Singer Joe to Headline 6th Annual Star 94.5 Heart & Soul Music Festival 
Helmet Technology by Black Inventor and Ex-Football Player Among Those Recognized at NFL Symposium 
Vivica A. Fox Stars in and Produces the New LMN Thriller “The Wrong Housemaid” 
Three Women Fighting to Preserve an Important Slavery Exhibit in Philadelphia 
63-Year-Old Black Athlete/ Track Star is Running Faster Than She Did in Her 50s 
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...
Coalition of Cook County Leaders Rallies Behind Preckwinkle
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky calls Preckwinkle the "only reformer" in the race   Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky announced her official endorsement of...