News Update
Kadner: No state plan to treat mentally ill
From the Herald-News:
Kadner: No state plan to treat mentally ill
Phil Kadner
pkadner@southtownstar.com
January 23, 2012 8:50PM
Updated: January 24, 2012 5:15AM
Illinois is once again planning to close the Tinley Park Mental Health Center.
Citizen Action/Illinois Releases 2011 Annual Report
CA/IL Releases Annual Report
Citizen Action/Illinois is proud to release our 2011 Annual Report. It was a busy and important year, and we look forward to continuing to fight for the middle class and the progressive agenda in 2012.
Eleven states, D.C. back Obama on health law
From The Washington Times:
Eleven states, D.C. back Obama on health law
By Paige Winfield Cunningham
Friday, January 13, 2012
Eleven states and the District of Columbia are siding with the Obama administration in the legal battle over the constitutionality of the new health care law, as more than half the states prepare to challenge the law before the Supreme Court.
Iraq War Ends, and a 2002 Rally Comes Full Circle
From inthesetimes.com:
By Daniel Hertz
CHICAGO - In the same downtown plaza where, nine years earlier, then-state senator Barack Obama rallied thousands of protesters against the imminent invasion of Iraq, about fifty people gathered Friday morning to mark President Obama’s announcement that the war had officially come to an end.
Ill. task force on campaign reform offers public financing options, says public trust at stake
From The Associated Press:
First Posted: December 15, 2011 - 1:43 pm
Last Updated: December 15, 2011 - 4:11 pm
With No Jobs at Home, Some Americans Look Overseas
From US News & World Report:
Report highlights jobless workers' stories of frustration, despair and economic uncertainty
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer:
Report highlights jobless workers' stories of frustration, despair and economic uncertaintyFriday, December 02, 2011, 6:30 PM Updated: Friday, December 02, 2011, 6:53 PM
