From Slave Ships to ‘Black Lives Matter’: Nation’s Newest Smithsonian to Tell Story of African Americans
By Edna Kane-Williams In 1955, Mamie Till, the grieving mother of Emmett Till, said she wanted the world to see...
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President Obama Addresses the Illinois General Assembly
House Chamber Illinois State Capitol Springfield, Illinois President Barack Obama: Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, members of the General...
Transit Workers Rally Against CTA Assault on Democratic Rights at the Workplace
Chicago's transit workers and Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) members will rally at CTA headquarters downtown against suppression of union activity....
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...
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...
