ISBE to Recognize Exemplary Educators October 25 at `Those Who Excel’ Banquet
Outstanding Early Career Educator Named NORMAL, IL – More than 230 educators and school staff members will be recognized later...
Year: 2014
Jesse White Announces Discovery of the 1840 Menard County Census
Abraham Lincoln acquaintances listed in census Illinois Secretary of State and State Archivist Jesse White announced that his office has...
New Book Explores the Story of Jocko Graves – An Unsung and Forgotten African American Child Hero
Waymon E. LeFall's new book, "Jocko: A Long Way from Home Down Under", is an intriguing journey through myth and...
Beth Reese and Dr. Wayne Watson to Chair Chicago Sinfonietta’s 2015 Ball
Prominent Co-Chairs Come Together to Raise Critical Funds for the Nation’s Most Diverse Orchestra CHICAGO, IL – Chicago Sinfonietta, the...
“Juanita’s Perspectives”: African Americans Must Turnout in Numbers for the 2014 Midterm Elections
By Juanita Bratcher Author, Publisher & CEO, CopyLine Magazine There is strength in numbers and the whole idea should...
Shropshire University Adds Online Graduate Degree in Multicultural Relations, Among Others
Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) -- With the demand for quality affordable education increasing, Shropshire University, a new online university, adds...
Preckwinkle Appoints New Leadership for Bureau of Administration, Justice Advisory Council
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced the appointment of Martha A. Martinez as Chief Administrative Officer and Lanetta...
‘Souls to the Polls’ Made a Big Hit in Chicago
By Chinta Strausberg With the General Election just two-weeks away, a diverse, interfaith coalition of more than 600 people made...
Illinois Receives $1.6 million Federal Grant to Address Underage Drinking
Funding will help communities plan and deliver strategies to reduce underage drinking SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Human...
Ghosts and Goblins May Not Be Real But Halloween Rip-offs Are, Reports Better Business Bureau
CHICAGO, IL -Â Experts, including the National Retail Federation, estimate that following Christmas, Halloween is the fastest-growing consumer holiday with projected...
