Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Statement on Agreement with BP to Settle for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Following the order by U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier to enter the consent decree settling United States of America v....
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Senator Vanpelt’s Legislation Requiring the Presence of Counsel During Murder Interrogations of Youth Passes Executive Committee
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois State Senator Patricia Van Pelt (D-Chicago 5th) and juvenile justice advocates applauded the passing of one...
Senator Kirk Statement on President Obama’s Visit to Chicago
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the following statement during President Obama's address at the University of...
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
WASHINGTON, DC – President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Dimitri Kusnezov...
FBI Announces Executive Appointments
FBI Director James B. Comey announced the following leadership appointments: Carl Ghattas, Assistant Director for the Counterterrorism Division Carl Ghattas...
Pittsburgh Police Officer Charged with Deprivation of Civil Rights, Falsifying Report
PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in on charges of deprivation of civil...
Rogers Park Named the Top Chicago Neighborhood for “Living Well”
A national real estate website this week named Rogers Park as the top neighborhood in Chicago and one of the top...
Sec’y of State Jesse White Kicks Off Organ/Tissue Donation Campaign
Focus on encouraging registration at Driver Services facilities Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White kicked off the state’s organ/tissue donor...
Multiple Shots Fired at FBI SWAT Team Executing Search Warrant
Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Shields, Jr. of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Milwaukee Division announced on Wednesday,...
Former St. Louis Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Violating Civil Rights by Assaulting Arrestee
A former St. Louis Metropolitan Police officer pleaded guilty to depriving an arrestee, identified in court documents as M.W., of...
