Organizations Gather to Demand an End to Police Violence in North Lawndale
TODAY: A World Without Police CHICAGO, IL - On Wednesday, July 20th, The #LetUsBreathe Collective and BYP100 Chicago Chapter will...
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Urban League Leaders: Baton Rouge Police Killings “A Horror”
"The Nation Must Unite In Pursuit Of Peace And Justice" NEW YORK -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc...
Kirk Statement on Pro-ISIS Refugee’s Axe Attack on German Train
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the following statement after a 17-year-old Afghan refugee injured four people following...
Legislation to Improve Accessibility Becomes Law
New Law Updates Accessibility Guidelines & Improves Ability for Businesses to Comply CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa...
Third Conspirator Pleads Guilty to Armed Craigslist Robberies, Shooting Two Victims
Faces at least 20 years in Federal Prison KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western...
Owner Of Debt Collection Company Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court For Massive Fraud
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JOHN TODD WILLIAMS, a/k/a “JT,”...
President Obama Speaks on Shootings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room President Barack Obama: Good afternoon, everybody. As all of you know now, this morning,...
Immigrant Rights Organizations, Latino, Progressive, and Asian Caucuses Call on City of Chicago to Protect Residents from Deportation
Measures Proposed in Chicago Push Back Against National Attack on Immigrant Communities as Anti-Immigrant and Xenophobic Rhetoric Takes Center Stage...
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at the National Organization Of Black Law Enforcement Executives 40th Annual Conference
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch: Good morning – and thank you for the opportunity to be here today. I want...
Madigan Names New Solicitor General
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that she has appointed David L. Franklin to serve as the...
