Fioretti Condemns GOP Plan to Bankrupt Chicago Schools
Fioretti condemns forced CPS bankruptcy The plan by Gov. Bruce Rauner and other members of the Illinois GOP to bankrupt...
Day: January 22, 2016
Madigan: Changes that Hurt the Middle Class Cannot be Allowed
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement Thursday after Gov. Bruce Rauner and Republican...
Former Clerk at Cook County Recorder of Deeds Admits Accepting Cash Bribe in Exchange for Preparing Fraudulent Real Estate Deed
CHICAGO, IL — A former clerk for the Cook County Recorder of Deeds pleaded guilty today to accepting a cash...
FBI Releases Preliminary Semiannual Crime Statistics for 2015
Statistics released in the FBI’s Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report revealed overall declines in the number of property crimes reported...
Kirk’s Response to Reports of Administration’s Additional $1.7 Billion Payment to Iran
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) responded to reports the Administration, in addition to giving the terror-sponsoring Iranian...
Professor Believes Black Lives Don’t Matter Because Some Civil Rights Leaders Got it Wrong
Nationwide (BlackNews.com - Devin Robinson, a black business & economics professor, had strong words recently for the attendees of the...
State Senator Collins Responds to State Takeover Proposal for CPS
“Why not try fully and fairly funding our schools before declaring bankruptcy?” CHICAGO, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline...
Illinois State Board of Education Awards $20.4 Million in School Improvement Grants
Five schools will receive funds to improve student performance SPRINGFIELD, IL – More than $20 million in federal Title I...
Cook County Announces Multi-Site Construction With Major Energy Savings
Work aligns with Cook County’s ambitious sustainability plan on reducing carbon emissions Construction is under way for...
Woodbridge Men Charged with Terrorism Offenses Related to Attempting to Travel to Syria to Join ISIL
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Joseph Hassan Farrokh, 28, and Mahmoud Amin Mohamed Elhassan, 25, both of Woodbridge, were charged for criminal...
