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 
Congressional Black Caucus Commends Federal Actions to Better Protect Juvenile Offenders
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s...
The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection (BACP) Offers FREE Business Workshops
The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection (BACP) offers FREE business workshops every Wednesday and Friday at...
Grassroot Leaders Invite Top Rauner Donors and Corporate Beneficiaries to People’s Response to State of the State
A delegation of activists will deliver invitations to Gov. Bruce Rauner donors and corporate beneficiaries of his policies to hear...
Leading Women Democrats Endorse Theresa Mah for 2nd District State Representative
Leading women Democrats Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Alderwoman Susan Sadlowski-Garza and MWRD Commissioner Debra Shore endorsed Theresa Mah’s candidacy for 2nd...
Do we Remember When Colored People Were Told to Listen and Not Talk Back?
“Where is the heart of human kindness?” - The Rev. Harold E. Bailey “With the vote – black youth and...
No More Negligence on Education — Let’s Fight Rauner’s Bankruptcy Plan!
From: Bob Fioretti, candidate for state senator Education Negligence Created Environment for Rauner's Extremist Bankruptcy Plan! Van Pelt...
Cuban National Sent to Prison for Role in $200k Credit Card Fraud Scheme
McALLEN, Texas – A Cuban citizen who was residing in McAllen has been ordered to federal prison for trafficking in access...
Two Illinois High School Students Selected for U.S. Senate Youth Program
Delegates will travel to D.C. and receive $5,000 scholarship SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education congratulates two...
ReMARCs: Tuning Out of the Oscars and Into Diversity
By Marc Morial President & CEO, National Urban League Diversity at the Oscars Actress Jada Pinkett Smith,...
December Jobs in Illinois Decrease -16,300 while Unemployment Rate Rises to 5.9
CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that Illinois’ nonfarm payroll employment lost -16,300 jobs...