President Preckwinkle Announces Latest Round of Anti-Violence Grants
Funds will assist four organizations with community-based initiatives Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the County will award...
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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Justice to Immigrants, Families, and American Communities; Blocks 2014 Immigration Deferred Action Programs
Statement of Mary Meg McCarthy, Executive Director, Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center CHICAGO, IL — Heartland Alliance’s...
Kirk Secures Increased Aid For Israel and Foreign Assistance Programs To Advance U.S. Initiatives Abroad
Appropriations Committee Sends FY17 State and Foreign Ops Bill To Senate Floor WASHINGTON, D. C. - U.S. Senator...
President Preckwinkle Nominates Five for Posts on Health and Hospitals System’s Governing Board
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced five nominees to the governing board of the Cook County Health and Hospitals...
Kirk Statement on ISIS Suicide Terrorist Bombings at Airport in Turkey
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the following statement after yesterday’s horrific suicide bombing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport that killed...
Award-Winning Black Organization Partners With Local Police Departments to Promote “Brains Before Bullets”
Orrin C. Hudson, founder of Be Someone, is partnering with the DeKalb County Police Dept to host a free youth...
FBI and Department of State Announce a Global Law Enforcement Forum on Diamond Trafficking and Illicit Trade Hosted by Europol
THE HAGUE—The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of State announce a global law enforcement forum on diamond...
Shelby v. Holder – Three Years Later
The Invisible Face of Voter Suppression: Our YouthBALTIMORE, MD - Three years ago, the Supreme Court issued its decision in...
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus Vow to Continue Efforts to Address Gun Violence in America
WASHINGTON, D.C. – CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement following a historic 26-hour sit-in on the...
Kirk Statement on Anti-Money Laundering Group’s Decision to Keep Iran on Terror-Financing Blacklist
WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the following statement after the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a 37-member...
