Teens Launch Mobile Farm to Inspire the Next Generation of Agriculture Enthusiasts 
NAACP DuPage County Announces its 68th Annual Freedom Fund Gala to Honor Leaders and Changemakers 
Attorney General, Illinois Department of Labor Remind Hearthside Child Laborers to File Claims for Compensation 
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 
RLJ Entertainment and AMC Networks Form Strategic Partnership for Streaming Services
Bob Johnson, Founder and Chairman of RLJ Entertainment, and Josh Sapan, President and CEO of AMC Networks, Strongly Commit to...
Former Chief Operating Officer at MetroHealth Hospitals Indicted for Taking Bribes
The former Chief Operating Officer of MetroHealth Hospital System is one of four men indicted for their roles in a...
Historic Lawsuit Challenges Practice of Jailing People Too Poor to Pay Bond
Community Groups Demand Alternatives to Monetary Bond CHICAGO, IL.-In the first class-action lawsuit of its kind filed in Cook County,...
Illinois’ Budget Impasse Continues to Impact Investment Earnings
Illinois’ Portfolio Reveals Millions in Missed Opportunity for Third Quarter CHICAGO, IL – The state of Illinois could...
Grassroots Collaborative Calls on Governor Rauner Not to Sign Away State’s Legal Rights to Wall Street Banks
CHICAGO, IL – This week Governor Rauner announced re-arrangement of $600 million of variable-rate state bonds. This particular set of...
NAACP National Board OF Directors Establishes Taskforce To Review Quality Education For All Children
CINCINNATI – The National Board of Directors of the NAACP, a grassroots organization, has listened and is yet listening to...
Are We Forgetting ‘Central Park Five’ and Mr. Donald Trump?
By Rev. Dr. Harold E. Bailey Founder and President, Probation Mr. Donald Trump the Republican presidential candidate, continues to...
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Eulogy at the Funeral of Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch remarks: To the pastor and members of the Christian Cultural Center; Governor Cuomo; Mayor de...
Exercise Your Rights: VOTE
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO National Urban League “In a democracy such as ours, the vote is...
Revcoms Brings National Organizing Tour to Chicago
The Revolution Club – also known as the Revcoms – are bringing their National Organizing Tour to Chicago. The...