Tag: Illinois
California Atty Gen. Bonta Joins Coalition Pushing Back on “Pay to Pay” Mortgage Fees
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media
Last week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta called on the federal government to outlaw additional fees...
Blues Drummer Sam Lay Dies At 86; Played With Dylan, Waters
Sam Lay, a Chicago blues drummer and vocalist who played with Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, has...
NAACP Urges Federal Charges In Laquan McDonald’s Killing
The NAACP, the nation's oldest civil rights organization, on Tuesday, February 1, urged Attorney General Merrick Garland to bring federal civil rights charges against...
Landmark $1.85 Billion in Relief for Federal and Private Student Loan Borrowers
State AGs reach settlement with nation’s largest student loan servicer
By Charlene Crowell, Center for Responsible Lending
A broad coalition of state attorneys general (AGs)...
Lawyer: Jussie Smollett ‘a real victim’ of attack in Chicago
By Don Babwin and Sara Burnett, Associated Press
Jussie Smollett “is a real victim” of a “real crime,” his attorney said as the ex-"Empire" actor's...