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 
Cook County Announces Multi-Site Construction With Major Energy Savings
Work aligns with Cook County’s ambitious sustainability plan on reducing carbon emissions Construction is under way for...
Woodbridge Men Charged with Terrorism Offenses Related to Attempting to Travel to Syria to Join ISIL
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Joseph Hassan Farrokh, 28, and Mahmoud Amin Mohamed Elhassan, 25, both of Woodbridge, were charged for criminal...
Illinois Republicans Attempt at Hostile Takeover of Chicago Public Schools Would Put Fox in Charge of Hen House
Both Illinois and Chicago need real revenue solutions, not political gamesmanship CHICAGO, IL - On Wednesday, Senate Republican Leader...
Speaker Madigan: Rauner Takes Anti-Middle Class Agenda, Bankruptcy Plans to Schools
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan released the following statement Wednesday after allies of Gov. Bruce...
Denver Sued for Refusing to Disclose Video Evidence of Jail Death
An independent news organization sued Denver today to force the release of video and audio recordings showing deputies’ use of...
Comptroller Munger Meets With African American Advisory Board
Board discusses challenges facing small and minority-owned businesses CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger met with her African...
Race & Justice News: Youth of Color in the Changing Juvenile Justice System
From: The Sentencing Project Books In A Return to Justice: Rethinking Our Approach to Juveniles in the System, Ashley Nellis,...
Stop Mass Incarceration Network Mid-West Regional Conference
From: Stop Mass Incarceration Network Indict ALL the Murdering Cops & EVERYONE Covering Up for Them! Stop Police Terror! Which...
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Statement on Recent Police Officer Shootings
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement on recent police officer shootings: “I am appalled and deeply saddened...
New Book Released: “99 Amazing Black Woman-Owned Businesses You Should Support!”
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) - Federal government research has confirmed that African American women are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs,...