Senator Kirk: Gitmo Prisoners Belong in Gitmo, Not in the U.S. with Constitutional Rights
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the following statement after President Obama announced plans to close the...
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Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at Annual Justice Department African American History Month Observance Program
Remarks as prepared for delivery U.S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch: Thank you, Richard , for that kind introduction and...
Speaker Madigan Announces Bipartisan Special House Committee on Public Private Partnerships
CHICAGO, IL – To ensure integrity within any public-private partnership created in Illinois and that all ethical and transparency...
Residents From Several Wards Unite to Stop Medical Marijuana Dispensary
Say crime will spill into other wards By Chinta Strausberg Fearful of crime spilling into their wards if...
Court Hearing Continues for Mike Siviwe Elliott, Activist Against Police Crimes, Falsely Charged for Filming Cop Assaulting Woman on Metra Train Platform
On December 29, 2015 Mike Siviwe Elliott, while riding on the Metra Train, observed a Metra police officer abusing LaTonya...
Racial Disparity in Florida’s Seatbelt Citations
Race & Justice News From: The Sentencing Project Policing Black motorists in Florida are stopped and ticketed for seatbelt violations...
Illinois Legislative Black Caucus: Black Students Feel the Blow of Rauner’s MAP Grant Veto
A recent report published by the Washington Center for Equitable Growth examines how African-American students are disproportionally affected by the...
Press Conference by One-Million Conscious Black Voters & Contributors
A cadre of Black people residing in 35 states/nation that is dedicated to obtaining reciprocity for our...
Kirk to VA: Fire Official in Charge of Vets Crisis Hotline That Sent Calls to Voicemail
VA Inspector General Report Finds Veterans’ Calls to 24-Hour Crisis Hotline Went Unanswered, Unreturned CHICAGO, IL – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk...
Atlanta Executives and an Internet-Based Promoter Charged with Scheme to Defraud Investors
ATLANTA, GA – The co-owners, chief operating officer, and an alleged paid promoter of Sterling Currency Group, which at one...
