Topinka to Bond Holders: Illinois in no danger of missing payments
Illinois Comptroller responds to Moody’s announcement  Springfield, IL – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka released the following statement in...
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Ida B. Wells’ great-grandson carries on her social justice work
Dan Duster ‘I’m led by the spirit of my ancestors’  By Chinta Strausberg  Known as “The Influence Man,â€...
Presidential Library’s popular “Boys in Blue†Civil War exhibit features all new images and artifacts
Original battle flag, U.S. Colored Troop regiments and units raised from 1862 onward are part of the new exhibit that...
Turning fifty, African American, and laid off for the 4th time – Author, Career Coach, and now job seeker shares critical tips for moving forward in 2012
 Bear, DE (BlackNews.com) -- Yusuf Wilson, 20 year financial services executive, author, and career coach shares advice about overcoming...
ICIRR praises White House action to keep families together
(From the ICIRR)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Family Unity Waiver would simplify process for close relatives of U.S. Citizens to gain legal status...
Prosecutors secure 20-year sentence in attempted Lakeshore sex assault
Prosecutors from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s North Side Community Justice have obtained a guilty plea for a Chicago man...
Better Business Bureau's Top Ten Scams of 2011
  Chicago, IL - Topping the list of scam activity is work-at-home schemes that account for over 45-percent of...
NAM launches 2012 Women Immigrants Fellowship – Now taking applications
New America Media is launching its call for applications for its 2012 Immigration Fellowship, “Women on the Move,†a national...
Jesse White’s Disability Parking Crackdown results in more than 180 Citations statewide
 Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that the Secretary of State Police issued 187 citations during a statewide...
State’s Attorney Alvarez announces first graduates of Alternative Prosecution Program
The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has dismissed felony criminal charges against the first group of offenders who have successfully...
