Chicago Park District Opens Summer Job Applications in Time for First of Four Teen Opportunity Fairs for Ages 13 & Up 
Marketplace With All Black-Owned Products Celebrates One Year in Business 
Two-Thirds of Black Consumers Pay More Attention to Ads That Reflect Their Culture 
Major George W. Ford Exhibit to Open During Black History Month at Temecula Valley Museum 
Alabama’s First Black Woman-Founded College Expands 
Human Rights Campaign endorses Giannoulias for Senate
 Washington, D.C.  - The Human Rights Campaign - the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization...
New Coalition calls on lawmakers to make torture a crime
 Burge Trial Underway, Torture Survivors No Closer to Justice  The newly formed Illinois Coalition Against Torture (ICAT) will hold...
Berrios praises lawmakers for new Revenue Bill
CHICAGO, IL - Cook County Assessor candidate Joseph Berrios on Wednesday praised Illinois lawmakers for passing a bill with the potential to...
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Success doesn't always come by know-how and knowledge alone, but having the visionary foresight and appropriate resources  to back-up know-how...
MWRD to reduce Tax Levy by over $11 million
 Continues tradition of providing exceptional and cost-effective public service Chicago, IL  – The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) Board...
Preckwinkle Committed to repealing sales tax increase
  Letters to Editor   "Since announcing my campaign for Cook County Board President in December of 2008, I have...
Rep. Schakowsky responds to Rand Paul’s remarks suggesting the Civil Rights Act exemplifies government overreach
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued the following statement in response to remarks by Kentucky’s Republican Senate nominee,...
State’s Attorney shares stage with retired Supreme Court Justice
Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez greets retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor at a legal luncheon in Chicago...
State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez: Protect yourself from Identity Theft
 A message from Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez  Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes...
Berrios unveils Cook County Homeowners’ Plan
  CHICAGO, IL - Cook County Assessor candidate Joseph Berrios unveiled a four-point plan for homeowners on his newly launched website www.electjoeberrios.com. The...