State Senator Raoul: Chicago Police Accountability Task Force Major Step Toward Systemic Change
CHICAGO, IL — Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th) issued the following statement on the dismissal of police superintendent...
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FBI Offers $10,000 for Information in Baltimore Murder Investigation
The Baltimore FBI Safe Streets Task Force is asking for the public’s help in solving the murder of Larry Henderson,...
Justice Department Collects More Than $23 Billion in Civil and Criminal Cases in Fiscal Year 2015
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced that the Justice Department collected $23.1 billion in civil and criminal actions in the...
IDOT, ISP, Tollway Join Forces to Help Prepare Motorists for Snow and Ice
“Winter Weather – Get it Together” SPRINGFIELD, IL – As snow and ice season bears down on Illinois, the Illinois...
Black Lives Matter Responds to Firing of Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy
Black Lives Matter statement: Chicago views the firing of Superintendent Garry McCarthy as a victory and as testament to the...
Mother Sues Houston Police Department For Killing Her Unarmed Son
Janet Baker, Mother of Jordan Baker, & Her Attorney Will Speak at 3 PM Press Conference in Front of Federal Court,...
Immigrant Father Files Petition to InterAmerican Human Rights Commission Against U.S. and Mexican Governments Hours Before his Scheduled Deportation
Manuel Roman is a father of two U.S. citizens who is scheduled to be deported tomorrow. The petition alleges that...
President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
WASHINGTON, DC - President Barack Obama nominated Steven Nathan Berk and Judge Elizabeth Carroll Wingo to serve on the Superior...
Kirk, Manchin & Rubio Lead Bipartisan Resolution to Reinforce Iran Sanctions by State and Local Governments
WASHINGTON, DC – As international inspectors prepare to release what’s likely to be a controversial “final assessment” of Iran’s nuclear...
BYP100 Official Statement on the Firing of CPD Police Supt. Garry McCarthy
The Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) is pleased to learn that Mayor Rahm Emanuel has taken one necessary step towards...
