Chicago Park District Opens Summer Job Applications in Time for First of Four Teen Opportunity Fairs for Ages 13 & Up 
Marketplace With All Black-Owned Products Celebrates One Year in Business 
Two-Thirds of Black Consumers Pay More Attention to Ads That Reflect Their Culture 
Major George W. Ford Exhibit to Open During Black History Month at Temecula Valley Museum 
Alabama’s First Black Woman-Founded College Expands 
Uncle M.L.: An Op-Ed on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Isaac Newton Farris, Jr. President/CEO, Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Â Unfortunately, I never met The Reverend Dr. Martin...
Chicago South Side Preschool and Elementary School Fair September 24th
 South Side Parents, Hyde Park Parent Support Network, and Neighborhood Parents Network jointly present a school fair open to the...
Illinois ACT score remains at top of the class for states that test at least 90 percent of students
State posts long-term incremental growth                                                                                                                        Springfield, IL – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced the graduating Class of...
Two Charged With String of Forest Preserve Burglaries
Two men have been charged in connection with a string of burglaries from vehicles that were parked at several South...
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry F. McCarthy to address the National Black Police Association
Former Chicago Police Officer and NBPA Founder, Renault Robinson, Also To Speak At The National Black Police Association (NBPA) Conference...
Congressman Davis calls Debt-Ceiling Debate a “red herringâ€
 Says the wealthy must ante up  By Chinta Strausberg  Saying it’s time for the nation’s wealthiest people to...
Pols say Bud Billiken Parade a reminder to go back to school
Defender Charities gives $1.2 mil in scholarships By Chinta Strausberg More than 27 million people watched the 82nd Bud Billiken...
Finney: “An idle mind is a devil’s workshop’
State's Attorney Alvarez: ‘They need to think twice†before breaking law  By Chinta Strausberg  With school starting just...
Electronics vulnerable to theft on school campuses
 (A Message from the Better Business Bureau)   Chicago, IL - As students across the state are on...
State’s Attorney Alvarez to expand Community-Based Prosecution Programming
Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez will provide an update on the efforts of her office to expand community-based prosecutions...