Congressman Rush lays out Congressional record at Chicago Urban League/NAACP forums
By Chinta Strausberg  U.S. Rep. Bobby L. Rush (D-1st) appeared at a recent political forum held at the Chicago...
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Prosecutors secure 205 year sentence for Iowa man charged with South Side Sexual Assaults
Cook County prosecutors have secured a 205 year prison sentence for a man convicted of sexually assaulting three women in...
Illinois Attorney General Madigan's proposal to combat synthetic drugs clears House Committee
 SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that the House Judiciary Criminal Law Committee unanimously sent to the...
Voluntary energy curtailment program nets Metropolitan Water Reclamation District $1.6 million rebate
Private sector business model helps reduce demand, deliver revenue   One year ago, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of...
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady: Another politician indicted – Where's Lisa Madigan?
Letters to Editor                                                                                                                                                             CHICAGO, IL - In light of yesterday’s federal indictment of Democrat Cook County Commissioner William Beavers, Illinois...
Better safe than sorry, know your tax preparer: Better Business Bureau
 (A Message from the Better Business Bureau)   CHICAGO, IL  - Every year the BBB receives thousands of...
State Senator Hunter encourages more opportunity for youth employment
SPRINGFIELD, IL - In 2011, national youth employment was at its lowest level in post- World War II history at...
Republicans speak out on Gov. Quinn’s FY 2013 Budget Address
Illinois Republican Chairman says Quinn's “matinee performance†is like re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titantic Illinois Comptroller Judy Barr...
Democrats weigh-in on Quinn’s FY 2013 Budget Address
Lt. Governor Simon’s FY13 Budget Statement  SPRINGFIELD, IL – Following the Governor’s budget address, Lt. Governor Sheila Simon recognized...
Closure of Tamms Supermax supported by broad regional coalition
 Chicago and Minneapolis - The Midwest Coalition for Human Rights, a network of 56 organizations, service providers, and university...
