Time to Get Smart on Crime
 By Benjamin Todd Jealous President & CEO of the NAACP  The United States has five percent of the...
Year: 2013
State Senator Collins legislation protects student privacy
 Colleges may not ask for Facebook passwords, access accounts without cause  SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y....
Jesse White Awards More than $1 Million in “Back to Books†Grants
Over 200 libraries awarded  Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded more than $1 million...
Senator Durbin congratulates 1963 Loyola University Basketball Team on their acceptance into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a statement submitted for the Congressional Record in the Senate, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) congratulated...
Speaking of President Bush and his unjust Iraq war: Who’s going to prison for the senseless loss of US lives?
By Rev. Harold E. Bailey President of Probation Challenge & The PCC Network  A recent study attempted to put the...
Jewish community rallies against school closings with letter to Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Jewish community members will gather on Thursday, April 18th at 4:30 p.m. to deliver a letter to Mayor Rahm Emanuel...
13 Year prison sentence for Berwyn doctor convicted of Criminal Sexual Assault
A family practice physician has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for sexually assaulting a female patient during an...
Pfleger to Pols: “Vote for Commonsense Gun Bill or We’ll Vote vs. Youâ€
Clergy deliver 50,000 petitions to Quinn on “Advocacy Day† By Chinta Strausberg Saying they are tired of going to...
Teen Pleads Guilty and Receives 32 Years in Prison for CTA Brown Line Murder and Robberies
A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for an incident that caused the death of a...
Emmett parents to hold press conference, demonstrate against Board of Education
CHICAGO, IL – Emmett Elementary School parents, staff, teachers, students and community members will defiantly demonstrate to save their school...
