Teens Launch Mobile Farm to Inspire the Next Generation of Agriculture Enthusiasts 
NAACP DuPage County Announces its 68th Annual Freedom Fund Gala to Honor Leaders and Changemakers 
Attorney General, Illinois Department of Labor Remind Hearthside Child Laborers to File Claims for Compensation 
Singer Joe to Headline 6th Annual Star 94.5 Heart & Soul Music Festival 
Helmet Technology by Black Inventor and Ex-Football Player Among Those Recognized at NFL Symposium 
Who Do You Serve?: Response to PATF “Recommendations for Reform”
BYP100 Op-ED by Cosette Hampton The subtitle of the Police Accountability Task Force (PATF) report, recently released on April 13, 2015...
Black Caucus Gets in Formation, Saves Chicago State University
Both the House and the Senate sent legislation to the Governor’s desk to keep the doors open at Chicago State...
Speaker Madigan: House Passes Emergency Funding for Higher Education
SPRINGFIELD, IL– IllinoisHouse Speaker Michael Madigan released a statement Friday following House passage of a plan that will deliver emergency...
Evans Passes Legislation to Open Up More Job Opportunities for Individuals with Prior Misdemeanor Convictions
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois State Rep. Marcus Evans, D-Chicago, knows good-paying jobs are key to revitalizing our neighborhoods, and...
Get Smart About Planning for College During Money Smart Week®
Learn how a College Illinois!® 529 Prepaid Tuition Program plan can help you lock in the cost of college tuition...
Violent Home Invasion Case Illustrates Threat Posed by Gangs
Gang members shot through the front door of a Washington couple’s house during a violent home invasion in November 2014...
Collins’ Legislation Will Help Human Trafficking, Torture Victims Build a New Life
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th) secured passage this week of legislation allowing foreign-born...
City of Chicago Offers Financial Incentives to Increase Number of Wheelchair-Accessible Taxicabs in Chicago
New Incentive Programs Will Benefit Chicago’s Disability Community with Rideshare Industry Funds Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Department of Business...
Chicago Police Reform or Community Control of the Police?
Op Ed By Aislinn Pulley and Frank Chapman Early on in the Police Accountability Task Force Report a democratic principle...
Munger to Begin Making Payments Immediately to Universities, Community Colleges, Students
Comptroller thanks leaders, urges them to finish job and pass balanced budget CHICAGO, IL - Illinois State Comptroller Leslie Munger...