Singer Joe to Headline 6th Annual Star 94.5 Heart & Soul Music Festival 
Scholars and Activists to Unite for Summit Highlighting Critical Fight Against Black Historical Erasure 
Health Experts in Sickle Cell Disease to Convene at 2026 Annual Convention 
Teens Launch Mobile Farm to Inspire the Next Generation of Agriculture Enthusiasts 
NAACP DuPage County Announces its 68th Annual Freedom Fund Gala to Honor Leaders and Changemakers 
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...
Lose weight not money: The Better Business Bureau advises
 CHICAGO, IL - Each New Year millions of people crowd into gyms armed with willpower and personal goals toward...
Being culturally conscious when teaching history
By Dr. Edwin Lou Javius Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Traditionally, the month of February has been honored as Black History Month....