Black Events Platform Expands Nationally into Six of the Country’s Most Vibrant Culture Hubs 
EmpowerED Outreach Hosting Free Juneteenth Freedom Fest at Robert Smith Family Park in Fate, Texas 
Dayton Book Fair For Black Children 
Black Sorrority to Host Inaugural Lupus Walk in Pearland, Texas 
Black Teacher Helps Students Learn Math Through Music With New Album Release 
Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Honors Over 150 Vietnam War Veterans
Glen Ellyn, IL - Vietnam War Veterans were honored and thanked for their service during the Vietnam War by the...
Treasurer Frerichs Announces First Quarter Investment Returns
Longer-Term Investments Produce Higher Yields SPRINGFIELD, IL – A shift in investment strategy that embraced longer-term investments and higher...
Attorney General Madigan: Legislation to Strengthen Hate Crimes Law Passes Illinois House
Madigan Applauds Support for Legislation Following Hate Crimes Summit with Civil Rights Leaders on Impact of Federal Immigration Executive Orders...
Sec’y of State Jesse White’s Legislation to Expand the Organ/Tissue Donor Registry Passes Senate Unanimously
Secretary of State Jesse White’s legislation that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to register for the state’s First Person Consent...
Trump Trashes Protections for Students and Taxpayers
Changes to Student Loan Repayment Plans Benefit Multi-Million Dollar Companies and Hurt Taxpayers, Students SPRINGFIELD, IL - Private companies...
Nation’s Oldest African American Greek-Lettered Fraternity Announces New Strategic Alliance and $20,000 Donation To The NAACP
BALTIMORE –During its April executive committee meeting in Baltimore, the Grand Boule of the Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, announced a new strategic alliance to increase its support of NAACP’s work...
Men Sentenced to Federal Prison and Ordered to Pay Over $6 Million Restitution for Tax Fraud at Hope Hospital
Texarkana, Arkansas - Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that two men were sentenced...
Madigan & 20 Attorneys General Oppose U.S Department of Education’s Rollback of Student Loan Servicing Reforms
Reforms Informed by Madigan’s Investigation Into Student Loan Giant Navient Revoked by U.S. Department of Education CHICAGO, IL –...
Rep. Stratton Fights to Provide Working Families with Paid Sick Leave
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois State Rep. Juliana Stratton, D-Chicago, is fighting for the health and financial stability of working families...
Rep. Slaughter Advocates for Inmate Program in New Bill Passed Out of Committee
CHICAGO, IL – Seeking to cut down on recidivism for inmates who are trying to improve their life, Illinois State...