South Side Pastor praying for 19-year-old grandson shot yesterday
Says violence will knock on your own door  By Chinta Strausberg After losing his 35-year-old son in a very...
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What’s the connection between Howard Morgan and the Wilmington Ten?
(From the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression)  Howard Morgan was a 13-year policeman for the Burlington Northern Santa...
Tased, beaten Aurora man wins Suit vs. Aurora Cop
Federal Jury Orders Officer Edgar Gallardo to Pay Restitution to His Victim A jury in Chicago federal court today found...
New law means more funds go directly to alleviate foreclosure crisis
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Collins (D-Chicago 16th) was pleased to announce the signing of legislation she sponsored to...
Four men charged in cold-case kidnapping and murder
Four offenders reputed members of “Black Souls†and “Vice Lords†street gangs Four former or current Chicago street gang members...
Pastors join DFER-IL in pushing parent power via access to choice
Announce ‘Freedom Forums’ on ‘Sacred Ground’  By Chinta Strausberg  When you give families a choice, you give children...
Madigan: 30,000 Illinois borrowers to receive $43.3 million from National Foreclosure Settlement
 Attorney General Alerts Foreclosed Borrowers to Payments Mailed This Week    CHICAGO, IL — Illinois Attorney General...
Simon: Clock is ticking for municipal assault weapon bans
CHICAGO, IL – A month before the court-ordered deadline for a concealed carry law, Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon is...
Supreme Court Must Keep Affirmative Action Alive
By Marc Morial President and CEO National Urban League  "The enduring hope is that race should not matter; the...
Virginia Faces Hurdles After Restoring Voting Rights to Felons
New America Media By Anthony Advincula NEW YORK — Darrell Gooden had wanted to vote in the historic 2008 presidential...
