Community Members Shut Down Intersection in Remembrance of Those Who’ve Fallen to Violence in Chicago, Demand Rahm’s Resignation
Blockade expected to shut down intersection for an hour or more CHICAGO, IL - Following the tradition of the Chicago...
Day: December 16, 2015
Clifford Law Offices Obtains Record Verdict in Med Mal Case
Keith A. Hebeisen and Sarah F. King, attorneys at Clifford Law Offices, late Friday (Dec. 11, 2015) obtained a record...
Race & Justice News: Are Judges or Prosecutors Driving Racial Disparity in Post-Booker Sentencing?
From: The Sentencing Project Federal Sentencing While overall federal sentence lengths have decreased since United States v. Booker, blacks and...
U.S. Army National Guard Soldier Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL
WASHINGTON, DC —A soldier in the U.S. Army National Guard pleaded guilty today to federal charges that he conspired with...
MilCon/VA Chairman Kirk Funds Veterans’ Care at Record Levels, Adds New Whistleblower Protections
Bill Set to Head to President’s Desk as Part of Bipartisan Omnibus Agreement WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mark...
One Baltimore Family’s Outcry Against Police Misconduct and Their Civil Rights
In light of the ordeal his family has been facing, Kashaka Olukayode and his wife, Sauda Olukayode, have put their...
President Obama on the Selection of Adewale Adeyemo as Deputy National Security Advisor
President Barak Obama's Statement on selection of Adewale Adeyemo For the past four years, I have relied on Caroline Atkinson,...
Chicago’s First Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Will Speed up East-West Travel in Loop
Advocates urge city to add more features over time to further reduce travel times CHICAGO, IL – Service will...
Illinois State Board of Education Announces Board video-conference Meeting for Dec 16
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois State Board of Education has announced the following schedule for its regular business meeting via...
Eight Arrested as Federal Authorities Dismantle Violent Gang Members and Associates of the Zheng Organization
Charged with Soliciting Assaults, Narcotics Trafficking, Extortions, and Operating an Illegal Gambling Business A 13-count indictment was unsealed today in...
