Illinois
Stopping a Chicago eviction
December 6, 2010CHICAGO - The Tellez family are vowing not to be evicted from their Northwest Side home, and Alvaro Tellez says he is fighting for his children and their future.
Read moreCivil unions OK’d in “heart of heartland” Illinois
December 3, 2010SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - "Exhaustimicated!" that's what Equality Illinois' Rick Garcia told Chicago-based Windy City Times, after this week's historic two-day vote in the Illinois state legislature in favor of same-sex civil unions.
Read moreHistoric voter mobilization blocks Republican takeover of Illinois
November 9, 2010In the face of a horrible economic crisis and torrent of secret outside money, progressive forces blocked a complete takeover of Illinois state government by Republicans.
Read moreNo enthusiasm gap at jam-packed union phone bank
October 29, 2010CHICAGO - By noon Oct. 29, union members were close to having called 500,000 people in Illinois about the Nov. 2 elections, here at what the Operating Engineers say is the nation's biggest, most state-of-the-art phone...
Read moreNavistar workers say voting Nov. 2 is about good paying jobs
October 29, 2010MELROSE PARK, Ill. - "We need to elect leaders that are friendly to labor and understand that what we need is more jobs, because without jobs, this country can't operate," said Ralph Porter, longtime Navistar worker.
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