Opening ReMARCs: What’s the Delay? #ConfirmLynch
By Marc Morial President & CEO, National Urban League The confirmation of Loretta Lynch, the first African American woman to...
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#Justice4Stephon Freedom Ride from Chicago to Calumet City on April 4th
Justice for Stephon: A Freedom Ride for #BlackLivesMatter From Chicago to Calumet City, connecting Stephon Watts' murder to the systemic...
Immigrant Groups Announce a March to Save Lives
Press Conference today, April 2, 11:30 a.m., at 2057 W. 51st Street, Chicago The Mission Faith, Life,and Hope in solidarity...
President Preckwinkle Generating New Revenue by Cracking Down on Cook County Tax Scofflaws
From pilsners to parking lots, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is aggressively tracking down tax scofflaws in an effort...
U.S. Senator Kirk Statement on Iran Nuclear Talks
CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the following statement today after the Administration failed to meet the...
Unemployment Rates Drop in All Metro Areas in Illinois – Job Growth Uneven
Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates Metropolitan Area Feb. 2015 Feb. 2014 Over-the-Year Change Bloomington 5.0% 6.8% -1.8 Carbondale-Marion 6.2% 8.6%...
Tell the NCAA: Leave Indiana if it Does Not Repeal its Discriminatory Anti-Gay Law – Sign The Petition
Tell the National Collegiate Athletic Association: “A state that officially sanctions discrimination based on sexual orientation should not be the...
President Obama Signs Memorandum of Disapproval Regarding S.J. Res.8
Oval Office President Barack Obama's remarks before signing Memorandum of Disapproval regarding S.J. Res.8 President Obama: Hello, everybody. Well, I...
U.S. Attorneys Michael Cotter and Damon P. Martinez to Lead Attorney General’s Native American Issues Subcommittee
Attorney General Eric Holder announced the appointment of U.S. Attorney Michael Cotter for the District of Montana and U.S. Attorney...
“…No One made the Senate Come Alive like Ted Kennedy” – President Obama, at Dedication of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute
Edward M. Kennedy Institute Boston, Massachusetts President Barack Obama Remarks: Thank you. Thank you so much. To Vicki, Ted, Patrick,...
