Tell Congress: Don't harm kids with learning disabilities
(A Message from the Illinois Branch of The International Dyslexia Association) Â Students with learning disabilities, including dyslexia, deserve the...
Month: February 2012
"Jumping the Broom" wins top NAACP Image Honors
 Film garnered best awards in Leading Actor, Supporting Actor, and Best Director categories  Bethesda, MD (BlackNews.com) -- Produced by...
Award-Winning Writers read Archival Poetry…and drink
CHICAGO, IL – Chicago Detours is presenting “Lost Chicago Drinking Poems,†a one-time-only special event of present day award-winning writers...
Don't blow it: Put that income tax refund to work for you
Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) -- If you're waiting for your income tax refund, think first before you spend it. Put it...
Dr. Kenneth Love's (AKA kenny Love's) music takes a chance
Detouring slightly from his normal Jazz element and his recent "cAsE sEnSiTiVe" CD release, Dr. Kenneth Love (aka Kenny Love)...
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...
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...
