Rep. Harper Proposes Official Holiday to Honor President Obama
SPRINGFIELD, IL – In an effort to commemorate President Barack Obama’s historic accomplishments as President of the United States, State...
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Slaughter Urges Residents to Recognize Black History Month
CHICAGO, IL – Recognizing the rich history of African American activists, athletes and political figures from Illinois, State Rep. Justin...
440 Historical Documents Including a Recently Discovered Letter of George Washington Selling off 90 Slaves to be Auctioned in New York
Yonkers, NY (BlackNews.com) –A long-lost letter of George Washington, reporting on an auction he held of ninety Virginia slaves, will...
Illinois Water Protectors Rally and March in the Eleventh Hour of the Standing Rock Crisis
CHICAGO, IL - Native Water Protectors and their allies will move in prayer and unity on Saturday as they answer...
Jamaican National Indicted in Federal Drug Case for Allegedly Supplying Flight Attendant With Nearly 60 Pounds of Cocaine
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury has named a Jamaican man in an indictment that accuses him of supplying...
Who Owns Antiquity? The National Hellenic Museum Brings Famed Attorneys to Face Off on March 16 at The Art Institute
CHICAGO, IL - On March 16, 2017, the public will decide one of the most highly anticipated international cases, The Trial...
Attorney General Madigan and Civil Rights Leaders Condemn Jewish Community Center Bomb Threat and Hate Crimes
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined with the Anti-Defamation League and the Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil...
NAACP Formally Opposes Price, Pudzer Nominations
Like DeVos and Sessions, Nominees Records are At Odds with Agency Missions The NAACP released the following statement regarding the...
Illinois Department of Insurance Levies $560,000 Civil Forfeiture Against California-Based Zenefits
Illinois becomes the 17th state to reach settlement with company for alleged insurance code violations SPRINGFIELD, IL –...
Seven Sentenced in $6 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
HOUSTON – The final seven of eight convicted in a $6 million fraudulent Medicare billing scheme have been ordered to...
