Eleanor Foundation awards $850,000 to Innovative Programs serving women in Chicago
Grants support Eleanor Network, providing job skills training and other programs to help working female heads-of-households achieve economic self-sufficiency  ...
Day: April 18, 2012
Rev. Jesse Jackson announces his support for anti-NATO protest in Chicago
 CHICAGO, IL —The Rev. Jesse Jackson and other community and labor leaders will gather on Thursday, April 19, at 11:15...
Kirk, Blumenthal, Rubio, Cornyn call on advertisers and investors to end online child sex trafficking at Backpage
 Lawmakers continue campaign for elimination of the “adult entertainment†section on Backpage.com, the leading U.S. website for prostitution  ...
Lt. Governor Simon accepting applications to military committee
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Lt. Governor Sheila Simon announced that her Interagency Military Base Support and Economic Development Committee (IMBSEDC) is currently...
Trayvon Martin and the blood of a black man
By Christopher Jack Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Many years ago, I was privileged enough to go on a safari in Africa...
New book claims there’s only one problem in the black community
San Francisco, CA (BlackNews.com) -- Terrance Amen says the Black community can become prosperous by just living out two words:...
Rain barrels draw attention to water collection during Earth Week
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Shedd Aquarium and Gompers School use artistic flair  Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago...
“Cirque Shanghai: Year of The Dragon” comes to Navy Pier Pepsi Skyline Stage May 24 – September 3
 Tickets go on sale Tuesday, May 1 at 10 a.m.   CHICAGO, IL - Cirque Shanghai returns to Chicago's...
Simon to hold new round of Classrooms First hearings
Public input solicited on school district efficiency recommendations  SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Classrooms First Commission is seeking public input on...
