New Avalon Regal Theater Set to Open in 2027 
Mary J. Blige, Charlie Wilson, Nelly, Tyrese, and More to Headline 2026 Cincinnati Music Festival 
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If you know how to think for yourself, there's no need for anyone else to think for you - Juanita...
ISBE awards $10 million to schools for technology upgrades
Fifteen school districts to update technology through                                                            federal  stimulus  dollars                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Springfield, IL — The Illinois State Board of Education announced today it...
State Senator Rutherford questions State Treasurer on sale of state-owned hotel
State Senator Dan Rutherford (R-Pontiac), GOP candidate for Illinois State Treasurer, questioned current State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias and his staff...
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and the Campaign for Better Health Care to celebrate passage of historic health reform legislation
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and Campaign for Better Health Care will celebrate passage of health reform at a YES WE...
National Medical Association names Kweisi Mfume as its new executive leader
 Civil Rights Leader to Tackle Health Disparities and Promote Health Policy Priorities Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) -- Former U.S. Congressman Kweisi...
Attorney General’s office receives Ethics Award For commitment to open, accountable government
Chicago, IL ─ Citing the office’s leadership and commitment to ethics reform in Illinois, the Illinois Executive Ethics Commission (EEC) presented...
Vote on Health Care reform “A profile in courage”
     Statement by Jim Duffett, Executive Director, Campaign for Better Health Care  Hardworking Americans will no longer be taken...
President Obama signs health care bill into law
Giannoulias' Statement on President Obama signing Historic legislation CHICAGO, ILÂ - Following the President's enactment of the health care reform bill...
D-Day on health care legislation; will it pass the test of reform?
 By Juanita Bratcher  After months of debate, health care legislation heads for the finish line. On the heels of...
Senate approves Senator Durbin’s Fair Sentencing Act
 Bipartisan Compromise Reduces Crack-Powder Sentencing Disparity to 18:1                                                                                                                                             CHICAGO, IL – (UPDATE) A bipartisan bill to curtail the...