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 
Remarks by the President at Veto Signing of National Defense Authorization Act
Oval Office President Barack Obama: As President and Commander-in-Chief, my first and most important responsibility is keeping the American people...
City Council Continuing Down Emanuel’s Dangerous Course of Regressive Taxes, Privatization, and Fees
From: Grassrootscollaborative.org> Chicago Working Families Are Being Asked to Pay More For Less While Banks Continue to Profit Off Public...
CONSUMER ALERT! Madigan: Beware of Credit Card Scams During Transition to Chip Cards
Illinois Attorney General Warns of Potential Scammers Posing as Debit, Credit Card Issuers to Con Targets into Divulging Personal Information...
New Book Addresses Systemic Myths About Africans That are Wrongly Perceived as Facts
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Living in the Shadows of Love and Happiness by author HDS challenges all European nations to fully...
Jewish Voice for Peace-Chicago and Coalition for Justice in Palestine Picket Jewish National Fund Conference
Jewish Voice for Peace-Chicago and Coalition for Justice in Palestine Picket Jewish National Fund Conference JNF separate, unequal policies a...
NAACP Statement on Revised EPA Smog Rule
WASHINGTON, DC - The Environmental Protection Agency revised its rule on limits to ground-level ozone – or smog – downward...
Madigan Again Urges Governor Rauner to Focus on State Budget after Credit Downgrade
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, D-Chicago, issued the following statement after Fitch Ratings downgraded Illinois' credit...
ICYMI: The Hill: Senators Push Obama for Response to Iran’s Ballistic Missile Test
CHICAGO, IL– U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) last week sent a letter to President Obama requesting...
Sec’y of State Jesse White Reminds Chicago Cubs Fans to Show Team Spirit with the Chicago Sports Team Series License Plates
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is reminding Chicago Cubs fans that they can support their team and public education...
Medicare Open Enrollment Period Is Here – October 15 through December 7
Illinois Department on Aging Offers Free Counseling on Medicare Options; Call  1-800-252-8966 or visit the website at http://www.illinois.gov/aging  ...