Discussing financial issues should be essential step in wedding plans
 (From the Better Business Bureau)   CHICAGO, IL - Summer is a popular time for weddings. However, even...
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“The Color of War”: An explosive account of the month that changed the war in the Pacific and transformed America
James Campbell's new book The Color of War is the story of the critical battle for Saipan, where for the...
State Senator Raoul fights marketing of illicit drug products to youth
Legislation bans flavored “blunt wraps,†smaller heroin amounts  SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-13th) led a...
Topinka: Child Care Checks on the way
 Comptroller orders immediate distribution of funds   SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka announced that she has directed her...
Honoring Our Troops, Supporting Military Families and Commemorating American Heroes this Memorial Day
From Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. (2nd District) Â This Memorial Day we ekend, as you gather with family, friends, and...
Black contractor seeks $12 million payout, refuses to be front firm
 By Chinta Strausberg  In business since 2003, Harold J. Davis, Jr., president of Amer-I-Can Enterprises II, who had...
Motorola Mobility Foundation honors working women through the Eleanor Foundation
Award recognizes senior leadership and support the public grant-maker’s 10-year anniversary  CHICAGO, IL – The Motorola Mobility Foundation today became...
Congressman Rush, diverse civil rights coalition move to end predatory prison phone rates
 Seek end to kickback scheme that hurts families  By Chinta Strausberg  Leaders of a diverse civil rights...
Illinois Senate Democrats pass balanced budget
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Â The Illinois Senate passed a balanced budget for the next fiscal year that spends $255 million less...
U.S. Senator Kirk applauds Senate passage of Iran Sanctions Bill
CHICAGO, IL – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), a leading co-author of Iran sanctions legislation, today released the following statement applauding...
