Opening ReMARCs: What’s the Delay? #ConfirmLynch
By Marc Morial President & CEO, National Urban League The confirmation of Loretta Lynch, the first African American woman to...
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Amy Campanelli Sworn in for a 6-year Term as Cook County’s Public Defender
Campanelli's experience includes 23 years in the Public Defender's Office Amy Campanelli was sworn in as Cook County’s newest Public...
#Justice4Stephon Freedom Ride from Chicago to Calumet City on April 4th
Justice for Stephon: A Freedom Ride for #BlackLivesMatter From Chicago to Calumet City, connecting Stephon Watts' murder to the systemic...
Black Attorney to Moderate Conference on Police and Prosecutor Misconduct
Attorney Zulu Ali will moderate a conference in Los Angeles to discuss police and prosecutor accountability and the abuse crisis,...
Immigrant Groups Announce a March to Save Lives
Press Conference today, April 2, 11:30 a.m., at 2057 W. 51st Street, Chicago The Mission Faith, Life,and Hope in solidarity...
President Preckwinkle Generating New Revenue by Cracking Down on Cook County Tax Scofflaws
From pilsners to parking lots, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is aggressively tracking down tax scofflaws in an effort...
U.S. Senator Kirk Statement on Iran Nuclear Talks
CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the following statement today after the Administration failed to meet the...
Unemployment Rates Drop in All Metro Areas in Illinois – Job Growth Uneven
Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates Metropolitan Area Feb. 2015 Feb. 2014 Over-the-Year Change Bloomington 5.0% 6.8% -1.8 Carbondale-Marion 6.2% 8.6%...
Tell the NCAA: Leave Indiana if it Does Not Repeal its Discriminatory Anti-Gay Law – Sign The Petition
Tell the National Collegiate Athletic Association: “A state that officially sanctions discrimination based on sexual orientation should not be the...
President Obama Signs Memorandum of Disapproval Regarding S.J. Res.8
Oval Office President Barack Obama's remarks before signing Memorandum of Disapproval regarding S.J. Res.8 President Obama: Hello, everybody. Well, I...
