Attorney General Madigan: Lawmakers Pass Bill to Improve Response to Sexual Assault Crimes
Joint Sexual Assault Working Group’s Legislation Encourages Survivors to Report Crimes, Improves Training for Law Enforcement & Ensures Justice...
Year: 2016
Senator Collins Votes to Fully Fund Schools, Urges Governor to Sign Human Services and Higher Ed Budgets
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th) issued the following statement after voting to fully fund...
Chicago Organizations Participate in Global Day of Action to Demand End to Illegal Airbnb Rentals of Israeli Settlements in the West Bank and Jerusalem
Marking 50 years of Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, Chicago activists will gather in...
Blue Man Group Announces a Call for Artists to Submit Original Artwork for Outdoor Art Gallery at the Briar Street Theatre
Juried Art Competition Open to Professional and Emerging Artists Nationwide With Cash Prize of $2,500 Awarded To Six Winners Grand...
Cook County’s No Cash Bid Program Advances
Communities seek tax delinquent properties to return them to productive use Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced that...
Newark Hospital To Pay $450,000 For Allegedly Billing Health Care Programs For Unnecessary Procedures
NEWARK, N.J. – Saint Michael’s Medical Center Inc., located in Newark, New Jersey, has agreed to pay $450,000 to resolve...
Attorney General Madigan Statement on Drew Peterson Conviction
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued a statement praising a Randolph County jury for finding defendant Drew...
Child Sex Tourism: Alaska Man Receives Prison Term for Crimes Committed in Cambodia
Alaska resident Jason Jayavarman was sentenced to 18 years in prison for attempting to sexually exploit children in Cambodia over...
Senator Raoul Votes for Education Funding, Parity, Stepping Stone to the Next Phase of Budget Negotiations
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th) issued the following statement on the P-12 education budget...
Senator Collins Expands Access to Expungement, Sealing of Records
“If our solution involves picking the pockets of the poor and wrongly accused, we have more than just a fiscal...
