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Byline: David C.L. Bauer Dec. 30Among new laws taking effect Wednesday is one that will provide people with more time to file a complaint about perceived discrimination. Illinois now allows [...]

CHICAGO -- The following information was released by the office of Illinois Rep. Jesus Garcia: As Donald Trump's inauguration approaches and in light of threats from officials who will be [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Illinois Senator Richard J. Durbin: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Patty [...]

Byline: Dalia Faheid, Taylor Romine and Ray Sanchez (CNN) -- (CNN) — The US Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation of Illinois' Sangamon County Sheriff's Office four months [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the White House: Last week President Bidenásignedáaáproclamationáestablishing the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument in Springfield, Illinois. The new national monument will [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the National Park Service: President Joe Biden today established the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument as America's newest national park site [...]

These aren't the easiest times to be an employer in Illinois. On Aug. 9, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Act that more than doubles [...]

CHICAGO, IL -- The following information was released by the office of the Illinois Attorney General: Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that legislation amending the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) [...]

The Justice Department filed a lawsuittoday against Michael J. DeWitte, of Washington, Illinois, for sexually harassing female tenants and housing applicants in violation of the Fair Housing Act. DeWitte has [...]

Byline: Gloria Oladipo A Chicago teenager walked in her university's commencement program after making history for earning a doctorate degree at the age of 17. Dorothy Jean Tillman II celebrated [...]

CHICAGO, IL -- The following information was released by the office of the Illinois Attorney General: Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) applauded the [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Illinois Senator Richard J. Durbin: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement on the passing of Rikki Jones, [...]

Two former East St. Louis, Illinois, Police Department (ESLPD) officers, Vincent Anderson, 61, and Jason Boyd, 51, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to civil rights offenses related to [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the U.S. Department of Justice: Two former East St. Louis, Illinois, Police Department (ESLPD) officers, Vincent Anderson, 61, and Jason Boyd, 51, [...]

CHICAGO, IL -- The following information was released by the office of the Illinois Attorney General: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today released preliminary statistics detailing compliance by Illinois law enforcement [...]

Byline: Brian Murphy Charles V. Hamilton, a self-described academic activist of the Black Power movement whose landmark 1967 manifesto with student organizer Stokely Carmichael reframed the civil rights struggle by [...]

Byline: Brian Murphy Charles V. Hamilton, a self-described academic activist of the Black Power movement whose landmark 1967 manifesto with student organizer Stokely Carmichael reframed the civil rights struggle by [...]

CHICAGO, Illinois -- The following information was released by the University of Chicago: By Benjamin Ransom At MLK commemoration, the civil rights advocate and global humanitarian recalls family's legacy and [...]

content'class='sno-story-body-content sno-no-cap'> In the 14-year campaign that was the Civil Rights movement, activism would become a national agenda. This social fight for equality flooded across courtrooms and street corners to [...]

Byline: Michael Drapa Martin Luther King III, who has dedicated his life to building upon the historic civil rights work of his late father and mother, will be the keynote [...]

CHICAGO, Illinois -- The following information was released by the University of Chicago: By Michael Drapa Jan 11, 2024 Civil rights leader to speak Jan. 30 at Rockefeller Chapel, where [...]

Database tracks key demographics, outcomes of prior lawsuits, and associated legal costs to improve strategies and reduce costs of litigating wrongful convictions cases CHICAGO, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TheTruth, [...]

Byline: Raja Razek and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) -- (CNN) — Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced plans to step down as president of the Chicago-based Rainbow [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed Nusrat Choudhury, legal director of the ACLU of Illinois to the [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Willie Hedden, 43, a former sergeant at the Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt. Sterling, Illinois, was sentenced on March 22, 2023, to six years imprisonment, to be [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of Illinois: Willie Hedden, 43, a former sergeant at the Western Illinois [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Todd Sheffler. 54, a former lieutenant at the Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt. Sterling, Illinois, was sentenced today to an aggregate 20 years imprisonment, to be followed [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of Illinois: Todd Sheffler. 54, a former lieutenant at the Western Illinois [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Alex Banta, 31, a former correctional officer at the Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt. Sterling, Illinois, was sentenced today to an aggregate 20 years imprisonment, to be [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of Illinois: Alex Banta, 31, a former correctional officer at the Western [...]

CHICAGO: Katten has issued the following news release: Katten announced today that the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights honored senior counsel and Director of Pro Bono Services Jonathan K. [...]

CHICAGO, Nov. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Katten announced today that the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights honored senior counsel and Director of Pro Bono Services Jonathan K. Baum as [...]

CHICAGO, IL -- The following information was released by the office of the Illinois Attorney General: -- Attorney General Kwame Raoul convened a roundtable meeting on Tuesday with representatives of [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. A federal jury returned a guilty verdict yesterday against Todd Sheffler, a lieutenant at the Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt. Sterling, Ill., for civil rights deprivation resulting [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of Illinois: A federal jury returned a guilty verdict yesterday against Todd [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky: EVANSTON ù Yesterday, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, and State Rep. Kelly [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today issued the following statement after an ultra-conservative majority of the Supreme [...]

Byline: Darren Iozia Aug. 14Larry Pippion didn't have a regular father-son relationship growing up with his father, Larry Earvin, but he knows he was a soft-spoken and intelligent man. It [...]

CHICAGO -- The following information was released by the office of Illinois Rep. Bobby L. Rush: Today, U .S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) joined Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the National Housing Conference (NHC): David Dworkin As today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we recall in his own words the [...]

WASHINGTON, DC -- The following information was released by the Center for Responsive Politics: By Melissa Holzberg January 5, 2022 3:22 pm Longtime Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush (D) became the [...]

Byline: Gwendolyn Purdom Traditional African drumming, protest anthems and jazz punctuated an emotional tribute to Timuel Black, the beloved civil rights leader, educator and Chicago historian who died two months [...]

SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The following information was released by the Illinois Government News Network: By Greg Bishop | The Center Square (The Center Square) ù Despite a federal court case [...]

SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The following information was released by the Illinois Government News Network: By Greg Bishop | The Center Square (The Center Square) -- A leading Latino civil rights [...]

Byline: Gabrielle Penna Grace Chan McKibben, executive director at the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community, spoke at a Zoom lecture Friday, discussing the work of the American Civil [...]

2022 JAN 12 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Medical Patent Law Weekly -- A new study on Science - Political Science is now available. According to [...]