FBI Releases 2015 Crime Statistics
After two years of decline, the estimated number of violent crimes in the nation increased 3.9 percent in 2015 when...
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CBC Holds Press Conference at DOJ and Presents Letter to AG Loretta Lynch Addressing Systematic Surveillance and Profiling of Blacks by Law Enforcement
WASHINGTON, DC – CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield, Congresswoman Maxine Waters and members of the CBC held a press conference...
Cook County Continues to Realize Savings Through Smaller Real Estate Footprint; Warehouse Consolidation Expected to Save Another $1.5 Million
County on track to reach its goal of a 1 million square foot reduction by 2018 Continuing her efforts to...
IDOT Hiring in Preparation of Winter Weather
Temporary help needed to assist with snow-and-ice removal, public urged to apply SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of...
Black Lives Matter Chicago Responds to the Announcement to Hire More Police
From: Black Lives Matter Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson announced the planned hiring of 970 more cops over the next...
NAACP Statement on Fatal Shooting of Terence Crutcher During Police Encounter in Tulsa, OK
Baltimore, MD – NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks today issued the following statement regarding the release of video...
Tennessee Man Charged with Threatening to Murder Member of United States Congress
A Murfreesboro, Tennessee, man was taken into custody this morning by FBI agents and U.S. Capitol Police, after a criminal...
Illinois Hosts Annual National Association of Insurance Commissioners Midwest Zone Meeting
Illinois Department of Insurance among 13 states represented; Discussed innovation & foreign investment CHICAGO, IL – The National Association...
Marquette Park’s Inner-City Muslim Action Network Director Named to Obama Administration Post
Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) Executive Director, Dr. Rami Nashashibi, has been appointed to serve as a member of President Obama's...
Respiratory Cases are Being Monitored At Illinois Veterans’ Home In LaSalle
LaSalle - The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) are actively monitoring...
