Attorney General Madigan Defends Constitutionality of Anti-Discrimination Laws
Madigan & 18 Other Attorneys General File Amicus Brief in Case of Minnesota Business Refusing to Offer Videography Services for...
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State Senator Collins: Check Cashing Rate Compromise Will Spare Some of the State’s Poorest
“We must continue to reform a system where those with the least pay the most.” SPRINGFIELD – A...
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s Veto of SB1657. the Gun Dealer Licensing Act “…is a punch in the gut to victims of gun violence and their families…”
Statement From Kathleen Sances, President & CEO of the Illinois Gun Violence Prevention PAC (GPAC) “This veto is a punch...
Railroad Workers and Concerned Community Leaders Protest Dangerous Conditions on Freight Railroads
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Chicago is the central railroad hub...
Senate Committee Questions Bank on Security Measures
CHICAGO, IL – Representatives of Fifth Third Bank addressed concerns from the community today surrounding what some have called onerous...
NAACP: Florida Legislature Decision to Arm Teachers as a Solution to Gun Violence Utterly Absurd and Misguided
BALTIMORE - The NAACP, the nation’s leading civil rights organization issued the following statement regarding the arming of Florida teachers...
Federal Prosecutors Charge Huntsville Man with Material Support to Foreign Terrorist Organization
BIRMINGHAM – Earlier this week, federal prosecutors filed a terrorism charge against a Huntsville man who has acknowledged that he...
2018’s Happiest Cities in America
WalletHub Study From: Diana Popa <media@wallethub.com> WalletHub Study With March 20 being International Day of Happiness and the aim to find...
llinois Surpasses Old Peak Employment Level
Illinois Unemployment Rate Dips in January CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that...
Can We Wait 75 Years to Cut the Prison Population in Half?
From: Marc Mauer <staff@sentencingproject.org> Marc Mauer's Statement: I'm writing to share a new analysis revealing that while most states have downsized...
