By: Becky Yerak Article Reprint The first-ever appearance by Northwestern University‘s men’s basketball team in the NCAA Tournament could mean a boost for everything from enrollment applications to sponsorships, sports industry experts say.
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Arrestees to get access to lawyers free of charge at Chicago police stations
By: Steve Schmadeke Article Reprint People held in custody by Chicago police will have access to an attorney at no charge under an order signed Tuesday by Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans.
Read moreEmanuel, Other US Mayors File Brief Supporting States Challenging Trump’s Travel Ban
nbcchicago.com Article Reprint Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined three other major U.S. city leaders Tuesday in filing a brief in the federal district court in Seattle challenging President Donald Trump’s travel ban, the city announced
Read moreIllinois Ended 2016 With Highest Black Unemployment Rate Of Any State
By Michael Lucci Article Submission Illinois is still home to the nation’s highest black unemployment rate, according to a new analysis from the Economic Policy Institute, or EPI. Illinois’ black unemployment rate is 11.3 percent, compared with the
Read moreObama Could Get an IL Holiday and a Roadway Named in His Honor
by MROMAIN Article Reprint State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (8th) has drafted legislation to name Interstate 55 the Barack Obama Expressway.
Read moreBill Hampton, Others Reflect on Fred’s Assassination in the Era of Trump
by MROMAIN Article Reprint G. Flint Taylor, Fred Hampton’s attorney who has also represented the slain Black Panther leader’s family for the half-century that’s elapsed since Hampton’s death in 1969, was recently cleaning out the
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Read moreChicago’s top cop wants stricter gun sentencing
fox32chicago.com Article Reprint SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois Senate proposal to increase prison sentences for repeat gun offenders would help curb the city’s rampant gun violence, Chicago’s top law enforcement officer said Thursday.
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