Debt Collector Returns $2.7 Million to Victims
ByAlesha Hernandez Consumer Education Specialist Just last week, the FTC mailed checks returning money to more than 5,200 people, thanks...
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Chicago Police Clash With New Era Detroit and New Era Chicago
From: New Era Detroit CHICAGO, IL - Several members of New Era Detroit (NED) and New Era Chicago (NEC)--the flagship...
Utility Disconnections Leave Thousands Around the Nation “Out in the Cold” or Left in the Dark
NAACP report outlines disproportionate impact of utility shut-offs on poor and African American communities BALTIMORE, MD –According to a new...
Shooting, Lack of Oversight Stain Chicago ICE Office
From: Latino Union.Org Community organizations prepare mass meeting to Expand Sanctuary in Chicago This week, an immigration agent under direction...
Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination Marked by New Level of Unity Among Labor, Black Lives Matter and Immigrant Rights Groups in Chicago
Under the rubric, “Resist. Reimagine. Rebuild,” a new Chicago coalition will host a Citywide teach-in the evening of April 4th...
Lies, Threats, Debt Collection: Tale of a Few Cities
By Lisa Lake Consumer Education Specialist, FTC When a debt collector harasses and threatens you, it can be downright...
Civil Rights Groups Discuss Legislative and Policy Agenda with Senate Democratic Leader
Civil Rights Groups Discuss Legislative and Policy Agenda with Senate Democratic Leader Share Their Opposition to Gorsuch, ACA Repeal and...
Illinois Women March on Springfield April 25 for Progressive Agenda, Responsible Budget
More than 50 organizations have joined a coalition to educate and organize around dozens of progressive bills being proposed in...
Binary Options Fraud: A Word of Warning to the Investing Public
Stock options. It’s a pretty common investment term meaning, in general, that one party sells or offers to another party...
Attorney General Madigan Collects Nearly $1 Billion in State Revenue in 2016
Recoveries for state pension systems brings total pension recoveries by Attorney General Madigan to over $400 million CHICAGO, IL...
