Violence in Ivory Coast strikes fear among Liberians here
(From New America Media) By Anthony Advincula  NEW YORK -- As intensifying violence in Ivory Coast threatens to spill...
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Better Business Bureau advice for Tax Return Filers
(From the Better Business Bureau)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 CHICAGO, IL - While the deadline to file and/or pay your taxes has...
Attorney General Madigan, nine states crack down on national auto marketing firm over false ads
 Chicago, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan recently joined nine other states in reaching a settlement against a Georgia...
State Sen. Willie Delgado supports the Smart Enforcement Act
Springfield, IL - Illinois State Senator William Delgado (D-Chicago) attended a press conference in Chicago today with the Illinois Coalition...
Dr. Benjamin Hooks Job Corps Center announces Inaugural Memorial Walk Celebrating the legacy of their namesake Civil Rights Icon
 Memphis, TN (BlackNews.com) -- Around the country everyone knows Job Corps for its' no-cost education program administered by the...
Illinois Republican Party Pat Brady’s statement on One-Year Anniversary of “ObamaCare” passage
 Chicago, IL - Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady issued the following statement regarding the one-year anniversary of the passage...
Newark anti-violence Town Hall Meeting scheduled for April 8th
Newark, NJ (BlackNews.com) -- In response to violence in the township of Irvington, NJ, community leaders have organized a much...
Illinois and the Korean War, April 1951
         The State of Illinois is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War by supplying information each...
U.S. Senator Mark Kirk: Strongly condemns terrorist attack in Jerusalem
Washington, DC– Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today released the following statement regarding the terrorist attack in Jerusalem: 

 “I strongly...
Derrick Hamilton, “wrongfully imprisoned” for 20 years, seeks new trial
 Eyewitness to Murder States Hamilton Is Innocent; Prosecution's Only Witness Says Police Forced Her to Implicate Hamilton and Testify Against...
