Collins Hails Signing of Measure Allowing Parolees to Worship, do Community Service Together
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th) is pleased to announce the governor has signed her...
Year: 2016
Secretary of State Jesse White Reinstates Vehicle Registration Reminder Notices
Seeks Legislative Authority to Allow Advertising to Offset Costs; Pushes Email Notifications Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced...
6 Months after ICE Raids Schaumburg Church, DHS releases Guidelines on Enforcement Operations at Sensitive Locations
Community advocates describe new guidelines as ‘weak and toothless’ Chicago, IL — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released...
Pat Quinn to Call for an Elected Consumer Advocate to Help City Homeowners Take on Skyrocketing Property Taxes
Chicago Homeowners “Poorly Served” When Mayor Shut Down Taxpayer Assistance Office in 2011. Quinn will call for a voter referendum...
College Changes Everything™ Conference Highlights Critical Role of Higher Education in Economic Recovery and Growth
CHICAGO, IL –Almost 450 professionals, including education, government, private and non-profit leaders, came together on July 21st at the sixth...
Prosecutor Secure 46-Year Sentence in 2012 Sexual Assault of Pregnant Woman
A Chicago man convicted of the 2012 early morning sexual assault of a pregnant woman was sentenced to 46 years...
Black Business Launches Nationwide $16 Million Dollar Job Creation Initiative
Healing Summer 2016 is designed to help heal the roots of racial wounds in the USA Albany, GA (BlackNews.com) --...
Asian Americans, Growing in Numbers, Show Political Clout at the DNC
New America Media / Inquirer.net By Anthony Advincula PHILADELPHIA — As Asian American elected officials and community leaders take...
Excerpts of the President’s Remarks at the Democratic National Convention
President Barack Obama: “The America I know is full of courage, and optimism, and ingenuity. The America I know is...
As National Urban League Conference Heads to Baltimore, Dropped Charges Against Officers Demonstrates Continuing Struggle
Examination of Racial Relation, Police Violence, Part of Intense Aug. 3-6 Schedule of Dynamic Dialogue, Focused on Theme of "Save...
