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Sealing Bill Passes General Assembly

On Wednesday, May 22nd, the Illinois General Assembly passed HB3061, the Illinois Sealing Bill! The FORCE Project fought for over 2 years to make this bill to expand opportunities for employment, housing, and education for people with records a reality!

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Join Congressman Danny K. Davis, other elected officials, and 400 CRS church leaders on June 15 to call on Walgreens to hire people with felony records.

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Joint statement from The Civic Action Network and Protestants for the Common Good

As people of faith, we affirm the crucial role of high-quality public education for all children in our American democracy and are committed to achieving that in our Chicago public schools.

Chicago Public Schools is the third largest public school system in the nation, serving roughly 400,000 students and employing over 20,000 teachers. This week, as the Chicago Teachers Union goes on strike for the first time in 25 years, Protestants for the Common Good and the Civic Action Network of Community Renewal Society issue the following statement.

We believe that it is particularly important to support the Chicago teachers who nourish and educate our city’s most precious resource—its children. It is our moral obligation to provide excellent public education to every child, ensuring a strong foundation for the next generation of leaders in our city. We offer our thanks and gratitude to those who work tirelessly in the classroom, and we support the teachers in their negotiations.

Bolingbrook woman takes on housing authority, Freddie Mac to keep herself from being evicted

This story started out as a tragedy.

Another poor woman caught up in the bureaucracy of low-income housing assistance, unhelpful government agencies and an unexpected foreclosure. Add unpaid back taxes and Freddie Mac to the saga, and Constance Coleman, 52, faced being put out on the street.

But instead, it's a victory—of sorts.

Religious tolerance, freedom promoted at Sikh candlelight vigil (Photos)

As hundreds flooded into the Palatine Sikh Gurdwara, or temple, Monday night, all being required to remove their shoes and cover their heads, those of other faiths were identifiable by one thing: the educational pamphlets they had picked up on their way in.

Interfaith religious tolerance was a message returned to again and again Monday night, as speakers offered their prayers for the six victims in the Sunday Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting. The candlelight vigil, held by the Sikh Religious Society, 1280 W. Winnetka St., welcomed people of all faiths to share in the sorrow and learn about Sikh culture and customs.