For Second Straight Week, Rauner Administration Refuses to Attend Hearing on Misleading Claims about Staff Pay
SPRINGFIELD, IL – For the second consecutive week, officials from Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration refused to appear at a hearing...
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Urban League’s Morial to Officials Resisting Marriage Equality: “We Are Better Than This”
NEW YORK - National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial today called on jurisdictions resisting marriage equality to...
Preckwinkle Releases FY 2016 Preliminary Budget Forecast; Cautions Difficult Fiscal Choices Ahead for County
Pension Fund shortfall drives need for new revenue Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle released the preliminary forecast for the...
Sec’y of State Jesse White Announces Veteran’s Designation on DL/ID Cards Available July 1
Veterans must first obtain official certification from the Illinois Dept. of Veterans’ Affairs Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced...
Comptroller Munger Returns $500,000 to Taxpayers
Comptroller slashes spending by merging divisions, cross-training employees CHICAGO, IL - Illinois Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger on Monday announced her...
Attorney General Madigan Provides Constitutional Officers, Legislative Leaders Information to Prepare for Budget Impasse
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued an overview of information her office has provided to Illinois’ constitutional...
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement today after the Supreme Court ruling in Arizona State Legislature v....
ReMARCs – One Nation, One Flag: Equality & Justice for All
Supreme Court Decisions Are Meaningful Advancement for Social and Economic Justice By Marc Morial President & CEO, National Urban League...
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges: “Today, the...
The Congressional Black Caucus Recognizes the Second Anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder
WASHINGTON, D.C. – CBC Chairman, G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement on the second year anniversary of the...
