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 
Jesse White and Lisa Madigan Warn Businesses to Beware of Statewide Corporate Scam
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan are warning businesses to beware of a scam...
Let’s Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap By Using an Alternative Scoring Model
Op-Ed By Michael Grant  Wealth offers security and privilege that can last for generations. For minority households striving to...
Rep. Welch Inducted into John Marshall Law School Hall of Distinction
WESTCHESTER, IL - Illinois State Rep. Chris Welch, D-Hillside, received the high honor of being named to John Marshall Law...
International Peacemakers to Hold Public Memorial with Arrestable Actions to Demand Investigation into Hospital Bombing
 Marching from the British Consulate, stopping at the Consulate General of Canada and Arriving 12:30 at Federal Plaza. CHICAGO,...
Opening ReMARCs – National Urban League Voter Suppression Alert: Alabama
By Marc Morial President & CEO, National Urban League In what appears to be a case of racially motivated...
Madigan: Gov. Rauner’s Failure to Focus on Budget has Led to Crisis for Countless Families Across Illinois
CHICAGO, IL - Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement in response to comments made by Gov....
President Preckwinkle Appoints New Chief for County’s Bureau of Asset Management
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s nomination of Elaine Lockwood Bean as new chief of the County’s Bureau of Asset...
Father Pfleger Rips Carson and Trump for ‘Racist,’ Inappropriate Remarks
By Chinta Strausberg Father Michael L. Pfleger voiced disgust at Republican presidential hopefuls Dr. Ben Carson for saying he wouldn’t...
State’s Attorney Alvarez Takes “Chicago Approach” on Human Trafficking to New York City for National Trafficking Summit
Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez is participating in a national summit on human trafficking in New York City this...
Encouraging Daily Attendance for all students is More Important Than Ever
ISBE shares federal guidance and toolkit to address chronic absenteeism  SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Illinois State Board of Education is...