Black Lives Matter Chicago Declines Invitation to White House
CHICAGO, IL – On Thursday, February 18, civil rights activists and leaders from around the country were invited to the...
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Indiana Tutor Charged with Sexual Abuse of Child
An Indiana man has been charged with a second case of sexually abusing a child he was hired to tutor,...
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
WASHINGTON, DC – President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: David...
Pols Respond to Gov. Rauner’s Budget Address
State Rep. Monique Davis D-Chicago, Urges Focus on Budget. "...It is time that we say enough is enough..." When Governor...
Rauner Still Holding Illinois Families Hostage
Despite Governor Rauner still holding last year's budget hostage to his radical, right-wing, proven-not-to-work Turnaround Agenda, he gave his second...
Eighteen Individuals Sentenced for Running Stolen U.S. Treasury Checks and Identity Theft Ring
Eighteen defendants have been sentenced in a large, stolen U.S. Treasury check and identity theft ring. The defendants ran an...
A Major Day of Resistance to “Stop Police Terror Chicago”
From: Stop Mass Incarceration Network - Chicago “Stolen Lives” Families Demand Justice Many families whose loved ones were murdered by...
CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield Statement on Supreme Court Vacancy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement in response to Senate Majority...
Ask Your Legislator to Support the HEAL Act
From: Malik S. Nevels, J.D. Illinois African American Coalition for Prevention As Governor Rauner addresses the legislature regarding the...
Comparative Analysis of U.S. Prison Population Trends 1999-2014
From: Marc Mauer The Sentencing Project I'm writing to share two new analyses pertaining to reforms in the adult and...
