May Unemployment Falls to 7.5 Percent and is Lowest Since November 2008
CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois unemployment rate fell for the third consecutive month to reach 7.5 percent in May and...
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Kirk Calls Out VA for Putting Directors Accused of Corruption in Charge of Latest Effort
Corrupt Medical Center and VISN Directors, Like Hines Director Joan Ricard, Charged With Overseeing Monthly Site Inspections WASHINGTON – U.S....
NAACP Responds to U.S. Patent Office’s Decision to Cancel the Washington Football Team’s Trademark
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has canceled the Washington Redskins trademark registration, a second such decision...
Robert L. Johnson: African American Mayors Association (AAMA) has Passed a Unanimous Resolution Endorsing a Viable Loan Alternative for Workers in Need of Short-Term Credit Solutions Through Their Employer’s Payroll System
Johnson commends the AAMA for calling on Congress, financial regulators, and the Obama Administration to allow better priced and structured...
FACT SHEET: President Obama to Host First-Ever White House Maker Faire
A Nation of Makers: Empowering America’s Students and Entrepreneurs to Invent the Future President Obama will host the first ever...
Madigan: $968 Million Joint State, Federal Settlement With SunTrust to Provide Loan Modifications, Foreclosure Relief
Attorney General’s Latest Effort to Combat Foreclosure Crisis Will Add to $2.4 Billion in Relief Secured for Illinois Borrowers CHICAGO,...
National Urban League Statement on Voting Rights Amendment Act Hearing
National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to the announcement by Senate...
President Obama will sign an Executive Order Prohibiting Discrimination by Federal Contractors on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Remarks by the President Barack Obama at a DNC LGBT Gala- Gotham Hall,New York, New York Edith, Robbie, thanks for...
CBC Chair Marcia L. Fudge Statement on the 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) released the following statement on the 50th Anniversary...
Delinquent Youth – Especially Girls – More Likely to Die Violently as Adults
Delinquency in youth predicts a much higher rate of being shot to death before age 30 Death rate of youth...
