Bipartisan, Bicameral Group introduces legislation to end dumping in Great Lakes
Great Lakes Water Protection Act Hikes Fines for Sewage Dumping Experts estimate 24 billion gallons of sewage dumped into Great...
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Black clergy to members: ‘Call Black Caucus, tell them to vote ‘no’ on same-sex bill’
Pastor Hunter: 'Marriage is between a man and a woman' By Chinta Strausberg A number of black ministers Sunday will...
Lt. Governor Simon’s Firearms Working Group meets with sponsor of gun legislation, gun owners
CARBONDALE, IL – Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon's Firearms Working Group met with a sponsor of concealed carry legislation being...
Leah Hope of ABC-Channel 7 to receive Better Business Bureau Excellence In Media Award
CHICAGO, IL - Leah Hope, reporter at ABC-Channel 7, will receive the Diogenes Award for Excellence in Media from the...
Poverty & Race Research Action Council analysis shows that nearly half of African American and Hispanic families in the U.S. face burdensome housing costs
WASHINGTON, IL -Nearly half of African American and Hispanic families in the United States lack sufficient income to afford a...
Kirk, Durbin, Bustos, Davis Bill would promote public-private partnerships for Lock & Dam Modernization
Legislation would help clear $60 billion backlog in Army Corps projects, including water infrastructure upgrades along the Mississippi and Illinois...
Arizona prosecutions bar undocumented from legalization
New America Media By Valeria Fernandez PHOENIX--Ivon Matamoros has been packing most of her baby daughter’s clothes and blankets to...
Businessman Rauner releases statement on SEC accusing Illinois of Securities Fraud
CHICAGO, IL – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a settlement with Illinois in which it accuses the...
Collins extends protections for homeowners facing foreclosure
30-day grace periods will remain in effect for the next three years SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins...
National Black Church Initiative lends its 34,000 Church Coalition to overturn Stand Your Ground law in Florida
Black Church vows to get job done by any means necessary democratically WASHINGTON, DC - The National Black Church Initiative...
