Mental Health Expert Shares Powerful Insight on Adolescence, Isolation and Social Media 
Texas Insurance Expert Reveals Hidden Policy Gaps 
Diagnostics Lab Expands Return-to-Duty Testing and Compliance Support for Drivers and Owner-Operators 
Mary J. Blige, Charlie Wilson, Nelly, Tyrese, and More to Headline 2026 Cincinnati Music Festival 
Black Culture Takes Center Stage as 7th Annual Jazz & Arts Festival Returns to Celebrate Legacy and Community 
New “Buying Power of Black America” Report shows major shift spending in response to economy
Chicago, IL (BlackNews.com) -- Black consumers are responding to tighter economic condition by focusing more of their spending on items...
President Obama’s State of the Union Address
  ""We have finished a difficult year. We have come through a difficult decade. But a new year has come. A...
Preckwinkle forms coalition committed to bringing County health system into 21st Century
Reform Candidates for County Board Will Work Together to Modernize System  Alderman Toni Preckwinkle, candidate for Cook County Board President, joined forces...
Political storm over Senate Majority Leader Reid’s private remarks “much ado about nothingâ€
 Commentary  By Juanita Bratcher Can you imagine the political storm that developed over private remarks made by Senate...
Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. Endorses Preckwinkle
 Congressman calls Preckwinkle the only candidate who can restore faith in Cook County government Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. today...
Racially charged flyers can be a turnoff to voters
  Commentary  By Juanita Bratcher  The last thing Cook County Board President Todd Stroger needs is for overzealous...
Today’s Quote
 “Today we honor one of America’s true heroes.  “Dr. King’s peaceful battle for equality transformed not only our...
Commentary: Time to take politics out of “War on Terror”
 The bottom line should be the national security of our country – United States of America – and the...
Sec’y of State Jesse White endorses Giannoulias, calling him “Dem’s best choice”
  Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White formally endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias today, voicing support for his plan...
My Message to Feds: Time to Get Tough on Wall St., Banks
 From Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan Yesterday, I traveled to Washington D.C. to testify before the Financial Crisis Inquiry...