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Advocacy Groups Want to Crack Down on Prison Rape in Immigrant Detention Centers

Advocacy Groups Want to Crack Down on Prison Rape in Immigrant Detention Centers

Prisoner and refugee right groups are concerned that a law intended to protect all incarcerated people will not apply to undocumented individuals in ICE custody, if changes aren’t made before the law goes into effect in the coming weeks. The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) was unanimously approved by Congress and signed by former President […]

After 21st District Loss, Lozano Moving On

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After 21st District Loss, Lozano Moving On

Despite his loss to former journalist, Silvana Tabares, Rudy Lozano delivered a speech about hope and continued commitment to serving the 21st district of Illinois. Supporters waited for more than two hours for the candidate of their choice, Lozano, to arrive at the Mi Tierra restaurant in Little Village where he addressed and mingled with […]

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Risks of Indoor Tanning Trigger Legislation

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Risks of Indoor Tanning Trigger Legislation

For the rest of her life, Annie Crockford will have to live with the decisions she made as a teenager; decisions that now haunt her. Crockford began using indoor tanning beds at the age of 14. She tanned on a weekly basis for the next twelve years, which she believes attributed to her diagnosis of […]

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OccupyChi Protesters Still Fired Up, Despite Arrests

Occupy Chicago protesters relocated back to the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago following the arrest of more than 175 individuals Saturday night. More than 2,000 Occupy Chicago protesters marched from the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago to occupy Grant Park on Saturday and celebrate Global Occupy Day. Protesters chanted, “The people united will never be defeated,” as they […]

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