Tell the Federal Reserve: Don’t Raise Interest Rates
Letters to Editors Petition to the Federal Reserve: "Don’t raise interest rates while many Americans are still struggling. Working families...
Month: August 2015
Governor Rauner Signs Juvenile Justice Reform Legislation
SPRINGFIELD, IL –Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) Director Candice Jones commended Governor Bruce Rauner for signing a package of...
The Congressional Black Caucus Recognizes the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement commemorating the 50th anniversary of...
President Preckwinkle and Commissioner Garcia Announce New $500,000 Fund for Restorative Justice
Funding is meant to stop violence and provide alternatives to jail CHICAGO, IL - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle...
Collins Votes to Release Federal Funds and Keep WIC Offices Open
Also funds cancer screenings, LIHEAP, job training, addiction services and more SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins...
NAACP Statement on President Obama’s Clean Power Plan
WASHINGTON, DC – The NAACP has released the following statement applauding President Obama for his historic proposal to curb US...
Arise Above Abuse: President Obama’s 2014 Grammy Speech Inspires Release of Independent Artists’ Compelling New Spoken-Word & Music Album
Produced by a team of independent artists the nation over, ‘Arise Above Abuse, Artists Speak Out For Women’ uses spoken-word...
Fathers Incorporated Launches “The Honorable Man” Campaign to Encourage 20,000 Black Fathers to Represent at the Upcoming Million Man March
Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) – It has been nearly 20 years since the historic Million Man March in October of 1995....
Raoul’s Juvenile Justice Reforms Become Law
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th) applauded the signing of two pieces of legislation he sponsored...
Mumps Booster Shot Recommended for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Students
Illinois Department of Public Health, Champaign-Urbana Public Health District and University address mumps outbreak SPRINGFIELD, IL - The Illinois Department...
