Rep. Golar Expands Gifted Education in Grade Schools
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Concerned about reduced opportunities for gifted students in Illinois, state Rep. Esther Golar, D-Chicago, passed legislation through...
Month: May 2015
Something Hard to Understand
Op-ed By William E. Â Spriggs Each week, another candidate throws a hat into the ring for the 2016 presidential campaign-a...
Baltimore Youth are Champions, Not “Thugs”…An Open Letter to President Obama
Baltimore's youth are champions, not thugs (they just don't know it yet!) - an open letter to President Barack Obama...
Senator Raoul and County Board President Preckwinkle Respond to Supreme Court’s Pension Ruling
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th) issued the following statement on the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision,...
IDHS Welcomes Newly Appointed Secretary James Dimas
CHICAGO, IL – On Friday afternoon, Governor Rauner announced his appointment of James Dimas to the post of Secretary of...
White House Report: Making College Affordable for Millions of Americans
Tomorrow at Lake Area Technical College in South Dakota, the President will underscore the importance of making community college available...
Kirk Statement on Bipartisan Senate Passage of Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the following statement today after the Senate passed the Iran Nuclear...
Justice Department Opens Pattern or Practice Investigation into the Baltimore Police Department
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced today that the Justice Department has opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into...
#BlackLivesMatter: Mothers March for Absolute Justice
Letters to Editors #BlackLivesMatter Mothers of Youth Murdered by Chicago Police and Community Members Will March Through The South Side...
U.S. Dream Academy Announces 14th Annual ‘Power of a Dream Gala’
U.S. Dream Academy Announces 14th Annual "Power Of A Dream Gala" TO BE HELD on May 13, 2015 at the...
