Amidst Trump Executive Orders, Suburban Communities Unite Against Muslim Ban, Call For Sanctuary Cities
Multiracial and multi-faith group will call on suburban residents to express solidarity with Muslim and Arab communities, urge that suburban...
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Treasurer Frerichs Releases Fourth Quarter Missed Investment Earnings Due to Budget Impasse
Illinois’ Portfolio Reveals Millions in Missed Investment Opportunity CHICAGO, IL - The state of Illinois could have earned $8.8 million...
Unemployment Rates Fall in All Metro Areas
Unemployment Rates Remain Higher than National Average in All 14 Illinois Metro Areas CHICAGO, IL –All of Illinois’ metropolitan...
Voter Fraud is a Myth. Voter Suppression is Not.
BALTIMORE, MD— NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks issued the following statement on January 25: “Today, President Donald Trump...
Community Leaders to Blast Trump Call for “Sending in the FEDS” to Chicago
The Chicago Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression will hold a press conference today, Thursday, January 26th, at the Trinity...
Chicagoans Push Mayor & Council to Expand Sanctuary Further in Defiance of Trump
Organizers say "It’s the efforts to defend Black lives and protect migrant rights that make our cities safer, not Trump’s...
Speaker Madigan Prioritizes State Budget, Economic Reforms that Strengthen Middle Class
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, D-Chicago, issued the following statement after Gov. Bruce Rauner’s State of...
Senator Raoul Responds to Gov. Rauner’s State of the State Address
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th) released the following statement in response to Governor Bruce Rauner’s...
State Rep. Ford Banking Committee to Focus on Empowering Small Businesses and Rebuilding Communities
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois State Representative La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, has been named by Illinois House Speaker Michael...
IDOC and PRB Partner to Improve Parole Revocation Process
Settlement represents Rauner Administration’s commitment to reforming Illinois’ criminal justice system SPRINGFIELD, IL - The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC)...
