Former Mayor Calls for Accuracy in Water Crisis Narrative 
Chicago Park District Opens Summer Job Applications in Time for First of Four Teen Opportunity Fairs for Ages 13 & Up 
Marketplace With All Black-Owned Products Celebrates One Year in Business 
Two-Thirds of Black Consumers Pay More Attention to Ads That Reflect Their Culture 
Major George W. Ford Exhibit to Open During Black History Month at Temecula Valley Museum 
Kirk, Enzi Introduce Student Lending Transparency & Protection Measures
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Mike Enzi (R-WY) today introduced the Transparency in Student Lending Act which will improve the information...
The View From The Ground: At Issue – Calls for Transparency in the Process
By Curtis Black Mayor Rahm Emanuel has agreed to changes to his police accountability ordinance to increase the independence of...
Illinois Students Receive Top Honors at National Leadership Conference for Career and Consumer Sciences
ISBE recognizes 82 students for winning awards in 24 competitive events SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Illinois State Board of Education...
Ballet and Hip Hop Combine in Hyde Park School of Dance Nutcracker
Hyde Park School of Dance's The Nutcracker Adds Hip Hop to the Mix December 9-11 Hyde Park School of Dance...
Unemployment Rate Remains Above National Average in All but Two Metro Areas
Job Growth Remains Mixed in the Metro Areas CHICAGO, IL – Again this month, twelve of Illinois’ metropolitan (metro) areas...
Police-Involved Shootings Highlight Need for Police Reform & Accountability
By Marc H. Morial President & CEO, National Urban League As we peacefully protest the police-involved shootings in Charlotte,...
FBI Releases 2015 Crime Statistics
After two years of decline, the estimated number of violent crimes in the nation increased 3.9 percent in 2015 when...
The 48th NAACP Image Awards to Air Live on TV One Saturday February 11, 2017
Telecast will also include a Pre-Show Airing Live from the Red Carpet Los Angeles, CA – The...
CBC Holds Press Conference at DOJ and Presents Letter to AG Loretta Lynch Addressing Systematic Surveillance and Profiling of Blacks by Law Enforcement
WASHINGTON, DC – CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield, Congresswoman Maxine Waters and members of the CBC held a press conference...
Cook County Continues to Realize Savings Through Smaller Real Estate Footprint; Warehouse Consolidation Expected to Save Another $1.5 Million
County on track to reach its goal of a 1 million square foot reduction by 2018 Continuing her efforts to...