Lt. Gov. Simon: Pass ethics reform measure now
CHICAGO, IL – With a month left before the General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn, Lt. Governor Sheila Simon today...
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State Senator Collins explains “no” vote on gaming expansion
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16th) issued the following statement after voting against Senate Bill 1739, the...
Chapman: Without police accountability we sink further into the abyss of violence & despair
 Police Accountability is part of the answer  Frank Chapman called for swift enactment of legislation creating and empowering...
National Veterans Art Museum announces new show in honor of Memorial Day
 Tenacity and Truth: People, Places and Memories Features Work from the Permanent Collection  CHICAGO, IL – On Saturday, May...
Hearing for Miguel Morales, torture victim, today at 26th & California
  Miguel Morales, who was tortured by Chicago Police officers Kenneth Boudreau, James O'Brien, and John Halloran, will have...
With few jobs, non-profit founder encourages African Americans to become Real Estate Developers
   MIAMI, FL (BlackNews.com) -- The founder of The REDI Foundation, non-profit institute, Richard Michael Abraham, announced today...
More Black men in college than in prison?
 Reprint from The Sentencing Project  Race & Justice News   For nearly a decade, there has been...
Jimalita Tillman: “Youth inspired by spirit of Mayor Washingtonâ€
  Will be in court today to save Harold Washington Cultural Center By Chinta Strausberg After a more than...
Anti-War Activists, Stockholders to Protest Boeing’s Killer Drone
The Anti-War Committee (AWC) of Chicago opposes Boeing CEO James McNerny’s plan to make the next combat drone for the...
Cook County State’s Attorney brings charges in 13 year-old North Suburban murder case
A Wisconsin man and retired Engineer has been charged with murdering his wife by forcibly drowning her in the bathtub...
