Leaders come together to forge plans for revitalization
Leadership Institute Tackles Abandonment of Properties  CAMBRIDGE, MA – With foreclosures and job loss impacting cities once considered stable...
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Cornel West endorses a new blog site targeting millennials: FWDnation.com
FWDnation.com is the online content aggregator and blog for the millennial generation Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) – The 2008 election...
State’s Attorney’s Office announces Election Day hotline
The Cook County State's Attorney's Office has designated nearly two hundred prosecutors to respond to complaints at polling places today,...
Illinois Attorney General assigns teams to monitor Illinois Primary Election
CHICAGO, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that more than 160 teams of assistant attorneys general and investigators from...
Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks with U.S. Senator Mark Kirk
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) to offer his best wishes for the Senator’s speedy recovery....
Atty. General Madigan testifies in D.C. on alarming student debt level in for-profit schools industry
Attorney General relays abusive tactics seen in Illinois for-profit colleges to support Durbin’s Bill to allow student debt to be...
Immigrant families and supporters announce a three-day walk to Crete in response to planned “detention centerâ€
CHICAGO, IL – Immigrant Families, activists, and supporters will embark on a three-day walk from Little Village, Chicago to Crete Illinois. This...
Lt. Governor Simon responds to campaign finance ruling
CHICAGO, IL – Lt. Governor Sheila Simon expressed disappointment in Tuesday’s federal court injunction that blocks one part of landmark campaign...
Attorney General Madigan sues national tax preparer Mo’ Money
Lawsuit highlights need to crack down on high costs, fees of refund anticipation loans  CHICAGO, IL — Illinois Attorney General...
Clergy fight to restore water exemptions for churches
Push back meeting set for today  By Chinta Strausberg  A number of clergy will be meeting 5 p.m....
