Parental engagement in school makes a difference
State Board urges families to get involved in students' academic life during new school year   Springfield, IL - The Illinois...
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Berrios announces Senior Policy Plan
 Chicago, IL - Democratic candidate for Assessor Joseph Berrios on Thursday announced several policies that he will enact if elected on...
Northwestern University’s “Good Neighbor, Great University” Scholarship Program to offer increased financial aid
Scholarships are for graduates of Evanston and Chicago High Schools  Evanston, IL -  Northwestern University will offer significantly increased financial...
State Rep. Miller favors merging offices of Comptroller and Treasurer
Also favors more transparency and immediate cost-savings. Â Illinois State Representative David Miller, Democratic nominee for State Comptroller, is in favor...
How does Health Care Reform affect you?
The Campaign for Better Health Care will be hosting a series of educational forums throughout Illinois to discuss health reform...
Barclays Spaces for Sports extends Beyond Sport partnership
Following the success of the collaboration in its first year, Beyond Sport announced that Barclays Spaces for Sports has extended its...
Giannoulias, Durbin discuss helping Illinois small businesses grow
Carbondale, ILÂ - On the third day of their Illinois Jobs Tour, U.S. Senate nominee Alexi Giannoulias and U.S. Senator...
85th Anniversary of the founding of America’s first black labor union
 Charlottesville, VA (BlackNews.com) -- On August 25th, 1925 the trajectory of African American and American history was changed forever....
Illinois Act score is head of the class for states that test at least 90 percent of students
 Class of 2010: Most Illinois students in history take ACT   Springfield, IL – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)...
Miller: “Strongly disagrees” with Topinka’s assessment of George Ryan crimes
David Miller, Democratic nominee for State Comptroller, said he strongly disagrees with Judy Barr Topinka's calling former Governor George Ryan's...
