Treasurer Frerichs Hosts State Treasurers to Discuss Implementation of ABLE Act
New Illinois Law to Provide Financial Stability, Independence for Individuals with Disabilities CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs welcomed...
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Illinois EPA Statement on Clean Power Plan Final Rule
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois EPA Director Lisa Bonnett issued the following statement following President Obama’s announcement on the Clean Power...
Vice President Joe Biden’s Statement on the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
Our task to protect the fundamental right to vote is as critical today as it was fifty years ago when...
The Congressional Black Caucus Recognizes the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement commemorating the 50th anniversary of...
President Preckwinkle and Commissioner Garcia Announce New $500,000 Fund for Restorative Justice
Funding is meant to stop violence and provide alternatives to jail CHICAGO, IL - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle...
Collins Votes to Release Federal Funds and Keep WIC Offices Open
Also funds cancer screenings, LIHEAP, job training, addiction services and more SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins...
NAACP Statement on President Obama’s Clean Power Plan
WASHINGTON, DC – The NAACP has released the following statement applauding President Obama for his historic proposal to curb US...
Raoul’s Juvenile Justice Reforms Become Law
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th) applauded the signing of two pieces of legislation he sponsored...
County Board President Preckwinkle Supports President Obama’s Clean Power Plan
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle released the following statement in support of the Clean Power Plan "I applaud the...
Growing Momentum for Restoring the Right to Vote
Disenfranchisement News From The Sentencing Project Florida Presidential candidates' felony disenfranchisment records The felony disenfranchisement records of both Florida GOP...
