Illinois Metros See Minimal Job Growth; Seven Metro Areas Lose Jobs
Unemployment Rates Continue Downward Trend CHICAGO, IL - Unemployment rates in Illinois fell in 12 metro areas, increased...
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Statement by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle On the LaQuan McDonald Case
"My heart goes out to the family of LaQuan McDonald. I cannot begin to understand the grief felt by LaQuan’s...
FBI Reminds Shoppers to be Aware of Cyber Criminals Offering Scams This Holiday Season
If the Deal Sounds too Good to be True, It Probably Is The FBI reminds shoppers in advance of the...
Giving Thanks in Troubled Times
By Marc Morial President & CEO, National Urban League The past year, our movement has been thankful for many...
Kentucky Governor Issues Executive Action, Restoring Voting Rights
From: The Sentencing Project Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear’s executive action will automatically restore voting rights to an estimated 100,000 persons...
Petition Demanding the Resignation of Police Superintendent McCarthy and State’s AttorneyAlvarez
"The city's action's are late and insufficient—and that's why we're demanding the resignation of Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy and State's...
Eighth Ward Accountability Coalition’s Hard Work Spelled Victory For 8th Ward Residents; Medical Marijuana Dispensary Will Not be Coming to 8th Ward
EWAC, South Shore Gardens Betterment Association and 8th Ward Residents formed a strong union to keep the medical marijuana dispensary...
Race & Justice News: Blacks Face Cumulative Disadvantages in the Criminal Justice System
From: The Sentencing Project Incarceration Blacks Face Cumulative Disadvantages in the Criminal Justice System Black defendants in general and young...
Banned Trauma Center Activists Risk Arrest to Speak at UofC
University maintains ban despite trauma victory CHICAGO, IL — Today at 6 pm, activists banned from the University of Chicago...
President Obama Names Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON, DC – President Barack Obama named seventeen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Presidential Medal of Freedom...
