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...
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The truth about Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” Law
By Christopher E. Benjamin, Esq. Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Since the death of teenager, Trayvon Martin there has been a whirlwind...
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...
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...
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....
