Democratic Lt. Governors pick Illinois’ Simon as Chair
DLGA Elects New Leadership at Washington Policy Conference  The nation’s Democratic lieutenant governors elected Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon...
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Better Business Bureau alert: Scammers using Wal-Mart and Best Buy names to lure consumers into Gift Card Scam
CHICAGO, ILÂ - The Better Business Bureau serving Chicago and northern Illinois (BBB) received a report about a smishing attempt...
U.S. Senators Kirk, Blumenthal, Rubio and Begich call on Village Voice Media to block child prostitution and take down “Adult Services” Ads from Backpage.com
Law enforcement implores Backpage, the leading U.S. website for prostitution advertising, to protect children   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today...
National Black Church Initiative urges President Obama not to succumb to war
Engaging in Violence in Iran is Immoral and Wrong   Washington DC - The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI),...
African American Clergy and Civil Rights Leaders from around the country to rally against injustice of Trayvon Martin, March 26th, at Sanford City Hall in Florida
Trayvon Martin Rally with Empowerment Movement will begin at 4 p.m.  African American Clergy and Civil Rights Leaders from...
Justice demanded in the death of Trayvon Martin
 “Everybody is outraged. There is no justice in this.† By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO National Urban...
NATO Protesters appeal city’s rejection of their Permit Application
Charge Chicago officials use new ‘Sit Down and Shut Up’ ordinances to deny protest permit they had previously approved. Activists...
Imagine Englewood & Partners to hold urgent Town Hall Meeting on violence, March 31
 Community stakeholders called to create plan of action   On Saturday, March 31, 2012, Imagine Englewood if, Teamwork...
State budget cuts to Human Services could cost Illinois nearly 4,000 jobs and deliver a $458.5 million hit to the economy
 Cuts Constitute Steps Backward on Illinois’s Path to Economic Recovery  Chicago, IL - The Center for Tax and...
Romney wins big in Illinois GOP primary
 Jackson and Duckworth trample opponents  By Juanita Bratcher  Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney won an “extraordinary†victory in...
