Madigan Sues Drugmaker Insys for Deceptive Sales of Opioid Painkiller
Attorney General Madigan Accuses Drug Company of Selling Cancer Pain Medication to Non-Cancer Patients to Turn a Profit CHICAGO,...
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Unemployment Rates Decrease in Twelve Metro Areas
Much of Downstate still suffering job losses CHICAGO, IL –Twelve of Illinois’ metropolitan (metro) areas experienced decreases in their over-the-year...
NAACP Statement on Houston Protest by White Supremacists
Baltimore, MD - The National NAACP issued the following statement in response to a protest held outside the Houston branch...
Alleged Child Abuser Apprehended After 23 Years on the Run
In 1993, Boston-area resident John Hartin was 23 years old when he befriended two young boys—ages 6 and 9—and allegedly...
State’s Attorney Charges Nine in Indictments Targeting Benefits Fraud
Nine individuals who perpetrated fraud schemes that cheated taxpayer funded government benefit programs out of millions of dollars have been...
Black Lives Matter Collaborates With Planned Parenthood – The Zenith of Oxymoron
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- The African American community was once viewed as the conscience of the nation but has now paid...
Award-Winning Civil Rights Journalist and Black Press Columnist George Curry Dead at 69
By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire) - Pioneering Civil rights and Black political journalist George E. Curry, the reputed dean of...
NAACP Statement on Flooding in Louisiana
Baltimore, MD – The NAACP issued the following statement in response to the floods ravaging communities across Louisiana. We at...
New Employee Sick Leave Act Supports Families, Creates Flexibility for Workers Caring for Loved Ones
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th) announced that her Employee Sick Leave Act has been...
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Announces 46th Annual Legislative Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. -The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated (CBCF) is excited to welcome 10,000 attendees at its 46th...
