Peace Groups to protest on 8th Anniversary of Iraq War and Occupation
(From the Chicago Coalition Against War and Racism) Â Speakers to include military vet who served in unit of former...
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Calculation error affects Tax Increase Referendum Votes in ten Cook County communities
Ballot language underestimates amount of tax increase by as much as 70% in some cases Cook County - A slew...
Children’s Author Robert Burleigh named Prairie State Illinois Author of the Year
 To be recognized March 17 during Illinois Reading Council’s “Literacy Outside the Box†conference in Springfield  Springfield, IL...
America’s Wire releases story on the ineffectiveness of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
 Wade Henderson, President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the Leadership Conference Fund...
Imagine Englewood If and Legislators to confront lead-poisoning at March 26th Town Hall Meeting
 Lead Transferred during Pregnancy Emerges as Top Issue Facing Englewood Children.    Chicago, IL---- On Saturday, March 26, 2011, Imagine...
Donor Alert: Giving to Pacific Tsunami and Japanese Earthquake victims
(From The Better Business Bureau)  Be Sure Disaster Relief Charities are Legit and Equipped to Help                                 CHICAGO, IL...
Kyrgzstan political journalists visit as part of WorldChicago’s Open World to learn freedom of the press and independent editorial policy
  Chicago, IL - WorldChicago announced that it is hosting a group of Kyrgyzstan political journalists starting today through...
Attorney General Madigan: Sunshine Laws Shining Light on Illinois Government; changing culture of secrecy
Public Access Counselor Releases New Guidelines to Assist in Requests for Law Enforcement Documents  Chicago, IL – In honor of Sunshine...
Japan’s Tsunami & Nuclear Plants: Humans, not nature, made this crisis
(From New America Media)  By Yoichi Shimatsu  The Wave, reminiscent of Hokusai's masterful woodblock print, blew past Japan's...
Attorney General Madigan warns donors to be wary of scams tied to relief efforts for Japan
Madigan Urges Illinois Contributors to Research Charities Before Donating                   Chicago, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan urged Illinois...
