NAACP Statement on Revised EPA Smog Rule
WASHINGTON, DC - The Environmental Protection Agency revised its rule on limits to ground-level ozone – or smog – downward...
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State Senator Raoul: “Continuing to Skip Pension Payments is not an Optionâ€
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th) issued the following statement in response to Comptroller Leslie Munger’s...
Cook County Prosecutors Secure Natural Life Sentence for Attempted Murder of Chicago Police Officers
A Chicago man has been sentenced to Natural Life in prison for shooting multiple times at four Chicago Police Officers...
Department of Insurance Adds Actuarial Valuations To Public Pension Division FOIA Portal
Actuarial valuations are now available online at: https://insurance2.illinois.gov/Applications/Pension/FOIAReporting/FOIAPortal.aspx SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) Acting Director Anne Melissa...
National Support Shown for Ida B. Wells Monument Through October Crowdfunding Campaign
Will be the First in Chicago to Honor an African American Woman CHICAGO, IL – The Ida B. Wells Commemorative...
Kirk: America Stands with Israel Amid Mounting Palestinian Terror Attacks
CHICAGO, IL – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the following statement after Palestinian terrorists killed 3 Israelis and wounded...
Threatened by Deportation, Two Immigrant Families Fight Back
Although from different states, two young families from Wisconsin & Illinois are brought together by the need to fight for...
President Obama Statement on the Passing of Brandon Lepow
President Barack Obama: Seven years ago, like a lot of young people, Brandon Lepow got into politics because he believed...
Congressional Black Caucus Recognizes Fifth African American Appointed to Fortune 500 Company Technology Board
Washington, D.C. – Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), co-chairs of the CBC’s...
State Bank Regulators Announce Cyber Risk and Security Conferences
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Underscoring Governor Rauner’s efforts to promote October as National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the Illinois Department of...
