Attorney General Madigan Condemns Federal Executive Order Attacking Women’s Access to Preventative Healthcare
CHICAGO, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan condemned the federal executive order signed under the guise of religious...
Month: May 2017
Teachers Vote Unanimously to Strike at One of Chicago’s Oldest Charter Schools
Rock-bottom spending on immigrant and refugee students and frontline staff stands in stark contrast to salaries for top management, who...
Black Boys at Florida Reform School Were Modern Day Slaves
Hundreds of Black boys say they were "Modern Day Slaves" at a recently closed reform school Kentwood, LA (BlackNews.com) –...
‘Playpen’ Creator Sentenced to 30 Years
Dark Web ‘Hidden Service’ Case Spawned Hundreds of Child Porn Investigations The creator and lead administrator of what was believed...
RECALL: Marcho Farms, Inc. Recalls Veal, Beef and Pork Products Due to Possible Non-0157 Shiga Toxin-Producing E. Coli (Stec) Adulteration
WASHINGTON, DC – Marcho Farms, Inc., a Souderton, Pa. establishment, is recalling approximately 5,620 pounds of boneless veal, and ground...
New Report Finds Record Number of People Serving Life in U.S. Prisons
From: Marc Mauer The Sentencing Project A new report by The Sentencing Project, Still Life: America’s Increasing Use of...
City of Chicago Holds “On The Road” Small Business Expo
Expo Offers Free Resources from Nearly 40 Agencies, Workshops and Opportunity to Hear from Keynote Speaker Restaurateur and Master...
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Health & Hospitals System CEO Dr. Jay Shannon Respond to U.S. House Vote on the American Health Care Act
The impact of today’s vote by the U.S. House will be devastating. More than a half-million residents of Cook County...
Groups Investigate Chicago ‘Gang Database’ For Civil Rights Violations, Connection to Immigration Raids
As part of the campaign to make Chicago a real sanctuary city, immigrant and Black-led groups file request for information...
Job Losses Reported in More Than Half of the Metro Areas
Unemployment rate declines in most areas CHICAGO, IL –Unemployment rates were down over-the-year in all but one of Illinois’s metro...
