President Obama to Travel to Dallas, Texas
WASHINGTON, DC – On Tuesday, July 12th, at the invitation of Mayor Rawlings, the President will travel to Dallas, Texas...
Year: 2016
Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton to Deliver Address at 107th NAACP Annual Convention
BALTIMORE, MD -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will speak to attendees at the 107th Annual NAACP Convention in Cincinnati,...
Black Teenage Girls Organize Chicago Youth Sit-In and March Against Police Brutality; Hundreds expected to gather at 2:00 PM at the Pavilion in Millennium Park July 11th
CHICAGO, IL - Today at 2:00 PM, Chicago youth of all backgrounds will gather at the Pavilion in Millennium Park,...
Illinois Department of Employment Security hosting “Chicago Women in Trades Orientation” Open House
Women encouraged to apply in-person for Pre-Apprenticeship Opportunities as Skilled Trade Workers CHICAGO, IL –The Illinois Department of...
Transparency Win in Chicago Police Records Case
Judge lifts Fraternal Order of Police injunction previously barring release of police misconduct records CHICAGO, IL -- Today an...
NAACP Statement on the Fatal Shooting of Alton Sterling During Police Encounter in Baton Rouge, LA
BALTIMORE, MD - NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks issued the following statement regarding the fatal shooting of 37-year...
Urban League Movement Supports Peaceful Protest, Thorough Investigation in Baton Rouge
NEW ORLEANS (July 6, 2016) -- As Louisiana and the nation grieve the death of Alton Sterling, the National Urban...
The Fraternal Order and Police Reform
By Curtis Black (Reprint) At Issue: FOP and reform Dean Angelo, president of the Chicago lodge of the Fraternal Order...
Statement from Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Regarding State Department Email Investigation
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement today regarding the State Department email investigation: “Late this afternoon, I...
President Preckwinkle Launches New Cook County Website Focused on Services
A major update to Cook County's main website, unveiled today, will enable visitors to www.cookcountyil.gov<http://www.cookcountyil.gov> to more easily connect with...
