Journalist Sues to Get Police & State’s Attorney Records of Laquan McDonald Shooting Investigations
CHICAGO, IL — The independent journalist who forced the release of the infamous Laquan McDonald police shooting video has sued...
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Preckwinkle Unveils Public Safety Legislative Agenda
Proposals aim to roll back decades of failed criminal justice policies Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced her...
Comptroller Munger Urges Taxpayers to Register for Illinois Tax Refund Alert System
Comptroller's tax refund insert outlines government spending, revenues CHICAGO, IL - As her office begins issuing state income tax...
Not Funding TCART is Costing the Black Community Hundreds of Jobs
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The budget impasse continues to hurt the black community as job programs that lift families out...
County Board President Preckwinkle Sets ‘Holdback’; Expected to Save Millions
Concerned about the harmful impact of a continued state budget stalemate, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is taking proactive...
Former Jail Administrator from Stone County, Arkansas, Pleads Guilty to Instructing Inmates to Assault Another Prisoner
The Justice Department announced that Randel Branscum, 56, a former chief deputy and jail administrator with the Stone County Sheriff’s...
President Obama on the Economy
Remarks by President Obama on the economy Oval Office President Barack Obama: Well, I thought it might be useful to...
Kirk Shares Story of Deceased Illinois Veteran Failed by Crisis Hotline, Demands Accountability from VA at Hearing
30-Year-Old Des Plaines Veteran Took His Own Life in July After He Couldn’t Reach 24/7 VA Suicide Hotline Kirk...
KC Man Pleads Guilty to Throwing Molotov Cocktails at Congressional Office
Self-proclaimed anarchist faces 10 years in prison KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western...
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus to Join House and Senate Colleagues in Flint, Michigan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) will join U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, House Democratic Leader Nancy...
