Topinka: Illinois on pace to end Budget Year $8 billion in red
Comptroller warns of backlog, unaddressed obligations  Chicago, IL  – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka on Wednesday announced that the...
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Trump employing “Birther” issue as a weapon of mass distraction
Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League  “You can fool some of the people all of the...
Attorney General Madigan: Terronez guilty, resigns
Rock Island State’s Attorney Relinquishes Pension, Agrees to Lifetime Ban on Serving in Public Office   Rock Island, IL ─ Illinois...
Illinois Attorney General Madigan calls on APPLE, GOOGLE to address mobile device privacy concerns
Chicago, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan called for a meeting with Apple Inc. and Google executives in the wake...
Bright solar energy promises should not blind consumers to contractor scams
 (A Message from the Better Business Bureau)   Chicago, IL - Warmer weather and sunny skies combined with higher...
Anti-Violence demonstrations continue in Newark, New Jersey
The Newark Anti-Violence Coalition (NAVC) and Parents Of Murdered Children (PMC) Unite at 91st Straight Anti-Genocide (Anti-Violence) Demonstration in City...
Troy Davis’ last chance for life: “Innocent until proven guilty”
Benjamin Todd Jealous, President and CEO, NAACP Â Innocent until proven guilty. Â These four words helped establish our criminal...
Black legislators on Frontline against AZ-Style Immigration Bills
(From New America Media)  By Marcelo Ballvé  New York - As immigrant advocates battle hardline immigration bills in state capitols...
Illinois Lt. Gov. Simon: State’s ethics form is “weak”
Calls for new standards, requires staff to file financial info                   Chicago, IL – A day after yet another Illinois governor...
Immigrant rights group to hold press conference to announce May Day March in Chicago
 Chicago, IL - Despite the tide of anti-worker and anti-immigrant bills in Illinois and around the country, immigrant rights...
