State Board officials to testify before the Senate Appropriations for Elementary and Secondary Education Committee
 ISBE advocating for full General State Aid funding as required under Illinois law  SPRINGFIELD, IL– State Superintendent of...
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1 year after mental health clinic closures protesters tell Mayor Emanuel “It’s time to heal Chicago”
Mental Health Movement asks Mayor to replace retiring therapists, re-open closed clinics, work on plan to heal Chicago   While...
Web Site lists the top Summer Internship Programs for 2013
Thousands of summer and year-round internships available from top companies and organizations like Microsoft, Apple, NAACP, Coca-Cola, Sony, CNN, Smithsonian,...
HUD Fair Housing Month Celebration highlights the value of helping low-income families relocate to thriving communities
Washington, DC - In a kickoff celebration of "Fair Housing Month," the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)...
State Rep. Ford and Chicago High school seniors return to Chicago from Talladega College, Alabama
 100 students accepted to college  CHICAGO, IL - Illinois State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (D-Chicago) returns by...
New App finds black-owned businesses
  WASHINGTON, DC - Supporters of African-American businesses across the country can now access real-time information to locate providers of...
Jesse White joins Salem Baptist Church on Sunday to push Organ/Tissue Registration Drives
It is hoped to be one of the largest single day Organ/Tissue Donation Registration Drives Illinois Secretary of State Jesse...
More than 957,000 Illinoisans will be eligible for New Health Insurance Premium Tax Credits in 2014
New Report provides County-Specific Breakdown of Tax Credit Eligibility by Income, Age, Race and Ethnicity, Employment Status Washington, D.C.— A...
Web Site lists the top Summer Internship Programs for 2013
Thousands of summer and year-round internships available from top companies and organizations like Microsoft, Apple, NAACP, Coca-Cola, Sony, CNN, Smithsonian,...
New Report details how many Illinoisans will qualify for new Health Insurance Tax Credits in 2014
Report Set for April 4, 2013 release will provide County-Specific Breakdown of Tax Credit Eligibility by Income, Age, Race and...
