U.S. Congressman Bobby L. Rush issues statement on the passing of Rev. Dr. Addie Wyatt, Labor and Civil Rights Leader
Says “Rev. Wyatt, along with her late husband, the Rev. Claude Wyatt, played an important role in my development† ...
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NATO protesters to announce response to Court’s Ruling at Press Conference today
CHICAGO, IL – Organizers with the Coalition Against the NATO/G8 War & Poverty Agenda (CANG8) will announce their next steps...
Madigan: AT&T, Verizon ban phone ‘Cramming’ scam as state legislation to stop practice advances
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan commended two national telephone companies for implementing bans to end a pervasive scam...
GE & Partners announce winners of the first stage of $100 million “Healthymagination Cancer Challengeâ€
Challenge focused on early-stage breast cancer breakthroughs that warrant discovery, incubation and acceleration through seed funding Winning innovations could expedite...
Community Honors Mayor Harold Washington’s 90th Birthday
 A trip down memory lane and a Karaoke sing-a-long  By Chinta Strausberg  Chicago, IL -  We Can, Inc.,...
Two-Day Exchange of Comprehensive Community Development ideas a huge success
Symposium lifts up 10 years of lessons learned from more than 800 nationwide and international community development practitioners who are...
Rev. Addie L. Wyatt, Labor Leader and Icon, Dead at 88
By Chinta Strausberg Known as a trailblazer and one of the nation’s first African American union leaders, the Rev. Addie...
A Call to Men says “No Moreâ€: Calls for end to domestic violence and sexual assault
“Together we can end domestic violence and sexual assaultâ€Â  (From A Call to Men)  Today we became part of...
Illinois Atty. General Madigan: Senate unanimously passes Bill cracking down on Tax Refund Loans
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Attorney General Lisa Madigan today commended Senate lawmakers for unanimously passing a bill to better protect consumers from...
State Senator Collins Protects Homeowners from Prepayment Fees, Balloon Payments; Legislation would ban the practices for high-risk loans
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Legislation regulating high-risk residential mortgages and sponsored by State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16th) passed the Senate...
