The White House Lifts Camera and Photo Ban on Public Tours
The White House is lifting its longstanding camera and photo ban on public tours. This ban has been in place...
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NAACP Concerned by the Outbreak of Church Burnings
In the weeks following a church massacre in which nine people were shot dead by a white nationalist at Emanuel...
President Obama’s Statement on the Re-Establishment of Diplomatic Relations With Cuba
President Barack Obama: Good morning, everybody. Â Please have a seat. More than 54 years ago, at the height of the...
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Statement on the Agreement in Principle with BP to Settle Civil Claims for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Total Value of Settlement Would Top $18.7 Billion, the Largest Settlement with a Single Entity in American History Today, BP...
Summer Scams: The BBB’s Hot Five
CHICAGO, IL -Â Summer for most people is the perfect time to go to a concert or take a vacation....
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...
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...
