Illinois State Board of Education recommends responsible increase in education funding
$265.2 million increase from FY 2012 still below previous state funding levels for education; State funding has been reduced by...
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Bishop Claude Porter launches petition in support of County Board President Preckwinkle and Sheriff Dart changing the policy of burying bodies at the Cook County Morgue
In a memo to religious leaders, Bishop Claude Porter, Chairman of Interfaith Illinois,  urged them to support Cook County Board President...
A group of pastors to travel to Cook County Morgue “to pray for the forgotten deadâ€
                        Faith leaders will "speak up for the dead and demand answers"  A group of pastors will converge...
Lose weight not money: The Better Business Bureau advises
 CHICAGO, IL - Each New Year millions of people crowd into gyms armed with willpower and personal goals toward...
Being culturally conscious when teaching history
By Dr. Edwin Lou Javius Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Traditionally, the month of February has been honored as Black History Month....
Hip Hop Activist Chuck D Honored in Chicago
Crown Royal Black salutes Chuck D Chicago, IL (BlackNews.com) -- Crown Royal and the DuSable Museum of African American History...
Attorney General Madigan sues Standard & Poor's for enabling financial meltdown
Lawsuit: ‘Profits were running the show’ at leading credit ratings agency  CHICAGO, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed...
State's Attorney Alvarez joins U.S. Senator Durbin in Fugitive Warrant Discussion
Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez recently joined U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and representatives from federal, state and local agencies...
The National Black Church Initiative strongly disagrees with the National College of Physicians
Cost Should Not be a Factor   Washington DC - The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition...
School Prayer – The power of silence
By Attorney Roy Miller Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- We never asked little children how taking prayer out of school affected them....
