Entrepreneurs, $70K Pitch Competition in Atlanta 
LL Cool J Joins Ben Crump’s DreamFi to Build Financial Literacy in Underserved Communities 
Atlanta Non-Profit Partners with Energy Company to Launch Certified Training for Installing Solar Panels 
Independent Social Platform, WeKinFolk, Expands Mission Around Digital Ownership, Creator Visibility, and Cultural Preservation 
Black Events Platform Expands Nationally into Six of the Country’s Most Vibrant Culture Hubs 
Small business owners explain health reform benefits for Illinois small businesses
  Small Business Owners Explain Benefits of Reform Just As Tax Credits, Help for Early Retirees, Other Benefits to Small...
Gov. Quinn appoints Goodman Theatre Artistic Associate Henry Godinez to four-year term on the Illinois Arts Council
 Chicago, IL - The Goodman Theatre announced that Governor Pat Quinn has appointed Resident Artistic Associate Henry Godinez as a...
Carolyn House Stewart Installed as International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
New President is First Lawyer to Lead the 102-Year-Old Organization  St. Louis, MO (BlackNews.com) - Carolyn House Stewart of Tampa, Florida...
Illinois Sec’y of State Jesse White: Why it’s important to become organ and tissue donors
By Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White Letter to Editor (July 16, 2010) Â This year, August 1st marks the...
A Federal Judge certifies class action lawsuit against the Sheriff of Lake County
 Hammond, IN -- A federal judge late yesterday certified a class action lawsuit against the Sheriff of Lake County, IN...
Illinois remembers the forgotten war – Korea 1950-1953
The State of Illinois is commemorating the 6oth anniversary of the Korean War by supplying information on each month about...
Jon Alexander Daye, Radio & TV Personality, Dies
Jon Alexander Daye, noted Radio & TV personality, died July 8th after a brief illness. Daye was also an author,...
Some key factors in the Patient’s Bill of Rights
“Starting in September, some of the worst abuses will be banned forever. No more discriminating against children with pre-existing conditions....
Cuba’s Teatro Buendia makes their U.S. debut at Goodman Theatre
 “Fabuloso Fridaysâ€â€”JULY 9 & 16—feature post-show specialty cocktails, dancing to DJ Miles Beyond and stories by Seprendipity Theatre Collective's 2nd...
Treasurer’s Office to return lost loot at Soldier Field
Lost money, assets discovered during Cash Dash event  Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias’ office wants to return more than...