Chicago Immigrants Denounce City Complicity in Deportations
Group begins campaign for accountability, points to the disproportionate placement of DUI checkpoints in Latino communities as anti-immigrant and contrary...
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NAACP Responds to McKinney Police Department Incident; Will Demand a Thorough Investigation
Baltimore, Maryland/McKinney, Texas - The NAACP released the following statement on the McKinney Police Department’s excessive use of force against...
Illinois Legislative Black Caucus: Latest Cuts are an Attack on the Working Poor and Low Income Families
Earlier this week, Governor Bruce Rauner unleashed another round of targeted cuts, primarily aimed at low income working class families...
Treasurer Michael Frerichs Suspends Two Banks For Not Reinvesting in Low- Moderate-Income Communities
Request $95K Return to State from Chicago Bank CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs cut off investments to two...
Dr. Willie Wilson Throws Hat Into Presidential Ring
Vows to forgive all student loans By Chinta Strausberg Former mayoral candidate Willie Wilson, who heads a multi-million dollar business,...
Beau Biden, Former Delaware Attorney General and Son of Vice President Joe Biden, Succumbs to Brain Cancer
By Juanita Bratcher Beau Biden, former Delaware Attorney General and son of Vice President Joe Biden, succumbed to cancer this...
Senate Black Caucus Protects Most Vulnerable From Gov. Bruce Rauner’s Proposed Cuts
Yesterday, the Illinois Senate Black Caucus collectively supported funding for critical programs and services that help communities of color. Senate...
“Body Cameras: Can Technology Increase Protection for Law Enforcement Officers and the Public?”: Marc Morial Statement Before the House Judiciary Committee
Marc H. Morial statement before the House Judiciary Committee May 19. 2015 March H. Morial is President & CEO, National...
Nine FIFA Officials and Five Corporate Executives Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy and Corruption
The Defendants Include Two Current FIFA Vice Presidents and the Current and Former Presidents of the Confederation of North, Central...
Man Sentenced to Prison for Cigarette Smuggling in Champaign
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) announced that Lemont Baggett, 51,...
