Last week the Department of Justice co-presented the White House LGBT Conference on Safe Schools and Safe Communities in partnership with the White House Office of Public Engagement, the Department of Education and The University of Texas at Arlington. Over 400 students, teachers, parents, community advocates, law enforcement officers and elected officials participated in the [...]

Brad Harriman handily won the 12th Congressional District Democratic primary Tuesday night, while Jason Plummer easily won the Republican primary. Harriman, of O’Fallon, crushed Kenneth “Bud” Wiezer, of Granite City, 25,349 to 2,806 votes, with 98 percent of the vote counted in the 12 counties that make of the congressional district. Plummer, of Fairview Heights, [...]

There are many reasons why military service members and their families seem like attractive targets to some unscrupulous individuals and business.  They have a steady source of income (including monthly pay and veterans’ benefits such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill).  Many are young and relatively inexperienced in consumer affairs.  And scammers know that service members [...]

SPRINGFIELD — Legislation that would require handguns to be registered and place a tax on ammunition was approved by an Illinois House committee Wednesday, despite opposition from gun-rights advocates. Both bills — touted as tools for improving the state’s response to gun violence–passed 7-4 and now go to the House floor. The bills passed along [...]