ABC 7 Chicago presents live, HD Broadcast of Bud Billiken Parade
A summer tradition in Chicago since 1929 continues when ABC 7 broadcasts the 82nd annual Bud Billiken Parade, live and...
Year: 2011
Senator Mark Kirk responds to pending bipartisan agreement to prevent American default
 Washington, DC - United States Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the following statement on the pending bipartisan agreement to prevent...
Lt. Governor Simon voices support for Illinois DREAM Act
 Chicago, IL – Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon expressed support for the Illinois DREAM Act today while joining with Governor...
Mother of slain teen told killer didn’t mean it
Youth to mom: ‘Keep my name out of your mouth’  By Chinta Strausberg Tonya Burch, the mother of slain...
Noted psychologist announces television series addressing the apparent relationship between mind and spirit
 Dr. Allen Carter Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) -- Dr. Allen Carter, Board Certified Clinical Psychologist and Professor at Morehouse College...
Larry Yando returns as Scrooge, Steve Scott directs the Goodman’s 34th Annual A Christmas Carol
 Young performer auditions take place September 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.                                                                                                                     Chicago, IL -  It’s “Bah, Humbug!†again...
Topinka: Continued federal gridlock will cost Illinois
 Washington payments to state average more than $70 million a day                                                     Chicago, IL – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka...
Debt ceiling crisis: Enough blame to go around
By Juanita Bratcher  If you’ve been watching the debt ceiling crisis debate and negotiations on Capitol Hill, by now...
President Obama’s statement on debt negotiations
President Obama delivered a statement (July 29, 2011) once again calling on Congress to compromise to avoid defaulting on the Nation’s...
What happens if we don’t raise the debt ceiling?
Worth Repeating  (From the Office of U.S. Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. Representing the 2nd District of Illinois)  July has...
