Organized Effort to Promote Ghana to African Americans
Ghana Tourism Authority and the Adinkra Group announce US East Coast Tourist Visit An organized effort to promote...
Day: March 8, 2018
Can We Wait 75 Years to Cut the Prison Population in Half?
From: Marc Mauer <staff@sentencingproject.org> Marc Mauer's Statement: I'm writing to share a new analysis revealing that while most states have downsized...
Speaker Madigan Issues Statement on Sexual Harassment
Speaker Michael Madigan's Statement: SPRINGFIELD, IL – “Over the past several weeks, I have had meetings with members, staff and...
State Rep. Welch Appointed to House Executive and Revenue & Finance Committees
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Upon review of credentials and precedent in the Illinois House, state Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, has...
25th Celebration of Black Women in Film and TV
Cheryl Boone Issacs, Immediate past president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, to anchor 25th Celebration f...
Connecticut Business Owners Admit to Profiting from Unlawful Exports to Pakistan
John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MUHAMMAD ISMAIL, 67, of Meriden, and KAMRAN...
FTC Continues to Crack Down on Student Loan Scams
By Ari Lazarus Consumer Education Specialist, FTC A lot of us have student loans – and some of us...
Illinois Department of Transportation Will Host a Two-Day Conference for Female- and Minority-Owned Businesses
Today’s Challenge, Tomorrow’s Reward: Creating Opportunity for Female- and Minority-Owned Businesses Conference helps small firms grow through skill-building, networking...
The Top Frauds of 2017
By Monica Vaca Associate Director, Division of Consumer Response and Operations The numbers are in, the counts have been made,...
Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival and the Poetry Foundation partner to remount Manual Cinema’s No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks, one-weekend-only, March 30 and 31 at the Studebaker
Performances, workshops part of The Catapult intensive for professional puppeteers and poets; Student residency follows April 3-6 at Pilsen’s...
