Lt. Governor Simon announces game-changing education reforms
 Simon unveils new white paper on higher education in Illinois at Chicago’s Union League Club   CHICAGO, IL –...
Month: February 2013
Open Letter to America’s Black youth: “Brains before bullets, think it out, don’t shoot it out”
By Orrin "Checkmate" Hudson Founder and President of Be Someone, Inc. Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Several years ago, I found myself...
Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago announces screenings and events for March 2013
“See Europe by Film†With the 16th Annual European Union Film Festival in Conjunction With the Festival of New Spanish Cinema...
Father Pfleger: ‘Hadiya is the seed planted to raise up interrupters of violence’
‘See you on the other side’  By Chinta Strausberg  Fifteen-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, who was caught in a barrage...
A Philip Randolph Museum’s Anti-Violence Program Uses Creative Arts to Combat Violence – Program named after President Obama offers unique perspective
Successful violent prevention program continues to impact youth; Museum hosting fundraiser to generate funds to keep effective program operating         ...
Madigan: Victory Pharma to pay nearly $140,000 for defrauding Illinois Medicaid Program
Illinois Attorney General announces settlement with Victory Pharma, Inc. over Kickbacks that defrauded State & Federal Health Care Programs  ...
State Senator Mattie Hunter supports Go Red For Women at Illinois Capitol
Illinois legislators wear red to spread awareness of cardiovascular disease CHICAGO, IL – Illinois State Senator Mattie Hunter, clad in...
Convicted Felon sentenced to 25 Years for 2006 Sexual Assault
A convicted felon pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 years in prison for attacking and sexually assaulting a woman...
A Dream Team for men with advanced prostate cancer – “A Treatment Opportunity for Black Men”
Quincy, MA (BlackNews.com) -- There is a unique opportunity for Black prostate cancer patients to receive treatment with a drug...
Something different for Valentine’s Day – Architectural spaces and landscapes for KISSING
Something Different for Valentine's Day Looking for a place in Chicago to have a romantic moment during Valentine’s Day? This...
