State Senator Raoul Secures Stronger Protections for Sexual Assault Survivors
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th) passed two pieces of legislation this week that provide additional...
Year: 2018
Mayoral Ally Moves to Privatize Substitute Teachers
Senate President Cullerton fast-tracks privatization bill, stalls legislation to restore CTU right to bargain on issues that include class...
Attorney General Madigan Urges Federal Government Not Weaken CFPB’s Investigative Authority
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined a coalition of 16 other attorneys general to call on the...
Did Mayor Rahm Emanuel & Alderman Michelle Harris Conspire Together to Bring a Low Income Section 8 Senior Building to the 8th Ward?
By Rev. Dr. Harold Bailey President & Founder of Probation Challenge & The PCC Network Did Mayor Rahm Emanuel &...
The Real Problem With the Black Community
By Terrance Amen, founder and CEO of 3Ufirst FPC Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- As a community, we would rather give all...
Black Leaders Respond to Starbucks Effort to End Bias in its Company
Three African American Racial Justice Leaders Respond to Starbucks Effort to End Bias in its Company New York, NY (BlackNews.com)...
Cook County Board Approves Four Tax Incentives Designed to Support Economic Growth
Cook County Commissioners today approved four proposals from President Toni Preckwinkle’s Bureau of Economic Development (BED) that will provide...
71-Year Old White Woman Arrested for Attacking a Black Pregnant Soldier
Macon, GA — (BlackNews.com) Judy James Tucker, a 71-year old white woman, has been arrested and charged with battery after...
Parents, Teachers to Slam Failures of Mayor’s Appointed Board
Filthy schools, shuttered schools’ sale to private school operators, special education scandal among issues advocates say underscore need for accountable,...
Illinois Recognized as Top Tech Employer and for Achievement of Technology Enhancements
SPRINGFIELD, IL – It’s Information Technology Month and the Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is highlighting the state’s...
