Illinois Continues to See Strong Minority and Low-Income Participation on AP Exams
State’s minority and low-income participation continues to outpace national average, with these groups showing record gains in test scores SPRINGFIELD,...
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Cook GOP Presents Flip Illinois 2016
PALATINE, IL -- The road to getting a Republican in the White House is through Cook County. It is no...
First 2015 Human West Nile Virus Deaths in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first two human West Nile virus related...
Top 10 Back-To-School Scholarships for Black and Minority Students in 2015/16
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) –It's that time of the year again! School is back in session, and high school seniors are being...
Black Economic Empowerment: Pilot Entrepreneurship Program Aims to Train Black Business Owners for Success
By Hazel Trice Edney WASHINGTON, DC - Cathy Hughes went from sleeping on the floor of her radio station as...
City of Chicago Offers First Workshop on Building Your Business by Blogging
September Workshops Will Also Focus on How to Finance a Franchise, Legal Considerations, and City Inspections The Department of Business...
ICYMI: The Case for Joe Biden in 2016
Without Declaring His Candidacy, Biden Places Third in Iowa. The Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll released Saturday suggest that...
Closing Schools Is Just “Another Form of Killing” – BYP100 Stands with Dyett Hunger Strikers
Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) stands in support of the Coalition to Revitalize Dyett, a group of outraged community members,...
State’s Attorney Alvarez Teams With Verizon Wireless to Present Funding for Chicago Organizations Combating Domestic Violence
Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez recently joined official from Verizon Wireless to discuss efforts to raise awareness about domestic...
Unemployment Rates Continue Downward Trend in All Metro Areas
Modest Job Growth Still Uneven Across State Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates CHICAGO, IL - July was the seventeenth month...
