Attorney General Madigan: Senate Committee Approves Legislation to Improve Accessibility
Bill updates accessibility guideline & improves ability for businesses to comply CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan...
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CBC’s Statement on Evenwel v. Abbott U.S. Supreme Court Decision
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the United States Supreme Court decided unanimously to uphold redistricting practices that ensure fair and...
Chicago Park District’s Summer 2016 Registration is Now Open
Regular programs run the week of June 20 through the week of August 22, standard day camps run for six...
Kirk Bill Prohibits Transfer of Gitmo Detainees to Terror Hotspots
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) introduced a bill to permanently prohibit the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to...
Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District and Field Museum Announce Local Teams of Artists and Non-Profits to Create Gathering Spaces Along City’s South Lakefront
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Park District and officials with the Field Museum of Natural History today announced that five gathering spaces within...
Houston Psychiatrist Sentenced to 144 Months in Prison for Role in $158 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
A Houston psychiatrist was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for her role in a $158 million Medicare fraud...
Chicago ICE Director Demands Two Fathers Self-Deport Days Before Supreme Court Case That Would Give Them Relief
With the President’s Executive Action in court, area parents fight deportation in order to benefit from it. A community...
First Lady Michelle Obama to Address 2016 Graduating Seniors
As part of her Reach Higher initiative, Mrs. Obama will deliver the commencement addresses at Jackson State University in Jackson,...
What Climate Change Means for Your Health and Family: Fact Sheet
Obama Administration Releases Scientific Assessment on Impact of Climate Change to Human Health in the United States Delivering on another...
NAACP Statement on Supreme Court Ruling to Uphold “One Person, One Vote”
BALTIMORE – NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks released the following statement about today’s Supreme Court decision on voter...
