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 
More Than 10,000 Illinoisans Rallied at the State Capitol to Demand Gov. Bruce Rauner Drop his Harmful Demands
SPRINGFIELD, IL – More than 10,000 Illinoisans representing 38 unions and some 20 community organizations rallied at the State Capitol...
Senate Gives Nod to Greater Opportunity in Licensed Professions
Legislation would loosen ban on ex-offenders in barbering, roofing and funeral services SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul...
Merit School of Music Raises Nearly $1 Million, Honors Nationally Celebrated Alums Demarre and Anthony McGill at 2016 Gala
CHICAGO, IL - Merit School of Music honored two of its most distinguished alumni, brothers Demarre and Anthony McGill,...
Munger: Proposed Budget Would Cause 8-9 Month Payment Delays
State's backlog of unpaid bills could surpass $15 billion CHICAGO, IL - Illinois Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger released the following...
Civil Rights and Law Enforcement: Director Speaks About Race and Law Enforcement at Birmingham Conference
It was September 15, 1963 when a bomb exploded inside the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing...
Illinois Attorney General Madigan: No Bailout for Exelon or COMEd
Chicago, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued the following statement in opposition to Senate Bill 1585. Exelon and...
Secretary of State to Resume IEPA Testing Requirement in order to Renew Vehicle Registration
The Illinois Secretary of State’s office is reminding Illinois motorists who need emissions tests that as of June 1, they...
Jumpstart College Planning and Celebrate National 529 Day with a College Illinois!® Prepaid Tuition Plan
Hurry! Just A Few Days Before Enrollment Closes! CHICAGO, IL – Sunday is National 529 Day, (literally, 5/29!), a...
Kirk Statement on Single-Day Surge of Poorly-Vetted Syrian Refugee Approvals
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the following statement in response to the drastic increase in accepted refugee...
Traveling for Memorial Day? Time to Buckle Up
IDOT, law enforcement campaign coincides with increase in traffic fatalities SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT),...