Civil Rights Icon Julian Bond, Dies at 75
Bond died Saturday in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. He was 75 years old. By Juanita Bratcher Civil Rights Icon Julian...
Day: August 17, 2015
City had $1.44 Billion in Property Taxes in TIF Accounts on January 1, 2015
From: The TIF Illumination Project A review of the 2014 annual reports of the City’s 150 Tax Increment Financing Districts...
Flash! Janelle Monae, Jidenna & Wondaland Artists Take Fight Against Police Murder to Chicago
From: Stop Mass Incarceration Network - Chicago Janelle Monae, Jidenna & Wondaland artists will take the fight against police murder...
Saint Sabina’s Father Thulani Takes Peace Marchers to Crime Scene to Pray
Police say shooting was ‘gang-related’ By Chinta Strausberg As Father Thulani Magwaza began Saint Sabina’s weekly anti-violence march late Friday...
Illinois State Board of Education Announces Board Video-Conference Meeting for August 19th
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois State Board of Education has announced the following schedule for its regular business meeting via...
Collins’ Plan Requiring Charter Schools to Disclose Criminal Investigations Becomes Law
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th) hailed the governor’s signing of legislation she sponsored to...
Black Women Millionaires Mentor, Dr. Venus Opal Reese, to Teach Insider Secrets of 7-Figure Success
Dr. Venus Opal Reese will kick off a 6-city business training tour from August 18th to September 29th, traveling to...
Illinois Enterprise Zone Board Voted to Approve 49 Applications to Establish or Renew Enterprise Zones; Will Not be Certified at This Time
Director Jim Schultz Issues Statement on Enterprise Zones SPRINGFIELD, IL – “In compliance with the statutory timeframe, the Illinois Enterprise...
Bean Blossom Blues Fest Brings the Best in Blues to Brown County, August 27-29
Be blown away at the “Bean,†one of America’s favorite blues festivals NASHVILLE, Ind. – The biggest jam fest in...
Rags of Honor Named As The Illinois Veteran Business Partner of the Year
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Rags of Honor, the Chicago-based non-profit company committed to employing improving the lives of homeless veterans, was...
