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 
The National Black Church Initiative says No Tears Over the Removal of MSNBC Host Melissa Harris-Perry
"From the Black Church: A Moral Lesson For All" WASHINGTON, DC - The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based...
IEMA Seeks Civil Penalty, Cost Recovery from Company for Lost Radioactive Source
Wayne County Well Surveys, Inc. can request hearing SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) has issued...
Department of Justice Announces New Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced a new Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing at a roundtable during her...
Cook County Commission on Women’s Issues Honors 18 Women
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Cook County Commission on Women’s Issues today honored 18 women for their professional...
Chicago Police Officer Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Using Excessive Force Against a Handcuffed Store Clerk
CHICAGO, IL — A Chicago Police officer was sentenced to two years in federal prison for using excessive force against...
Department of Insurance Helps Consumers Navigate Mental Health Insurance Plans
DOI’s Office of Consumer Health Insurance provides information and assistance on insurance coverage for behavioral health and substance use disorders...
Senate Black Caucus Votes to Keep MAP Program
Every year, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission helps more than 130,000 students throughout Illinois advance their career dreams by helping...
Cook County Board Approves $9 Million in Loans for Affordable Housing
Funds to be invested in affordable housing projects in Ford Heights, Hines, LaGrange, and Park Forest Construction and/or rehabilitation...
The Affordable Care Act: Fact Sheet, Healthy Communities Six Years Later
President Obama promised that he would make quality, affordable health care not a privilege, but a right. After nearly 100...
Former Fugitive Pleads Guilty in Florida Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme
A Cuban national who fled the United States and had been wanted since 2013 on federal criminal charges relating to...