Chicago Plan Commission approves major Lakefront Trail project
 (From the Active Transportation Alliance)  The Active Transportation Alliance applauds bridge that will improve trail safety and relieve...
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ICIRR blasts Kinzinger for proposal to defund Federal Challenge to SB1070
(From the ICIRR) Â The US House of Representatives is currently considering HR 1, the continuing resolution to fund the...
Braun offers solid solutions/experience to fix city’s ‘broken’ finances
Rahm bashed on immigration/Freddie Mac  By Chinta Strausberg  During the final mayoral debate before Tuesday’s election, Carol Moseley...
Attorney General Madigan collects nearly $1 Billion in state revenue in 2010
 Report shows Attorney General’s office generated $30 for every tax dollar spent  Chicago, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan...
ComplianceTech Study finds wide discrepancy in home mortgage credit betwen minorities and whites during housing downturn
Maurice Jourdain-Earl, co-founder and managing director of ComplianceTech  Arlington, VA (BlackNews.com) -- ComplianceTech, a leading provider of technology and...
Senator Kirk announces first “Silver Fleece” Award for Government Waste; $998,000 for Poetry in Zoos
 Thousands Vote on ‘Wastebook on Facebook’ for Silver Fleece Award: Biggest Wastes of Government Spending  Visit Wastebook on Facebook...
Madigan: Illinois to receive $61 million in Environmental Cleanup Funds from Tronox, Inc.
Funding for Cleanup of Chicago, Downstate Kerr-McGee Chemical Sites  Chicago, IL ─ Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today that Illinois...
Topinka: More spending cuts needed to restore fiscal integrity
Comptroller calls for unified effort to identify potential savings          Springfield, IL – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka released the following statement...
Senator Kirk: “We should change course from spending money that we do not have.”
Statement from Senator Mark Kirk on the Administration’s FY2012 Budget Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) released the...
Topinka to Congressional Committee: Say ‘no’ to state bankruptcy
Comptroller declares: ‘bankruptcy not the answer’ Chicago, IL – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka on Monday sent the attached letter...
