Speaker Madigan: Democrats are Proposing a New Way Forward on Budget, Economic Reforms
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, D-Chicago, issued the following statement after Gov. Bruce Rauner’s Budget...
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N-DEx Plays a Major Role in Uncovering a Multi-State Credit Card Fraud Ring
An intelligence analyst (IA) with the New York State Intelligence Center became aware of an “Attempt to Identify” bulletin from...
Madigan and 15 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief in Support of New York’s Lawsuit Against Immigration Ban
Illinois and Massachusetts lead coalition of AGs in support of extending temporary restraining order blocking unconstitutional travel ban CHICAGO,...
Logan Square Residents Protest Gentrification Dinner Attended by 1st Ward Alderman Joe Moreno
Logan Square residents and community members will hold a press conference and protest tonight at a Gentrification Dinner to be...
Chicago Stands Against Trump and Netanyahu: #BuildMovementsNotWalls
From: Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine Day before hearings on David Friedman, Trump nominee for Israeli ambassador, participants join...
Rep. Ford Passes Resolution Calling on Rauner to Combat Increase in Violent Crime
SPRINGFIELD, IL – In response to the number of gun violence victims in Chicago last year skyrocketing to over 4,000,...
Unprecedented Proposed Law Provides African Americans Reparations and Opportunities to Better Their lives
Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) -- On February 10, 2017, proposed legislation was submitted to the DC Board of Elections. It is...
State Investigation Leads to $4.25 Million Settlement in Mining Discrimination Lawsuit
Illinois Department of Human Rights assists U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in investigation of sex discrimination in coal mining ...
Black History Month: A Tribute to Courage and Perseverance
By Marc Morial President & CEO, National Urban League "If a race has no history, it has no worthwhile tradition,...
Jewish Voice for Peace Responds to Anti-Semitic Attack on Chicago Loop Synagogue
From: Jewish Voice for Peace-Chicago Coordinating Committee Jewish Voice for Peace - Chicago condemns the horrendous display of hatred of...
