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 
Time renews Beyond Sport Deal
 Following the success of the collaboration in its first year, Beyond Sport announced that TIME has renewed its partnership with...
Madigan praises Legislature for passing reform measure to crack down on nursing home neglect
 Attorney General’s Legislation would create criminal penalties for negligent nursing home operators  Springfield, IL — Attorney General Lisa Madigan applauded...
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...