Civil Rights Icon Julian Bond, Dies at 75
Bond died Saturday in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. He was 75 years old. By Juanita Bratcher Civil Rights Icon Julian...
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City had $1.44 Billion in Property Taxes in TIF Accounts on January 1, 2015
From: The TIF Illumination Project A review of the 2014 annual reports of the City’s 150 Tax Increment Financing Districts...
Saint Sabina’s Father Thulani Takes Peace Marchers to Crime Scene to Pray
Police say shooting was ‘gang-related’ By Chinta Strausberg As Father Thulani Magwaza began Saint Sabina’s weekly anti-violence march late Friday...
Collins’ Plan Requiring Charter Schools to Disclose Criminal Investigations Becomes Law
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th) hailed the governor’s signing of legislation she sponsored to...
Aldermen and Organizers Continue to Push For the Passage of the STOP Act: ACLU’s Agreement with the CPD on Stop and Frisk Fails to Provide Necessary Transparency
CHICAGO, IL — Aldermen Proco Joe Moreno, Roderick Sawyer and organizers with We Charge Genocide and ChicagoVotes announced their intention...
Congressional Black Caucus Commemorates the 80th Anniversary of the Social Security Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement recognizing the 80th anniversary...
President Preckwinkle Names Pair to Key Administration Posts
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Announced Two Key Additions to Her Senior Leadership Team. Cook County Board President Toni...
New State Maps Introduced at Illinois State Fair
Updated Highway Maps Have New Layout, QR Codes, Useful Web Links SPRINGFIELD, IL – A new Illinois Official Highway Map...
Illinois Black Caucus Thrilled With New Comprehensive Law Enforcement Reforms
Comprehensive law enforcement measure signed into law Earlier this year, Illinois Legislative Black Caucus member’s Representative Elgie Simms and Senator...
After Questioning from Kirk, VA OIG Ends Subpoena of Government Watchdog Group
Decision Follows Hearing on Systemic VA Corruption and Abuse of Veterans CHICAGO, IL – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) applauded the...
