CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield to Senate Republicans: The American People Deserve Better
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman G. K. Butterfield released a statement in response to Senator Mitch McConnell...
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Madigan Issues 2015 Public Access Report During Sunshine Week
Public Access Bureau Received Over 4,700 New Matters in 2015 CHICAGO, IL — In recognition of Sunshine Week, Attorney...
Among Delinquent Teens, Whites More Likely Than Blacks to Abuse Hard Drugs
Findings call for reform addressing disproportionate incarceration of African Americans • First comprehensive study of substance abuse and dependence in...
Kirk: Force Backpage to Stop Denying Role in Sex-Trafficking
Nation’s Top Sex Trafficking Site Refuses to Comply with Senate Subpoena Backpage Recently Sued Justice Department to Block Kirk-Authored SAVE...
Black Women’s Expo Debuts 22nd Season of Uplifting Black Women
Popular experiential expo slated for three city tour in 2016 CHICAGO, IL – The Black Women’s Expo (BWE), one of...
Food Stamp Fraud: Supermarket Owner Imprisoned for Multi-Million-Dollar Scam
Tessema Lulseged owned a supermarket in Decatur, Georgia, but he was selling much more than groceries. He was trafficking in...
Beverly “Squatter” Pleads Guilty
One of four men charged last year with illegally occupying and renting out foreclosed properties, several of which were located...
BYP100: Defeat of Cook County State’s Attorney Alvarez Was a Victory Won by Sacrifices of Young Black, Queer and Femme Organizers
BYP100 statement on defeat of Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez CHICAGO, IL – "Political freedom has been...
Kirk, Manchin, Collins Introduce Bill to Speed Development of Regenerative Medicine
REGROW Act Accelerates New Therapies to Help Patients Living with Disease Stem Cell Therapies Help Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Sickle Cell...
Illinois School Finances Show Improvement on Latest Financial Profile Report
ISBE analysis shows fewer districts earned lowest financial rating; without full funding, more are expected to deficit spend in current...
