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 
Groups Investigate Chicago ‘Gang Database’ For Civil Rights Violations, Connection to Immigration Raids
As part of the campaign to make Chicago a real sanctuary city, immigrant and Black-led groups file request for information...
Job Losses Reported in More Than Half of the Metro Areas
Unemployment rate declines in most areas CHICAGO, IL –Unemployment rates were down over-the-year in all but one of Illinois’s metro...
State Rep. Welch Bill Closes Tax Loopholes, Requires Wealthy Pay Fair Share
SPRINGFIELD, IL – In an effort to close current tax loopholes and provide monetary relief for the middle class, Illinois...
Rep. Stratton Honors Chance the Rapper’s Donation to the Chicago Public Schools
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Rep. Juliana Stratton, D-Chicago, honored Chance the Rapper by passing a House Resolution recognizing...
Family Sues ICE, City of Chicago, After Gang Database Information Led to Violent Immigration Raid That Left Immigrant Severely Injured
Wife of the man suing ICE, Detention Center and the Chicago Police Department to speak at May Day Rally to...
Real Men Cook Seeking Volunteer Cooks to Showcase Their Skills on Father’s Day
Rare opportunity to show off cooking skills while uplifting families Attention men who are cooks, aspiring cooks, weekend cooks or...
Belvidere Physician Sentenced to Nine Years and Ordered to Pay More Than $2.7 Million for Health Care Fraud
ROCKFORD — A suspended physician was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala on charges of federal health care...
Most ID Theft Victims Don’t Need a Police Report
BySeena Gressin Attorney, Division of Consumer & Business Education, FTC When it comes to reporting and recovering from identity theft,...
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...