State Senator Raoul champions health care access with Medicaid vote
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-13th) issued the following statement on the Senate passage of legislation he co-sponsored...
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Kirk, Casey introduce legislation to prevent bullying in schools
 Bipartisan Proposal Would Help Prevent Bullying, Require School Districts to Report Incidents    WASHINGTON, DC - U.S....
New America Media announces winners of NAM’s 2013 Ethnic Media Awards
 New America Media (NAM), the nation's largest association of ethnic media outlets, announced the winners of its  2013 NAM...
Lt. Governor Simon applauds Congressional renewal of Violence Against Women Act
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. House’s renewal...
State Senator Collins hails Senate approval of expanded Medicaid access
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16th) issued the following statement on the Senate’s passage today of...
The Links, Incorporated expands global presence in Africa with support from the Coca-Cola Company
 Delegation travels to West Africa for education and health initiatives and to induct Honorary Member, Liberian President Ellen Johnson...
Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus launches bipartisan, bicameral efforts to combat veteran unemployment
WASHINGTON, DC — Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Representatives Jeff Denham (R-CA) and Tim Walz (D-MN),...
Lt. Governor Simon’s Firearms Working Group meets with health care professionals
Simon, members hear how gun laws intersect with trauma, health care and mental health fields  SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois...
White incarceration rates increase, Black rates decline
Race & Justice News The Sentencing Project  The period 2000 to 2010 was one in which prison expansion began...
Ethiopia’s Economy Benefits from Returning Diaspora
 PRI’s The World By Anders Kelto  At a salon in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, customer Erica Kanesa relaxes...
