Sec’y of State Jesse White announces Eighth Annual Illinois Emerging Writers Competition
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White announced that entry forms are now available for...
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Father Pfleger: ‘We are all Trayvon Martin’
 To President Obama: ‘Help us stem the violence’, likening violence to Darfur or Rwanda  By Chinta Strausberg  CHICAGO,...
Chicago black group asks U.S. Justice Department to investigate Trayvon Martin case under Hate Crime Act
 Cops Actions look like a cover-up  Chicago, IL –  We Can, Inc., an organization of businessmen and women dedicated...
Madigan demands debt reduction for Fannie, Freddie borrowers
Attorney General Says Principal Reductions Needed to Stabilize Housing Market, Economy  CHICAGO, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan called on...
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...
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...
