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 
NAACP’s Khyla D. Craine Named as One of National Bar Association’s “Top 40 Under 40” Advocates
BALTIMORE – NAACP Assistant General Counsel Khyla D. Craine has been chosen as a recipient of the National Bar Association’s...
Early Black Chicago: New Research Points to Age of Intellectualism Taking Root Before Great Depression
Historians to discuss findings of two-year National Endowment for the Humanities project at Roosevelt University on June 26 A national...
Cook County Bond Refunding Creates Millions in Long-Term Savings
Considerable investor interest credited to fiscal responsibility and strong management Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced that a bond...
Remarks by President Obama, Vice President Biden, U.S. Atty. Loretta E. Lynch and U.S. Senator Mark Kirk on Mass Shooting in Orlando
President Barack Obama Statement on Mass Shooting in Orlando James S. Brady Press Briefing Room President Barack Obama: Today, as...
County Board President Preckwinkle, National Gay Media Association and Gay Liberation Network, Chicago’s LGBT Comment on Mass Shooting at LGBT Club in Orlando, Florida
National Gay Media Association statement on Orlando shootings The National Gay Media Association is stunned at the mass shooting at...
National Urban League Calls for Unity in the Wake of Horrifying Mass Shooting in Orlando
NEW YORK - As the nation mourns the deadliest mass shooting in American history, the National Urban League today called...
Walmart & JP Morgan Chase-Funded Training Enhances Affiliates’ Capacity To Serve
NEW YORK - Staff members and CEOs from 22 Urban League affiliates this week honed their management and networking skills...
Addressing Puerto Rico’s Economic Crisis: President Obama’s Weekly Address
WASHINGTON, DC — In this week's address, President Obama discussed the crippling economic crisis harming 3.5 million Americans in Puerto...
Illinois State Board of Education Announces Board Video-Conference Meeting for June 16
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois State Board of Education announced the following schedule for its regular business meeting via video-conference...
Laura Bucheit Named Assistant Director for the Security Division
FBI Director James B. Comey has named Laura Bucheit as assistant director for the Security Division. Ms. Bucheit most recently...