CTU: Day 6 — No Class for CPS Monday; Mayor Emanuel seeks court injunction to end strike
Trust, closing of 200 schools huge problem By Chinta Strausberg  With trust and the “big elephant in the roomâ€...
Day: September 17, 2012
Faces of Color at RNC? Mostly at the Lectern
Maynard Media Critique  By Nadra Kareem Nittle   Are mainstream media doing enough to expose the hypocrisy of...
State’s Attorney Alvarez highlights new Alternative Prosecution Program
A highly successful and unique alternative prosecution program created by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office for first time felony...
Sec’y of State Jesse White to hold Illinois’ Constitution and Citizenship Day Celebration
Marks the 225th Signing of the Constitution; 100 People from 32 Countries will be Sworn-In as Citizens  Illinois Secretary...
700,000 young people could lose their vote
A Reprint from ReMARCs By Marc Morial, President of the National Urban League As many as 700,000 young people of...
Non-Profit organization, educating young minds, nominated for $250,000 Chase Giving Contest
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Educating Young Minds began 25 years ago with two students in a tiny apartment. That was the...
Pulitzer Prize-Nominee Dael Orlandersmith returns to the Goodman with her latest work Black N Blue Boys/Broken Men
Obie Award-Winner Chay Yew directs the Heartbreakingly Poetic Solo Piece September 29 – October 28, 2012 in the Owen Theatre...
Businesses should recognize kindness and customer service are critical for success
CHICAGO, ILÂ - A warm smile and a kind gesture can brighten even the gloomiest of days. When working with...
CTA awards $220 million contract for Red Line South Reconstruction
 $220 million contract for track work exceeds goals for DBE participation, includes local firms    The Chicago Transit...
