City DUI Checkpoints in Albany Park Are “Irresponsible” Amidst Panic Over Immigration Raids
From: Organized Communities Against Deportations Immigrant rights group calls for the City of Chicago to suspend DUI checkpoints planned for...
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Pfleger, Acree and Other Ministers to Skip Mayor’s King Breakfast
Elder Tyson will be there By Chinta Strausberg Father Michael L. Pfleger and other African American ministers Wednesday announced...
Lafayette Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Shooting at Postal Worker
LAFAYETTE, La. – United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Lafayette man was sentenced to 120 months in...
Experts Back Sanders’ Wall Street Reform Plan; New TV Ad Contrasts ‘Democratic Visions’
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign on Thursday released a new television ad contrasting his Wall Street reform plan...
Failure of Emanuel Administration to Push Through Swap Payments a Victory for Working Families
CHICAGO, IL - The Emanuel Administration’s plan to voluntarily pay $106 million in predatory interest rate swap termination penalties failed...
Honorable Richard A. Posner Discusses Greek Philosophers at the National Hellenic Museum
Greek Philosophers, Founding Fathers & American Law U.S. Judge Richard Allen Posner discusses the influence of Aristotle on America’s founders...
Illinois Department of Employment Security Consolidating Offices to Meet USDOL WIOA Requirements and to Address Federal Budget Shortfall
Assistance with unemployment claims and employment services to continue CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) will...
Former Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Officer Charged with Excessive Use of Force and Obstruction of Justice
The Justice Department today announced that a former Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Officer, Richard Thomas Scavone, 49, was indicted...
Kirk’s Statements on President Obama’s SOTU Address and Iranian Detainment of 10 American Sailors
Kirk Statement on State of the Union Address WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the below statement following President...
Bernie Sanders’ Plan to Pay for Economic Agenda to Rebuild the Middle Class
WASHINGTON, DC – Michael Briggs, a spokesman for Bernie Sanders, issued the following statement on Wednesday in response to Clinton's...
