Topinka supports cigarette tax increase as part of solution
 Comptroller calls for coinciding cuts, slots at tracks  SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka said she...
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Secretary of State Offices closed Monday for Memorial Day
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that all Driver Services facilities and offices open Monday through Friday will be...
FTC & States announce $45 million Skechers settlement
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined the Federal Trade Commission, 44 other states and the District of Columbia...
Peace Activists Demand End to NATO Violence at Chicago Obama Headquarters and Consulates at Noon today
CHICAGO, IL — On Thursday at noon, CODEPINK: Women for Peace, The World Can’t Wait, Veterans for Peace and other groups...
Unprecedented Protester vs. NATO Debate is on for Thursday night
CHICAGO, IL -- After some difficulties lining up pro-NATO participants, a widely-publicized debate about NATO that may be without precedent...
Funeral arrangements for Paul Davis, Journalist & Public Relations Professional, set for Saturday
 By Chinta Strausberg  Funeral services for Paul Davis, 55, a former reporter and public relations professional who passed...
State Senator Collins Works to Protect Children, Public from Radon
Two pieces of legislation target radon in homes, daycares  SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16th)...
State Senator Munoz passes measure to ban the sale of shark fins in Illinois
“The shark fin ban is modeled on the same premise used when the United States banned the import of Ivory...
Congressman Bobby L. Rush co-sponsors Password Protection Act
 Bill bars employer access to social media passwords and personal email  By Chinta Strausberg  Because it is...
Grieving parents, Father Pfleger honor mothers of slain children
Mothers: ‘Don’t be afraid. Turn in the shooters’  By Chinta Strausberg  CHICAGO, IL – Joining members of the...
