Pols Respond to Rauner’s State of the State Address
State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th): SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th) issued the following statement...
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Madigan: Federal Data Breach Law Should Not Weaken States’ Consumer Protections
Madigan Testifies in D.C. as Congress Considers Data Breach Notification Law WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following what has been termed “The...
Father Pfleger to Rauner: ‘Stop Raping the Poor and Our Youth to Balance Your Budget’
‘Honor the contract, restore the money’ By Chinta Strausberg Saying Gov. Bruce Rauner doesn’t care about youth and the poor,...
Department of Justice FY 2016 Budget Request
President Obama’s FY 2016 budget proposal totals $28.7 billion for the Department of Justice to support federal law enforcement priorities...
Black History Month: Remembering “Civil Rights Pioneers Who Led the Fight for Political Change and Equality…”
CBC Chair G. K. Butterfield's Statement on Black History Month WASHINGTON, DC – Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair G. K....
State Senator Collins Observes 150th Anniversary of Amendment Abolishing Slavery
Urges Illinois, first state in the nation to ratify the 13th Amendment,“to continue the struggle against all forms of injustice...
President Obama’s Remarks on the FY2016 Budget
Department of Homeland Security Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama: Thank you so much. Thank you, everybody. Please, have a seat. ...
Cook County Director of Planning and Development Michael Jasso Named New Economic Development Bureau Chief
Current Cook County Bureau of Economic Development Chief Herman Brewer to Serve as Interim Director of Cook County Land Bank...
Mayoral Candidate Bob Fioretti Criticizes Snow Removal Efforts in Chicago After the Storm
"...It is Unacceptable and Chicagoans Should Be Upset" CHICAGO, IL – This is a statement from mayoral candidate Bob Fioretti...
Founder of the Black History Month Parade Diagnosed With Stage IV Prostrate Cancer
Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) – According to recent studies African American/Black men have the highest incidence rate for prostate cancer in...
