VIDEO: Kirk Amendment Holds Iranian Regime Accountable
Kirk Displays Names of 290 American Citizens Murdered by Iran-Sponsored Hezbollah Terrorists WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)...
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky: Home Care Workers Deserve a Raise!
Across the US, nearly 5 million people support themselves, and their families, as home care workers. Â In Illinois, 163,000 workers...
NAACP Calls for Thorough and Fully Transparent Investigation into UVA Incident
Baltimore, MD - The NAACP national office joins the Virginia State Conference of the NAACP and the NAACP Virginia State...
“The Republican Priorities Stand in Stark Contrast to the President’s Plan to Reverse Sequestration and Bring Middle Class Economics Into the 21st Century”: Press Secretary on the Passage of the House Budget
President Obama's Press Secretary's Statement on the House Budget: "Budgets are about priorities. This evening the House Republicans made clear...
Attorney General Applauds House Committee Passage of Bill to Allow Video, Audio monitoring in Nursing Homes
SPRINGFIELD, IL –Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan applauded the House Human Services Committee after it passed her proposal to allow...
Madigan Collects Record $1.3 Billion in State Revenue in 2014
Collections include $244 million for state pension systems CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that her office...
CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield Responds to U.S. Supreme Court’s Rejection of the Wisconsin Voter ID Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme...
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
WASHINGTON, DC - President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: ·        Kathleen...
Reps. Flowers, Ford Seek to Restore Prayer Back Into Classrooms
Rev. Jakes: It will reduce violence By Chinta Strausberg State Rep. Mary Flowers (D-31st), along with several co-sponsors including Rep....
The Harold Washington Legacy Committee Asks Churches to Remember Harold
CHICAGO, IL – The Harold Washington Legacy Committee has designated Sunday, April 26th as  “Mayor Harold Washington Day,†Josie Childs,...
