Cook County Board Approves Planning for Progress Strategic Plan
Planning for Progress will guide Cook County’s use of an estimated $280 million in resources over the next five years...
Year: 2015
Bob Fertik Endorses Chuy Garcia for Chicago Mayor
Letters to Editors Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy†Garcia is running for Mayor of Chicago to take the city in...
Why Daughters Need Fathers
By Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu Excerpted from Raising Black Girls and Educating Black Girls The media and the academic community provide...
Fioretti Introduces Ethics Legislation at Chicago City Council
CHICAGO, IL – Ald. Bob Fioretti introduced legislation at the Chicago City Council that would make changes to ethics rules. ...
TIF Illumination Project Delivers 30th TIF Town Meeting For 25th Ward
On Thursday, January 25 the TIF Illumination Project will present its 30th TIF town meeting, or Illumination, for the 25th...
“Tonight, We Turn the Page…”: President Obama’s State of the Union Address
President Barack Obama's Speech in its entirety U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C. January 20, 2015, 9:10 P.M. EST President Obama:Â Mr....
NAACP Remarks on President Obama’s State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, DC – The NAACP released the following statements regarding the State of the Union Address. From Cornell William Brooks,...
Senator Kirk Response to State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union...
Why Don’t We Have the Politics of the Possible Anymore?
By William E. Spriggs In 1954, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Brown v. Board of Education, the Gross...
Panel to Analyze Media Race Coverage Jan. 26
A panel of journalists from a range of media will discuss coverage of race in America at the National Press...
