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 
Cook County Earns Recognition for Its Technology Advances
The Center for Digital Government (CDG) today named Cook County one of the Top 10 Digital Counties with a population...
Independent Black Label Artist, Vernon Neilly, Leaps Into Billboard Top 20
Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) -- Boosweet Records, the award-winning independent Black-owned label based in Southern California, a few weeks ago...
More Illinoisans Leave Labor Force
Illinois Job Growth Still Lags Nation; Unemployment rate declines to 6.2% CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois Department of Employment Security...
After 23 Years’ Wrongful Imprisonment Caused by Chicago Police Misconduct, States’ Attorney Seeks Release of Innocent Men
Framed by Disgraced Detective in 1993 Humboldt Park Murder, Jose Montanez & Armando Serrano Have Always Maintained Their Innocence...
Organizations Gather to Demand an End to Police Violence in North Lawndale
TODAY: A World Without Police CHICAGO, IL - On Wednesday, July 20th, The #LetUsBreathe Collective and BYP100 Chicago Chapter will...
Urban League Leaders: Baton Rouge Police Killings “A Horror”
"The Nation Must Unite In Pursuit Of Peace And Justice" NEW YORK -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc...
Kirk Statement on Pro-ISIS Refugee’s Axe Attack on German Train
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the following statement after a 17-year-old Afghan refugee injured four people following...
Legislation to Improve Accessibility Becomes Law
New Law Updates Accessibility Guidelines & Improves Ability for Businesses to Comply CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa...
Third Conspirator Pleads Guilty to Armed Craigslist Robberies, Shooting Two Victims
Faces at least 20 years in Federal Prison KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western...
IDoA Releases Hot Tips to Aid Older Adults During Hot Weather as Heat Indexes Continue to Rise
SPRINGFIELD, IL – As the summer continues to heat up across the state, it is important that community members continue...