Government -- Illinois

“Get in the Streets to Stop Police Terror” Contingent in the Bud Billiken Parade

Gregory Koger — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:33:40 -0400

Recently, the Chicago police have killed 6 people and shot 12 within a period of four weeks. The corporate media in the city remains silent on this outrageous rampage unleashed on the people, instead focusing on the propaganda of the police in relation to youth violence.

Are you Kidding Me?

Eileen Alters — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:24:55 -0400

Are you kidding me?

This article is with reference to Illinois DHS.

Slammed: Welcome to the Age of Incarceration

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:42:04 -0400

Slammed: Welcome to the Age of Incarceration
by Jennifer Gonnerman

Civil Rights Groups Ask Governor Blagojevich to End Consent Searches by Illinois State Police

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:13:17 -0400

Civil Rights Groups Ask Governor Blagojevich to End Consent Searches by Illinois State Police

System That Convicts Innocent Needs Reform

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:54:42 -0400

System That Convicts Innocent Needs Reform
by Jesse Jackson

On July 9, the long agony of JonBenet Ramsey’s family was brought at least to a partial close. On the basis of new forms of DNA testing, the Boulder, Colo., district attorney wrote a letter of apology to her father, John Ramsey, because the results cleared him and his late wife of any involvement in the girl’s murder.

Policymakers Should Promote Access to Driving by Reducing License Suspensions

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:00:48 -0400

Policymakers Should Promote Access to Driving by Reducing License Suspensions

Access to driver's licenses strengthens the economy

For Immediate Release: July 17, 2008

INNOCENT AMERICANS ARE DENIED REAL HC RIGHTS WITH THEIR FEDERAL APPEALS !!!

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:55:29 -0400

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE $LOWLY FINDING OUT HOW EA$Y IT I$ FOR MIDDLE CLA$$ AND WORKING POOR AMERICAN$ TO FALL VICTIM TO OUR U$ MONETARY JUDICIAL $Y$TEM.

****WHEN THE US INNOCENT WERE ABANDONED BY THE GUILTY ****

The prison experts have reported that there are 100,000 innocent Americans currently being falsely imprisoned along with the 2,300,000 total US prison population nationwide.

Real Change Happens Off-Line

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:31:26 -0400

Real Change Happens Off-Line
Millennials need to be activists face to face.
by Sally Kohn

The Baseless, and Failed, ‘Move to the Center’ Cliche

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:49:44 -0400

The Baseless, and Failed, ‘Move to the Center’ Cliche

by Glenn Greenwald

Republican Nancy Johnson of Connecticut was first elected to Congress in 1982, and proceeded to win re-election 11 consecutive times, often quite easily. In 2004, she defeated her Democratic challenger by 22 points.

Crime Is Falling - But Our Obsession With Locking People Up Keeps Growing

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:53:06 -0400

Crime Is Falling - But Our Obsession With Locking People Up Keeps Growing
Wealth, and the desire to preserve it, is what drives citizens of rich nations to demand an increasingly punitive justice system
by George Monbiot