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2,000 Will Stand Up to Governor Rauner! Today at a March & Rally at the Thompson Center
Rally & March is being held today, August 10th, 10:30 a.m. at the Thompson Center, 100 West Randolph Street, in...
Senator Chuck Schumer: Wrong on Iraq, Wrong on Iran, Wrong for Senate Democratic Leadership – Sign The Petition
Tell U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer: "Don't lead Senate Democrats into war with Iran." Add your name: Starting a war with...
Robert L. Johnson Applauds the White House and Xerox Corporation for Adopting the RLJ Rule Which is Based on the NFL’s ‘Rooney Rule’
STATEMENT BY ROBERT L. JOHNSON Bethesda, MD -- For the past four years, I have been urging the Congress and...
President Obama Remarks on the Voting Rights Act
"...Some of the protections that had been enshrined in the Voting Rights Act itself have been weakened as a consequence...
President Preckwinkle Names New Chief of Staff
Tasha Green Cruzat to assume key Cook County position Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has named Tasha R. Green...
IDHS Names Interim Superintendent for Illinois School for the Deaf
ISVI superintendent tapped for the position CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) has named Serena Preston...
Medicaid Payments to Providers Will Continue During Budget Impasse
The Departments of Healthcare and Family Services and Human Services will process payments to Medicaid providers as if a budget...
Two Choices – Diplomacy or War: The Choice is Clear, Congress Must Approve the Deal
A Message From: Major General (Ret.) Paul Eaton, VoteVets.org "And if the rhetoric in these ads, and the accompanying commentary,...
Illinois Arts Council Agency Announces Ethnic and Folk Arts Master/Apprentice Program Awards
Master Artist/Apprentice Relationship Preserves Illinois’ Cultural Heritage The Illinois Arts Council Agency is pleased to announce the recipients of the...
Illinois Residents Rally & March to Take a Stand Against the “Billionaire Budget Bully”
Rally & March August 10th at the Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph, Chicago from 10:30 a.m - 12:30 p.m. CHICAGO,...