Juvenile Justice activists ask President Preckwinkle to reinvest detention center dollars into alternatives
CHICAGO, IL – Youth from the Cook County Juvenile Justice Task Force, alongside parents, ministers and allied groups, will meet...
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Clifford Law Receives $11.4 Million settlement for injury case at Union Pacific facility
 Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, settled an injury case for $11.4 million on behalf of...
Pastor seeks help in rebuilding church he says was destroyed by angry ex-members
By Chinta Strausberg  Rev. Donald Smith, pastor of the Holy Jerusalem Missionary Baptist, 1458 W. 115th Street, Tuesday called...
Attorney General Madigan: GlaxoSmithKline to pay $3 billion to settle drug marketing and pricing claims
Illinois receives nearly $25 million from largest-ever Healthcare Fraud Settlement  CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined...
Gov. Quinn applauded for closing Tamms Supermax: “The right decision for Illinois”
 Community Leaders Praise Quinn for Fiscal Discipline and Commitment to Human Rights CHICAGO, IL – More than 45 religious, legal,...
Education is key to restoring middle class prosperity
 By A. Barry Rand, CEO, AARP                                                                                                                                                                                                      Last year, I called a meeting of the Howard University...
Hunger striker is taken to the hospital
Strikers continue the hunger strike but are clearly showing health issues caused by the strike  CHICAGO IL - Immigrants in hunger...
Only 47% of Black males graduate from high school is unacceptable!
 CHICAGO, IL - The social net for high school dropouts is gone forever. When the manufacturing base in the...
Rights Leader, Art Rocker, responds to President Barack Obama’s personal opinion concerning ‘Gay people should be able to get married’
   PENSACOLA, FL - "I am a supporter of the President for the work he has done; however, I do...
Panelists at W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grantee Conference: Organized efforts to suppress voters
Success Story for Native Americans in New Mexico  NEW ORLEANS-A panel of election experts at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's...
