The Heartland Alliance Mid-America Institute on Poverty
More than 12 million people in the state of Illinois are living in poverty. Every day working families struggle to make ends meet. Though eradicating poverty in Illinois is not a quick fix, the Heartland Alliance Mid-America Institute on Poverty (MAIP) focuses on long-term solutions to this plight by educating policymakers about its causes and its cures.
Since 2000, Valerie Denney Communications has publicized the organization’s annual Report on Illinois Poverty, the first and only comprehensive account of the state of poverty in Illinois. VDC has placed more than 500 print stories on the annual report around Illinois and has positioned the study as a key source of information on poverty. Read more »
Burge Torture Victim Gets New Trial As Judge Voids Bogus Murder Conviction
Nineteen years after he was viciously beaten by subordinates of indicted former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge, Victor Safforld – formerly known as Cortez Brown – was awarded a new trial recently when a Cook County Circuit Judge overturned his wrongful murder conviction, and calls the evidence against the rogue cops “staggering” and “damning.” ... Learn more »