Chicago Arab Youth Fight Against Racial Profiling
Members of the Arab American Action Network’s (AAAN’s) youth organizing program hand delivered a letter to Michael J. Anderson, Special...
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Community Organizations Condemn Islamophobia Amid A Rise In Anti-Muslim Bigotry And Hate Crimes
CHICAGO, IL - A broad coalition of organizations, including Center for New Community (CNC), American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), the...
Treasurer Frerichs Secures $2.3 Million from Sprint
32,000 People Eligible to Claim Uncashed Rebates Checks SPRINGFIELD, IL –Sprint will pay $2.3 million and provide the names of...
Dekalb County Court Imposes Penalties of $1.3 Million for Gas Station Violations
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Office of the State Fire Marshal (“OSFM”) announced that on August 12, 2016, a DeKalb County...
Justice Department Releases 2016 Federal Interagency Reentry Council Report
The Department of Justice released A Record of Progress and a Roadmap for the Future – a report of the...
“…We are Heartbroken to See the Results of the Distrust Between the Milwaukee Community and Their Police Force…” – NAACP President Brooks on Unrest in Milwaukee
Baltimore, MD – NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks released the following statement after the shooting of Sylville Smith...
Senator Kirk: “…The (Obama) Administration is Continuing to Rapidly Transfer Gitmo Terrorist Detainees Without Real Accountability Measures in Place…”
Kirk's Statement on Single Largest Transfer of Guantanamo Bay Terrorist Detainees WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued...
Vice President Joe Biden to Travel to Latvia, Turkey and Sweden
On August 22-25, 2016, the Vice President will travel to Riga, Latvia, Ankara, Turkey and Stockholm, Sweden. While in Riga,...
Senator Collins on Rauner’s Voting Access Veto: “Democracy Can’t Wait”
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th) condemned the governor’s decision to veto legislation that would...
Illinois Domestic Workers Claim Victory in 5-Year Campaign For Basic Workplace Protections
Friday’s bill signing makes Illinois 7th state to provide domestic workers with legal protections Decades after the passage of...
