Deans of the Wrongful Convictions Movement To Hold Court About Nation’s Most Prominent Cases
CHICAGO, IL – Some of the nation’s most prominent activist attorneys in the movement to expose wrongful convictions will discuss...
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New Raoul Law Expands Protections for Sexual Assault Survivors
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Legislation sponsored by State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th) providing additional protections and rights for survivors of...
Attorney General Madigan Launches Clergy Abuse Hotline
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan launched a Clergy Abuse Hotline for anyone in the state of...
Five Million Americans say it’s Time to Impeach
From: Tom Steyer Bob Fertik, Democrats.com <activist@democrats.com> The entire world watched the day Donald Trump took Vladimir Putin’s side in Helsinki,...
Federal Jury Slams Prison Employees for Brutal Behavior
EAST ST. LOUIS, IL -- In a verdict virtually without precedent in Illinois, late yesterday a federal jury found three...
Illinois Payrolls Up for Sixth Straight Month
Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.2% CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment...
Massive Expansion of Police Misconduct Data Tool in Chicago
Citizens Police Data Project quadruples in size, adds shooting and use of force history From: The Invisible Institute Now contains...
Bill to Boost Women-Owned and Minority-Owned Businesses Becomes Law
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Legislation, proposed by Illinois Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza, requiring Constitutional Officers to aspire to the same goals...
Advocates Call for a Moratorium on Expressway Expansion in Chicagoland
Data shows Chicago region is growing more car dependent amid failed attempts to relieve congestion by building and expanding roads...
NAACP Committed to Countering Disenfranchisement of Voters in Wake of Husted Decision
BALTIMORE — The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation’s premier civil rights organization released the following...
