Former school fundraiser receives prison sentence for Tuition Assistance Program theft
The former coordinator of a fundraising program at a Catholic school on Chicago’s northwest side has been sentenced to three...
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Protest planned at White House; Grassroots leaders to challenge Obama on investment in Black America
Protest Planned at White House on Anniversary of the War on Drugs  Amidst growing disaffection in some quarters of...
Saint Sabina Social Services Director Seeks 100 Walkers to feed the Hungry
Deadline to ride bus, 6.26.13 Â By Chinta Strausberg No one should ever go hungry, Sharon Tillmon, director Social Services,...
DuPage Businessman Arrested for Failure to Pay Sales Tax
CHICAGO, IL – Agents from the Illinois Department of Revenue, Illinois State Police and DuPage Metropolitan Enforcement Group arrested Dr. Javed...
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...
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...
