BBB Top Ten Scams of 2016: Tax Scam Still #1 Despite Raid in India
New emerging trends, as online purchase scams and phishing are new to the national list Chicago - (January 04,2017)...
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‘Sanctuary Restaurants’ Movement Launches to Promote Hate – and Discrimination-Free Workplaces
ROC United, Presente.org, COLORS Restaurants, and Other Restaurants Announce the Sanctuary Restaurants Movement To Resist Hate And Harassment In...
NAACP Opposes Senator Jeff Sessions’ Nomination to Serve as US Attorney General
On November 18, 2016, President-elect Donald Trump announced the nomination of Senator Jefferson Beauregard “Jeff” Sessions III (AL) to serve...
Education Funding Advisory Board Implores General Assembly and Governor to End State’s Failure to Adequately Fund Public Education
EFAB recommends raising per-pupil Foundation Level to $9,204 SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Education Funding Advisory Board (EFAB) submitted...
New Transitional Home for LGBTQ Chicago Youth Experiencing Homelessness to Open in 2017
Project Fierce Chicago’s North Lawndale Home aims to provide community- driven, identity-affirming housing on Chicago's underserved West side. CHICAGO,...
NAACP to Protest Across Alabama
NAACP President Cornell William Brooks to Join Protests at Sessions’ Mobile, AL Office, January 3 Protests at Five Offices in...
NAACP Statement on Nominees to U.S. Civil Rights Commission
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The NAACP issued the following statement after President Barack Obama’s nomination of Catherine Lhamon and Debo Abegbile...
Unemployment Rates Remain Higher Than National Rate in all but One Metro Area
Job Growth Remains Mixed CHICAGO, IL – This month, 13 of Illinois’ metropolitan (metro) areas experienced declines in their over-the-year...
United States Sues Barclays Bank to Recover Civil Penalties for Fraud in the Sale of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
Two former Barclays executives also named in the suit The United States Department of Justice filed a civil complaint in...
A New Year’s Resolution to Drive Sober, Buckle Up
DUI and seat belt patrols scheduled for final weekend of year SPRINGFIELD, IL – As 2016 comes to an...
