Kentucky Community to Discuss Racial Taboo
Community sets new standard for discussions on “Race†Paducah, Kentucky Finds Broad Community Support for Beginning a Difficult Conversation Wilmington,...
Year: 2015
President Preckwinkle Generating New Revenue by Cracking Down on Cook County Tax Scofflaws
From pilsners to parking lots, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is aggressively tracking down tax scofflaws in an effort...
Trombone Shorty, Mavis Staples, Otis Taylor Band, North Mississippi Allstars, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Moreland & Arbuckle to Play Aurora’s 19th Annual Blues On the Fox Festival, June 19 & 20 at RiverEdge
AURORA, IL – Aurora's RiverEdge Park announced a smokin' hot line-up for the 19th Annual Blues on the Fox, one...
President Obama Grants Commutations of Sentence to 22 Individuals
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Barack Obama granted commutations of sentence to the following 22 individuals: • Terry Andre Barnes –...
U.S. Senator Kirk Statement on Iran Nuclear Talks
CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the following statement today after the Administration failed to meet the...
Unemployment Rates Drop in All Metro Areas in Illinois – Job Growth Uneven
Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates Metropolitan Area Feb. 2015 Feb. 2014 Over-the-Year Change Bloomington 5.0% 6.8% -1.8 Carbondale-Marion 6.2% 8.6%...
Tell the NCAA: Leave Indiana if it Does Not Repeal its Discriminatory Anti-Gay Law – Sign The Petition
Tell the National Collegiate Athletic Association: “A state that officially sanctions discrimination based on sexual orientation should not be the...
WHITEHOUSE POST to be Honored at the 51st Chicago International Film Festival Television Awards
CHICAGO, IL – Cinema/Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival are pleased to announce that post-production house WHITEHOUSE POST will...
The Harlem Book Fair Launches ‘My Book Selfie,’ A Call to the African American Book Nation
Uses Social Media to Promote African American Reading Harlem, NY (BlackNews.com) –  The Harlem Book Fair has launched an innovative...
President Obama Signs Memorandum of Disapproval Regarding S.J. Res.8
Oval Office President Barack Obama's remarks before signing Memorandum of Disapproval regarding S.J. Res.8 President Obama: Hello, everybody. Well, I...
