoke last week alongside the Haitian Relief Network, a group of individuals and organizations in...
Illinois Attorney General Madigan, local law enforcement confiscate thousands of illegal synthetic drugs in retail "Store Sweeps"
Madigan Hosts a Series of Teleconferences as Part of Coordinated Synthetic Drug Response  Chicago, IL – As part of her...
Kirk, Manchin support more bipartisanship in 2012, will attend State of the Union together
Washington, DC – Building on a tradition launched last year by U.S. Senators Mark Udall (D-Colo.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska),...
State AFL-CIO endorses candidates for Primary Election
 Illinois’ largest labor organization to activate member-to-member program   Representatives of local and statewide labor organizations met in...
The Better Business Bureau warns consumers of free cruise scams
 Chicago, IL -  When the bitter cold and snow eventually arrive our thoughts will turn to escaping to a...
Activists receive permit to protest NATO/G8, but serious issues remain
(From the Coalition Against the NATO and G8 War & Poverty Agenda) Â *Â Permit and cover letter from City...
