Destiny’s Child Reimagined Tribute Honors Legacy, Sisterhood, and Timeless Music 
Actress Dawnn Lewis’ Foundation Sponsors Elementary STEM Clubs for Underserved Chicago Students 
Young Author’s “Beautiful Dreams” Becoming a Reality as Books Earn International Awards 
Celebrity Red Carpet Correspondent Covers Carolina Soul Music Awards 
Dessert Food Truck Owner Launches 2026 Scholarship Program 
Transit Workers Rally Against CTA Assault on Democratic Rights at the Workplace
Chicago's transit workers and Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) members will rally at CTA headquarters downtown against suppression of union activity....
Maryland Legislature Expands Voting Rights for People with Felony Convictions
From: The Sentencing Project Maryland lawmakers expanded voting rights for people with felony convictions with their override of Gov. Larry...
Kirk, Manchin, Dold & Vargas Introduce Bill to Stand Against Hateful Targeting of Israel
With Bipartisan Bill, Congress Opposes Economic Warfare Against Our Strongest Middle East Ally WASHINGTON, IL - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk...
State Board Approves 29 School Districts to Receive Qualified School Construction Bonds
Selected schools can take advantage of low- to no-interest bonds for construction and building needs SPRINGFIELD, IL –Twenty-nine school...
County Awards Anti-Violence Grants to Seven Organizations
Board backs President Preckwinkle’s policy to provide local services to those at-risk Cook County’s Justice Advisory Council (JAC)...
Local Spanish Television Personality Sentenced to 61 Years in Child Sexual Assault Cases
A local Spanish language music show producer previously convicted of sexually assaulting three young female music students has been sentenced...
People’s Map Chairman John Hooker’s Statement on Redistricting in Illinois
John Hooker's Statement: I have immense respect for President (Barack) Obama and we’re always excited and honored when he comes...
Economic Justice Still Elusive Long After King’s ‘I Have a Dream’
By Edna Kane-Williams On April 3, 1968, nearly five years after his famous "I Have a Dream Speech,"...
Wife of Dead ISIL Leader Charged in Death of Kayla Jean Mueller
Defendant Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIL Nisreen Assad Ibrahim Bahar, aka Umm Sayyaf, 25, an Iraqi...
Attorney General Highlights Safer Internet Day
CHICAGO, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan recognized 2016 Safer Internet Day by urging parents and educators to help...