President Obama Announces a Presidential Emergency Board, Names Members
WASHINGTON, DC – President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order creating a second Presidential Emergency Board to help resolve an...
Month: November 2015
U.S. Rep. Danny Davis and Amara Enyia to Hold Joint Press Conference on Future of 7th District
CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Rep. Danny Davis and Amara Enyia will hold a joint press conference to announce a new...
Settlement Reached in Case of Professor Fired for “Uncivil” Tweets
CHICAGO, IL - – The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and co-counsel Loevy & Loevy announced the settlement of Professor...
Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Claims Victory for Child Care Funding Rule Reversal
In January, Senator Emil Jones III and Representative LaShawn Ford filed Senate Bill 105, which would have appropriated funds to...
Attorneys Organize to Protect the Rights of Arrestees Free of Charge
First Defense Legal Aid (FDLA, First Defense) will report back on its recent experience with Homan Square and other Chicago...
OCAD Responds to 5th Circuit Decision on Immigration, Announces March on November 21st in Chicago: The President Can Do More to Stop Deportations
CHICAGO, IL - In response to the news that the 5th Circuit Court in New Orleans upheld the injunction to...
City of Chicago Hosts Last ‘Small Business Center On The Road’ Expo for 2015
Dual keynote speakers, free professional headshots and over 40 exhibitors The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer...
Two-Time Tony Award Winners Patti Lupone and Christine Ebersole Star in War Paint, a New Musical About Two Business Titans – And Their Infamous Rivalry
Will be at the Goodman Theatre, Starting June 28, 2016 War Paint is a World Premiere Production From the...
NAACP and Urban League Grieve Loss of Civil Rights Icon Jacqueline A. Berrien
Berrien was Former Chair of the EEOC and Civil Rights Advocate The NAACP and the Urban League grieve the...
McAllen-Area Marketer Sentenced in Health Care Fraud Scheme
MCALLEN, TX—A marketer for several area home health agencies has been ordered to federal prison following her conviction of conspiracy...
