Be Cautious of Huge Energy Savings Claims, Says Better Business Bureau
CHICAGO, IL - Consumers are bombarded with claims from energy suppliers that promise huge savings in their energy costs. The...
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U.S. Senator Rand Paul Seeks to Restore Voting Rights in Federal Elections
(From The Sentencing Project) Disenfranchisement News National U.S. Senator Rand Paul has introduced a bill that would restore voting rights...
Sec’y of State White Urges Motorists to Celebrate the Fourth of July Holiday Weekend Safely
Message to Motorist - Don't Drink and Drive Secretary of State Offices Closed Friday for Independence Day Illinois Secretary of...
Prosecutors Secure Guilty Plea in Theft From Charity
A former volunteer with a charity that provides toys for children during the holiday season pled guilty and was ordered...
State Senator Collins Applauds State High Court’s Decision in Favor of Protecting Workers
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th) issued the following statement on the Illinois Supreme Court’s...
NAACP and Congressional Black Caucus Respond to June Unemployment Numbers
Job Recovery Maintains Racial Employment Disparities Washington, DC – The NAACP has released the following statement in response to the...
President Obama’s Remarks on the Economy
Georgetown Waterfront Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama: Well, hello, everybody. Have a seat, have a seat. It’s hot. (Laughter.) It’s...
Lt. Gov. Simon Celebrates 50 Years Since the Civil Rights Act this Independence Day
CARBONDALE, IL — Heading into the Fourth of July weekend, Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon marked the fiftieth anniversary of...
White House Report: Missed Opportunities and the Consequences of State Decisions Not to Expand Medicaid
On July 2, 2014, the Council of Economic Advisers released a report, Missed Opportunities: The Consequences of State Decisions Not...
Illinois Department of Human Rights Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964
Agency Unveils National Traveling Exhibition of 1961 Freedom Riders at James R. Thompson Center CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois Department...
