EXCLUSIVE: After 6 years, court rules in favor of former Alderman Wallace Davis in loan fraud case
 Orders woman to repay $168,639.50  By Chinta Strausberg  After nearly six-years, former Alderman Wallace Davis, Jr. (27th)...
Month: August 2011
National Urban League’s Boston Conference urges President and Congress to refocus national debate on jobs
By Marc H. Morial. President and CEO National Urban League  “We face, therefore, a moral crisis as a country...
Federal Court: Torture suit against Rumsfeld should go forward
 Washington, D.C.  -- A federal court in Washington, DC today released an opinion upholding the validity of a constitutional...
Award-Winning Gospel Artists added to Dallas Mens Conference
Award-Winning Gospel Artists Fred Hammond, Donald Lawrence, Wess Morgan and more just added to Dallas Mens conference   The Potter's...
Women in black, the Blundering Generation, Lincoln the Conservative, and Ulysses S. Grant
  13th Annual Conference on Illinois History September 29 - 30 in Springfield          Springfield, IL – Topics...
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company reimagines classic works in “Body Against Body” Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at The Dance Center
Chicago, IL — The innovative and influential Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company (a program of New York Live Arts)...
Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago presents Fall 2011 Engagement at The Harris Theater Oct. 21 and 22, 2011
  Tickets on sale Aug. 5   Chicago, IL – The critically acclaimed Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago (GJDC) presents its...
Genocide and Code of Silence are killing our youth
 Mom seeks justice for Deontae, offers $10,000 reward  By Chinta Strausberg  The Code of Silence is preventing frightened South...
Field trip grants available to visit Lincoln Presidential Museum – apply by September 1
 September 1 deadline to apply for field trip grants for schools and groups that serve low-income youth   ...
Illinois GOP Chairman: GOP changing conversation with Debt Deal and Spending Cuts
 Chicago, IL – Today, Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady released the following statement regarding the debt ceiling deal: “While...
