Prosecutors secure 205 year sentence for Iowa man charged with South Side Sexual Assaults
Cook County prosecutors have secured a 205 year prison sentence for a man convicted of sexually assaulting three women in...
Day: February 24, 2012
Illinois Attorney General Madigan's proposal to combat synthetic drugs clears House Committee
 SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that the House Judiciary Criminal Law Committee unanimously sent to the...
Proposed deep state budget cuts to vital programs for people in poverty will greatly exacerbate hardship
Illinois Must Rethink Budget Priorities                                                                                                                                                                                                     Letters to the Editor: From the Heartland Alliance  CHICAGO, IL – The From...
Jenny and Rufus Triplett, Publishers of Prisonworld Magazine, named Ebony Magazine's "Couple of the Year"
 Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) -- Jenny and Rufus Triplett have been awarded the highest couple’s honor in recognition of a...
Voluntary energy curtailment program nets Metropolitan Water Reclamation District $1.6 million rebate
Private sector business model helps reduce demand, deliver revenue   One year ago, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of...
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady: Another politician indicted – Where's Lisa Madigan?
Letters to Editor                                                                                                                                                             CHICAGO, IL - In light of yesterday’s federal indictment of Democrat Cook County Commissioner William Beavers, Illinois...
Better safe than sorry, know your tax preparer: Better Business Bureau
 (A Message from the Better Business Bureau)   CHICAGO, IL  - Every year the BBB receives thousands of...
State Senator Hunter encourages more opportunity for youth employment
SPRINGFIELD, IL - In 2011, national youth employment was at its lowest level in post- World War II history at...
Author shares story of witnessing his father’s racially-motivated murder in captivating new book, “Cured – The Power of Forgivenessâ€
 Carl Ray tells the incredible story of how his father, one of the most successful African Americans in Choctaw County,...
