FBI Documents Reveal “Systemic” Chicago Police Corruption
From: Exoneration Project at the University of Chicago Law School Sgt. Ronald Watts and his crew were “facilitating the drug...
Day: December 17, 2015
Fearing Their Home Will be Vandalized if Left Vacant, South Side family Refuses to Leave Foreclosed Home
Facing the prospect of being evicted and left homeless, the McClendon family has resolved to occupy their modest South Side...
NAACP Statement on Declaration of Mistrial in First Freddie Gray trial
BALTIMORE, MD – NAACP National President and CEO Cornell William Brooks issued the following statement in response to the mistrial...
President Obama Nominates Four to Serve on the United States District Courts
WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama nominated Judge Paul Lewis Abrams, Judge Suzanne Mitchell, Scott L. Palk and Ronald G. Russell...
CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield Says Budget Deal is Inadequate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement in response to the proposed budget deal...
New Orleans Doctors and Registered Nurse Sentenced for Roles in $50 Million Fraud Scheme
Two doctors and a registered nurse were sentenced to prison for their roles at the center of a $50 million...
BMO Harris Bank Skirts City Law, Plays Scrooge in Englewood
Letters to Editors From: Metropolitan Tenants Organization In a blatant attempt to beat the clock on Chicago's Keep Chicago...
Incarcerated Moms Will Have a Holiday Visit With Their Children
1,400 and counting holiday gifts shipped to facilities, thanks to generous donors “I have been taking care of my grandchildren...
Latina Mothers and Immigrant Families to March Against Police Violence
March led by immigrant families and Latina mothers inviting other members of the Latino community to get involved in organizing...
