More than 400 residents to participate in 2nd Ward cleanup
 Chicago, IL - Ald. Bob Fioretti (2nd) will begin his biannual clean and green event at 10 a.m. Saturday, April...
Day: April 16, 2011
Illinois AFL-CIO President addresses Senate defeat of Destructive Workers’ Compensation Changes
 Illinois AFL-CIO President Michael T. Carrigan made the following statement:  "Today's Senate vote to defeat SB1349, designed specifically to...
Senate unanimously passes Child Porn Bill to strengthen sentencing and speed arrests
 Springfield, IL – Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined state Senator Toi Hutchinson (D-Chicago Heights) in celebrating the passage of Senate Bill...
Father who lost 3 children in fire warns: ‘Buy fire extinguisher, have escape plan’
Funeral donations still needed   After losing three children to a blazing fire and while preparing to bury them ...
Black wealth expert shares financial strategies and insight in new book
"Hope: The New Financial System Emerging After The American Economic Crisis" by Brenda J. Isom shows readers how to recover...
Speculators drive pain at the gas pump
 (From New America Media)  By Earl Ofari Hutchinson In February, the news headlines blared, “Gasoline pump prices hit...
