Mary J. Blige, Charlie Wilson, Nelly, Tyrese, and More to Headline 2026 Cincinnati Music Festival 
Black Culture Takes Center Stage as 7th Annual Jazz & Arts Festival Returns to Celebrate Legacy and Community 
28th Annual International Father and Family Practitioners Conference in the DC Area 
Drone Academy in Texas Now Featured on Daymond John’s Next Level CEO 
Historian Honored for Her Groundbreaking Research 
Madigan moves to prevent flooding of Cairo
Attorney General Intervenes in Federal Case to Allow Army Corps Authority to Alleviate Rising River Waters in Southern Illinois Cape...
Scholarships available for MB Financial Bank Bike the Drive
Scholarships are available to non-profit organizations and community groups serving youths 17 years of age and under who otherwise would...
Topinka: Illinois on pace to end Budget Year $8 billion in red
Comptroller warns of backlog, unaddressed obligations  Chicago, IL  – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka on Wednesday announced that the...
Trump employing “Birther” issue as a weapon of mass distraction
Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League  “You can fool some of the people all of the...
Attorney General Madigan: Terronez guilty, resigns
Rock Island State’s Attorney Relinquishes Pension, Agrees to Lifetime Ban on Serving in Public Office   Rock Island, IL ─ Illinois...
GOP ploy – Use pain at the pump to tank Obama
 (From New America Media)  By Eart Ofari Hutchinson  President Obama put it best when he said that it...
Workers’ Memorial Day honors those Killed on the Job
On Thursday, April 28, working families around the country will gather to remember and honor friends and family members who...
State committee recommends new kindergarten readiness assessment
 Report calls for assessing multiple abilities over time  Springfield, IL — A committee of educational leaders today submitted to the...
Dr. Bernice A. King culminates 100 Days of Nonviolence and celebrates Coretta Scott King’s 84th Birthday
  Atlanta, GA - Today, Wednesday, April 27th at 1:30 p.m. ET at the Coretta Scott King Young Women's...
Portoluz kicks off groundbreaking cultural series WPA 2.0: A Brand New Deal
 Film screenings, forums, musical performances to jumpstart year-long series of events.  Chicago, IL - Non-profit arts presenter portoluz...