Singer Joe to Headline 6th Annual Star 94.5 Heart & Soul Music Festival 
Helmet Technology by Black Inventor and Ex-Football Player Among Those Recognized at NFL Symposium 
Vivica A. Fox Stars in and Produces the New LMN Thriller “The Wrong Housemaid” 
Three Women Fighting to Preserve an Important Slavery Exhibit in Philadelphia 
63-Year-Old Black Athlete/ Track Star is Running Faster Than She Did in Her 50s 
Illinois Lt. Governor Simon chairs first meeting of revamped Rural Affairs Council
 Welcomes six citizen members and the Illinois Farm Bureau  Springfield, IL - Illinois’ only constitutional officer from southern...
Cook County State’s Attorney secures significant sentence in first ever Human Trafficking Conviction
 The organizer of a sex ring who forced women to prostitute themselves for money was sentenced to 18 years...
Better Business Bureau warns vacationers: Beware of cell phone charges while abroad
  (Message from Better Business Bureau)   CHICAGO, IL - With today's technology, cell phone users can surf...
Cogic Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake makes historic first time visit to Japan
 COGIC Charities will donate $100,000 to Japan for disaster relief this July Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake  Memphis,...
TimeLine Theatre Company launches 15th Anniversary Season with concurrent productions at two locations
 A Walk in the Woods by Lee Blessing runs August 18 -November 20 at Theater Wit, followed closely by...
Extreme Alabama Immigration Law heads to Court
Equal Voice Newspaper By Kathy Mulady  ALABAMA – A coalition of civil-rights, human-rights and faith groups filed a class...
Atty. General Madigan calls for ban on phone bill “cramming”
 Washington, DC— Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan testified before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, calling for a nationwide ban...
Many thousands bike to work throughout Chicagoland for Bike Commuter Challenge
 Friendly competition showcases the ease of biking to work Winners announced today from last month's Bike Commuter Challenge highlight...
New Book: “I Survived the Cleveland Strangler: The True story of Vernice Crutcher”
This intimate story including captivating photos is about a woman who can undeniably claim to be the first surviving victim...
Illinois AFL-CIO applauds Illinois Supreme Court decision concerning the Capital Bill
 Statement by Illinois AFL-CIO President Michael T. Carrigan   The working families of the Illinois AFL - CIO...