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PBS commemorates Black History Month
New specials include a story of the UNDERGROUND RAILROAD and, from INDEPENDENT LENS, an intimate look at "Daisy Bates: The...
Clergy establishes Hotline for families who have a loved one in the County Morgue; request meeting with Cook County Board President Preckwinkle regarding “body pileupâ€
(A Message from Pastors of the Leaders Network)                                                                             Because of the appalling images of deceased bodies “piled like junked...
Statement from Senator Joe Manchin Regarding Senator Kirk and Statement of Appreciation from Kirk Family
CHICAGO, ILÂ - United States Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) today released the following statement regarding Senator Kirk: "I brought all the...
Illinois Attorney General Madigan joins National Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group
Continues to crackdown on fraudulent practices that led to financial crisis  WASHINGTON, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined U.S....
Illinois to host Lt. Governors’ conference
Half-million dollars projected in revenue  CHICAGO, IL – The nation’s “seconds-in-command†will convene in Chicago this summer at a conference...
Alpha Phi Alpha honors Liberian President
 Baltimore, MD (BlackNews.com) -- In a ceremony in Monrovia, Liberia, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity gave Liberian President Ellen Johnson...
Interfaith Illinois to hold prayer for U.S. Senator Mark Kirk at their bi-monthly meeting
Prayer will be held Saturday, January 28, 2012, at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago  Members of Interfaith Illinois are...
Illinois State Board of Education recommends responsible increase in education funding
$265.2 million increase from FY 2012 still below previous state funding levels for education; State funding has been reduced by...
Bishop Claude Porter launches petition in support of County Board President Preckwinkle and Sheriff Dart changing the policy of burying bodies at the Cook County Morgue
In a memo to religious leaders, Bishop Claude Porter, Chairman of Interfaith Illinois,  urged them to support Cook County Board President...
A group of pastors to travel to Cook County Morgue “to pray for the forgotten deadâ€
                        Faith leaders will "speak up for the dead and demand answers"  A group of pastors will converge...