Kirk and Schock introduce legislation to block transfer of Gitmo Detainees to United States
Measure intended to plan for orderly trials and incarceration at $400 million facility already paid for by the U.S. taxpayer...
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Atlanta-based Music, Film & Television Producer enters $8.1 million default judgment against Byron Allen’s companies
 Allen's companies include CF Entertainment, Inc., Entertainment Studios Home Entertainment, Inc. and their distributor Anchor Bay Entertainment, LLC  Atlanta,...
Chicagoans to picket Egyptian Consulate today in solidarity with historic democracy movement
Protest at Chicago's Egyptian consulate expected to draw hundreds to support Egyptian grassroots movement for democratic change  Chicago, IL -...
Better Business Bureau sees major spike in consumer contacts
 CHICAGO, IL -The Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving Chicago and Northern Illinois reports a 51-percent increase in the number...
Cook County State’s Attorney brings charges in 27-year-old unsolved murder
New DNA testing in a 27-year-old unsolved Chicago homicide has resulted in murder charges being filed against a convicted felon...
Chicago woman sentenced to 12 years in prison for scalding infant son
A Chicago woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for severely burning the feet of her 10-month-old infant...
Kirk named to Committees on Appropriations, Banking, Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP), and Aging
Kirk: “These Senate Committee assignments line up perfectly with an economic growth agenda for Illinois.† Washington, DC —  U.S....
Attorney General Madigan: New Gold Standard for home loans must hold banks accountable to homeowners and investors
Chicago, IL - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan today sent a letter to federal financial regulators, urging them to include a...
The Committee Against Political Repression to hold press conference and rally to protest summoning of subpoenaed activists
 Chicago, IL - The Committee Against Political Repression will hold a press conference today (January 25) inside the Dirksen Federal Building,...
Should Lincoln get all of the credit he receives for freedom and equality?
 Renowned African American history expert Dr. Charles Branham to speak February 15 at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum   ...
