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  Photo credit: Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 2.0,  via Flickr Justice Department Files Lawsuits Against Four States Over Voter Roll Access The U.S. Department of Justice has filed federal lawsuits against four jurisdictions—Washington, D.C., Georgia, Illinois, and Wisconsin—alleging failure to comply with federal requests for full voter registration records. The legal action was announced by the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division as part of a broader nationwide effort to enforce federal election laws and ensure voter list transparency. According to the department, the lawsuits stem from the jurisdictions’ refusal or failure to provide complete statewide voter registration lists, despite formal requests made under federal law. The filings bring the total number of voter-roll-related enforcement actions taken by the Justice Department to 22 nationwide. READ MORE:  Federal Civil Rights Investigation Launched Into Boston Housing Program Under Boston Mayor Michelle Wu At th...

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot There is a false rumor on social media that police officers killed a 15-year-old on Sunday. Here are the facts: ‣ Officers responded to 911 calls about an armed man in Englewood ‣ A 20-year-old suspect fired at officers, gunfire was exchanged ‣ The suspect is in stable condition As with all police-involved shootings, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating the matter. We will continue to lean into our partnerships in law enforcement, community-based organizations and others to support on-going public safety efforts. This is an extremely heartbreaking time—COVID, gun violence epidemic, systemic racism, and now this. We have been knocked down, but we will not be counted out. We always get back up because that's who we are as Chicagoans.   There is a false rumor on social media that police officers killed a 15-year-old on Sunday. Here are the facts: - Officers responded to 911 calls about an armed man in Englewood - A 20-year-old sus...