Petition Calls For Transparent Chicago Police Oversight Committee After Study Finds Institutionalized Racism
A comprehensive study of Chicago PD found a biased and corrupt oversight committee meant to investigate officer offenses like police...
Month: April 2016
Financial Experts and Social Service Providers Challenge State, Municipal, and CPS Payments to Wall Street Banks
CHICAGO, IL – On Wednesday, a set of financial experts and social service providers gave testimony before the Illinois House...
Wyeth and Pfizer Agree to Pay $784.6 Million to Resolve Lawsuit Alleging that Wyeth Underpaid Drug Rebates to Medicaid
BOSTON – United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced that drug companies Wyeth and Pfizer, Inc., have agreed to pay...
Senator Kirk Hosts Human Rights Caucus Event on Boko Haram’s Continued Terror in Northern Africa
Militant Group Pledged Allegiance to ISIS in 2015; Responsible for 51% of Terrorism Deaths Worldwide in 2014 219 of Kidnapped Chibok...
Chris Cleveland Re-elected Chairman of Chicago GOP
CHICAGO, IL - Chris Cleveland, 43rd Ward Republican Committeeman, was re-elected Chairman of the Chicago Republican Party last night. The...
Real Men Cook’s 2016 Father’s Day Celebration Expands to 27 to Forward Mission
Real Men Cook -- Chicago's premiere urban Father's Day charity event - will depart from past years' formats by holding...
Over 1,300 Tradeswomen From Across the Country Will Bring Their Voices to the 2016 Women Build Nations `Conference in Illinois
CHICAGO, IL – North America’s Building Trade Unions (NABTU) and Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT) will bring together more than...
Illinois Study Finds Juvenile Record Confidentiality and Expungement Laws Threaten Public Safety and Burden Youth for Life
In Illinois, the confidentiality of juvenile records is a myth, and the juvenile expungement system is not working. ...
Blue Man Group Adds Performances to Summer Schedule at Chicago’s Briar Street Theatre
CHICAGO, IL – Blue Man Group, continuing its open run at Chicago’s Briar Street Theatre (3133 N. Halsted Street), will...
Attorney General Madigan & Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault Urge Lawmakers to Eliminate Statute of Limitations on Child Sex Crimes
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault (ICASA) called on Illinois lawmakers...
