Maryland Legislature Expands Voting Rights for People with Felony Convictions
From: The Sentencing Project Maryland lawmakers expanded voting rights for people with felony convictions with their override of Gov. Larry...
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Kirk, Manchin, Dold & Vargas Introduce Bill to Stand Against Hateful Targeting of Israel
With Bipartisan Bill, Congress Opposes Economic Warfare Against Our Strongest Middle East Ally WASHINGTON, IL - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk...
County Awards Anti-Violence Grants to Seven Organizations
Board backs President Preckwinkle’s policy to provide local services to those at-risk Cook County’s Justice Advisory Council (JAC)...
Local Spanish Television Personality Sentenced to 61 Years in Child Sexual Assault Cases
A local Spanish language music show producer previously convicted of sexually assaulting three young female music students has been sentenced...
Wife of Dead ISIL Leader Charged in Death of Kayla Jean Mueller
Defendant Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIL Nisreen Assad Ibrahim Bahar, aka Umm Sayyaf, 25, an Iraqi...
Attorney General Highlights Safer Internet Day
CHICAGO, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan recognized 2016 Safer Internet Day by urging parents and educators to help...
City of Chicago Announces Marketing Campaign to Promote City’s Two Official Taxi Apps, Arro and Curb
Chicago residents and visitors can now download either smartphone app to begin hailing taxi rides The Chicago Department of...
Nurse Convicted For Role In Multi-Million Dollar Hospice Health Care Fraud
PHILADELPHIA – A federal jury returned guilty verdicts against Patricia McGill, 68, of Philadelphia, a registered nurse who took part...
Kirk Applauds Committee Passage of His Bill to Create a Standard of Care for Rehabilitation
S. 800 Improves Rehab Following Stroke or Major Trauma Endorsed by the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator...
Preparing for and Responding to the Zika Virus at Home and Abroad: FACT SHEET
Since late last year, the Administration has been aggressively working to combat Zika, a virus primarily spread by mosquitoes that...
