Illinois Secures Grant to Improve Career Pathways for Students
State to develop plan to better align its education systems with business needs so all students are ready to thrive...
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President Obama Grants Commutations of Sentence to 61 Individuals
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On March 30, 2016, President Barack Obama granted commutation of sentence to 61 individuals. The President granted...
National Lawyers Guild, Human Rights Activists Call for IRS Investigation into Charity Status of Jewish National Fund
WASHINGTON DC — Today, Palestinian Land Day, the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) submitted a regulatory challenge to the IRS requesting...
National Urban League to U.N.: Stop Unauthorized Use of Trademarked Logo
NEW YORK - The National Urban League has asked United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to intervene in the U.N.’s ongoing...
National Hellenic Museum Hosts Stanford University Scholar Josiah Ober
Josiah Ober, Stanford University Professor of Political Science and Classics, will have a compelling conversation about the contemporary political and...
Karen Reimer’s Latest Exhibition at Hyde Park Art Center “Shoretime Spaceline” Explores the History of The Art Center’s Site
Karen Reimer, Shoretime Spaceline (detail), 2016, hand-dyed fabric, dimensions variable Exhibition Opens May 21 with a Reception on May 22...
#SchoolsNotJails Action to Close Youth Prisons in Solidarity with Calls to #ShutDownChi
Organizers demand Gov. Rauner close youth prisons and reinvest funding into communities most impacted by youth incarceration and the school-to-prison...
Community Control is the Only Solution to Chicago’s Police Problem
From: Chicago Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression Mayor Rahm Emanuel has done what the law says he's supposed to...
White House to Host Women and the Criminal Justice System Convening
The White House today will host a convening on Women and the Criminal Justice System. In honor of Women’s History...
Makah Tribal Member Sentenced to Prison for Assault of Police Officer
Defendant Attacked Officer in Attempt to Escape from Neah Bay Jail An enrolled Makah Tribal member who fled...
