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 
Goodman Theatre’s 5th Biennial Latino Theatre Festival is an unprecedented success
Five weeks of international cultural exchange featured two critically-acclaimed productions by Cuba's Teatro Buendia during its U.S. Debut Chicago, IL...
Radebe, Fredericks to attend Beyond Sport Summit 2010
 Former South African soccer captain Lucas Radebe and multi-Olympic medallist Frank Fredericks are the latest high-profile names to confirm their...
President Obama signs Durbin’s Fair Sentencing Act into law
 WASHINGTON, D.C. – An historic, bipartisan bill to curtail the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine was signed...
Kirk Unveils Southern Illinois Agenda
 Kirk: “We need a plan to create jobs and expand opportunities in Southern Illinois†  Carbondale, IL – Congressman...
Second conviction in ‘Operation Cookie Jar’
Theft nets former park district treasurer six years in prison   The former treasurer of a south suburban park district...
Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Bill Signed into Law
 New law cracks down on debt settlement fraud  Springfield, IL - A bill pushed by the Illinois State...
Atty. General Madigan: Illinois now has the nation’s toughest law regulating debt settlement operators
  Today, (August 3, 2010) Illinois consumers won. Illinois enacted the nation’s toughest law against the abusive practices of debt...
Long hot summer brings shorter Architecture Tours
Skyscraper Snapshots Added to Chicago Architecture Foundation Options  The Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan, has added new bus,...
U.S. Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. on Healthcare, the Economy and Unemployment Insurance Benefits extension
 Last week, I - along with 271 of my House colleagues - voted to extend federal unemployment insurance benefits...
Prosecutors secure 100-year prison sentence for convicted rapist
 Cook County prosecutors have secured a 100-year prison sentence against a man charged in connection with the brutal assault of...