MWRD announces newly improved rain barrel sales program
Roll out the (rain) barrel! Â Homeowners can join the effort to collect and reuse stormwater by purchasing and installing...
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Mother’s Day Shopping Tips from the Better Business Bureau
 (From The Better Business Bureau)   CHICAGO, IL - It's almost Mother's Day and whether ordering flowers, shopping for...
Madigan: Illinois receives $20 million in landmark settlements with Abbott Labs
Abbott to Pay $1.6 Billion Over National Civil, Criminal Claims of Illegal Marketing of Depakote  CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney...
African American employees claim race discrimination and discriminatory employment practices in lawsuit against Anne Arundel County Public Library
Anne Arundel County, MD (BlackNews.com) -- Anne Arundel County Public Library ("AACPL") employees, Larry Randal, (custodian), Ronald Smith and Cyrus...
MWRD working to protect quality of Palatine’s Peregrine Lake
Numerous reports of unusually thick green algae have prompted the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) to begin...
Humanitarian Crisis in Syria: Text4Syria Campaign launched to assist with Crisis
Send a $10 Donation by Texting ‘Syria’ to 80077  PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN – Mercy-USA for Aid and Development, through its...
The National Urban League and the NAACP establish National Voter Empowerment Hotline
Opening ReMARCs Marc H. Morial, President & CEO of the National Urban League  In this important election year, fraught...
Lt. Gov. Simon: Apply for federal farmers market grant
Farmers Market Promotion Program helps fund farmers markets, local food projects  SPRINGFIELD, IL – An advocate for local foods,...
Journalists at W.K. Kellogg Foundation Convening acknowledge mistakes in coverage of race-related events and issues
NEW ORLEANS-A panel of esteemed journalists acknowledged the shortcomings of media coverage as it relates to vulnerable youths and people...
Harry Belafonte calls on America to heal its racial wounds and regain its status as a moral compass for the world
NEW ORLEANS-Declaring that America has lost its "moral purpose," entertainer and civil rights pioneer, Harry Belafonte, yesterday called on the...
