FEMA Denies State’s Appeal for Flood Assistance to Local Governments
Denial ends process for seeking federal assistance SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today denied the state’s...
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Madigan: Illinois Residents Again Ignored by House Republicans’ Failure to Support Millionaire Surcharge
SPRINGFIELD, IL. – House Speaker Michael Madigan released a statement following Wednesday’s vote in the Illinois House of Representatives on...
NAACP Statement Regarding Charges Filed in Flint Water Crisis
NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks released the following statement after three individuals were charged in relation to incidents...
Congressional Black Caucus Congratulates TaskRabbit On Its Adoption of a CBC TECH 2020 African American Inclusion Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) and CBC Diversity Task Force Co-Chair Rep....
State Rep. Harper Votes to Increase Education Funding
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, voted this week for a constitutional amendment increasing funding for local...
Illinois House Committee to Vote on Landmark Bill Regarding Solitary Confinement
HB 5417 would require that almost all prisoners be allowed out of their cells four hours per day SPRINGFIELD, IL ...
United States Attorneys Available To Receive Election Complaints
ROBERT L. CAPERS and PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorneys for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, respectively,...
AARP Survey: Eight in 10 Say Presidential Candidates Must Take Stand on Social Security
Eight in 10 Say Presidential Candidates Must Take Stand on Social Security as Basic Threshold for Leadership in New AARP...
Medical Examiner Reports Deaths from Powerful Opioids on the Rise
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office has seen an increase in deaths attributed to fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, which chemical...
Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Susan Faye Beard, of Maryland, to be Inspector General of the Department of Energy, vice...
