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 
14-Year-Old Black CEO Launches Youth Entrepreneurship Summit and $10K Pitch Competition 
Founder Rejects $15K Offer for Breakthrough Patent-Pending Software 
Labor Force Declines Fourth Straight Month
Unemployment rate declines to 5.5% CHICAGO, IL– The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment...
Chicago Man Sentenced in 2010 Double Murder
A Chicago man was sentenced today to life plus 20 years in prison for the shooting deaths of two individuals...
His Greatest Fight: The Trials of Muhammad Ali (2013) #KTQ50 Film Now Streaming For Free
From today until Friday, September 23rd, the free KTQ50 film is the Emmy Award-winning The Trials of Muhammad Ali (2013). "Bill Siegel’s audacious documentary puts...
Kirk Statement on Reports that Two More Released Guantanamo Prisoners Returned to Terrorism Against the United States
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued a statement after the U.S. Director of National Intelligence (DNI) admitted two more terrorist...
Defendant Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support To Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Irfan Demirtas, 58, a dual Dutch-Turkish citizen, pleaded guilty to providing material support to the Islamic Movement...
ISBE Announces Finalists for Illinois Teacher of the Year
2017 Illinois Teacher of the Year to be named Oct. 22 SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois State Board of...
Gil Scott-Heron Included in National Museum of African American History and Culture Exhibits
Gil Scott-Heron is among the cultural icons honored in exhibits at the National Museum of African American History and Culture....
City Threatens Illegal Seizures Of Homeless People’s Possessions
Community activists challenge Chicago's latest attempt to intimidate homeless people in the Uptown neighborhood Activists are denouncing the City...
Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Assists Veterans impacted by ITT Technical Institute Closing
SPRINGFIELD, IL - The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA)-Veterans Education and Training Section (State Approving Agency) took immediate action...
Munger Campaign Asks Mendoza to Return One of Her Pensions to Taxpayers
Chicago City Clerk took two salaries and built two pensions at same time The Campaign for Comptroller Leslie...