Sanders Opposes Dakota Access Pipeline
BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement in support of grassroots and legal efforts to...
Year: 2016
Baton Rouge Man Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Term For Mailing Threatening Letters To Federal And State Courthouses
BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced today that BRIAN CAVALIER, age 34, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana,...
Music Institute of Chicago Announces 2016-17 Chicago-Evanston Season
Highlights: Pianist Sergei Babayan, Louis Armstrong Legacy Concert, Chopin Competition Medalist Kate Liu, Organ Soloist John Sherer The Music Institute...
Madigan Sues Drugmaker Insys for Deceptive Sales of Opioid Painkiller
Attorney General Madigan Accuses Drug Company of Selling Cancer Pain Medication to Non-Cancer Patients to Turn a Profit CHICAGO,...
Unemployment Rates Decrease in Twelve Metro Areas
Much of Downstate still suffering job losses CHICAGO, IL –Twelve of Illinois’ metropolitan (metro) areas experienced decreases in their over-the-year...
State-Level Preliminary PARCC Scores Released During State Board Meeting
First look at preliminary results for second year of PARCC SPRINGFIELD, IL —Members of the State Board of Education had...
Mayor Emanuel & City Sued for Sex Discrimination
Transgender Woman’s Suit Targets City Liquor Laws that Discriminate Against Women Exposing Their Breasts in Entertainment Venues CHICAGO,...
NAACP Statement on Houston Protest by White Supremacists
Baltimore, MD - The National NAACP issued the following statement in response to a protest held outside the Houston branch...
Alleged Child Abuser Apprehended After 23 Years on the Run
In 1993, Boston-area resident John Hartin was 23 years old when he befriended two young boys—ages 6 and 9—and allegedly...
Op-ed: Set Corey Jacobs Free From Prison
He deserves a grant of clemency from President Obama By Brittany K. Barnett-Byrd, Esq. As the daughter of a formerly incarcerated...
