Spanish Speakers Can Now Easily Pre-screen Food Stamp Eligibility
CHICAGO, IL –On the heels of President Obama’s executive order on immigration, mRelief, an app that helps Chicagoans determine their...
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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Announces Search for New Public Defender
Preckwinkle thanks outgoing Public Defender Abishi Cunningham for his years of service Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced that...
Online Petition Launched to Repeal and Abolish Supreme Court Ruling Allowing All-White Juries to Hear Cases of African Americans
The Supreme Court's ruling on Batson v Kentucky declares that "A citizen has no right to a jury composed in...
Illinois Arts Council Agency Funding Opportunities for Not-For-Profit Organizations, Units of Government, and Institutions of Higher Education
The Illinois Arts Council Agency is pleased to announce current funding opportunities for Illinois not-for-profit organizations, units of governments, and...
Don’t Let Your Travel Plans Become “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
CHICAGO, IL - During this year's holiday season, lower gas prices are expected to fuel greater travel both on land...
Illinois Ranks #1 in Volunteer Rate Among the Country’s 8 Largest States
2.57 Million Illinoisans Give $7.2 Billion in Service SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service...
Release of Alan Gross by the Cuban Regime is a “Welcome Relief to our Nation” – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk
Kirk also responds to changes in U.S. Policy Toward Cuba CHICAGO, IL – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the...
NAACP Celebrates the Senate Passage of the Death in Custody Reporting Act
On December 10, 2014, the United States Senate passed, with strong bipartisan unanimous support, NAACP-supported H.R. 1447, the Death in...
Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation Grant to County Will Finance Solar Heating Projects at County Highway Garages
Four Cook County Transportation and Highway Department (CCDoTH) facilities will be largely heated through a solar power project financed through...
State Senator Raoul to Reintroduce Merger of Comptroller, Treasurer Offices
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th) pledged today to reintroduce legislation that could give voters the...
