State’s Attorney Alvarez announces first graduates of Alternative Prosecution Program
The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has dismissed felony criminal charges against the first group of offenders who have successfully...
Month: January 2012
New Year's Resolution: Improve your Credit Score
 Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) As you're making your New Year's resolutions, consider taking the important step of improving your credit...
Romney defeats Santorum by 8 votes, but Santorum’s sprint due to racist remarks?
 By Chinta Strausberg  While congratulations go out to Mitt Romney for defeating Rick Santorum by eight votes, Republican...
New Philharmonic kicks off 2012 with must-see concert staging of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly†at the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn, IL, January 27-28
 Glen Ellyn, IL - New Philharmonic begins 2012 with a must-see concert staging of Giacomo Puccini’s tragic love-story masterwork “Madama...
Come on, Republican Presidential Contenders, Obama has more leadership skills than you can ever match up to
By Juanita Bratcher At times, all seven Republican presidential contenders sound like a broken record, specifically when they pitch the...
Father Pfleger: “It’s Harvest Timeâ€
‘Mission Possible…but you can’t live like a junkyard dog† by Chinta Strausberg  In his first sermon of the...
Activists to demand permits to protest NATO/G8
Protesters to Emanuel: Keep your promise to protect civil liberties -- grant G8/NATO protest permit applications and end threats to...
Groundbreaking book cites thousands of inventions by people of color
Brooklyn, NY (BlackNews.com) -- Black Inventors, Crafting Over 200 Years of Success, highlights the work of Black inventors from over...
Six districts selected for School Technology Revolving Loan Program
 ISBE names local districts to benefit from low-interest loans to boost technology in schools  Springfield, IL — The Illinois State...
The absence of love with some of our youth and elders has caused a 'living hell' in the streets of Chicago!
by Harold E. Bailey The subject ‘Love’ seems to have become a thing of the past, thusly, killings have taken...
