Teens Launch Mobile Farm to Inspire the Next Generation of Agriculture Enthusiasts 
NAACP DuPage County Announces its 68th Annual Freedom Fund Gala to Honor Leaders and Changemakers 
Attorney General, Illinois Department of Labor Remind Hearthside Child Laborers to File Claims for Compensation 
Singer Joe to Headline 6th Annual Star 94.5 Heart & Soul Music Festival 
Helmet Technology by Black Inventor and Ex-Football Player Among Those Recognized at NFL Symposium 
Union Response to House Vote: Rauner’s Political Assault Defeats Fair Arbitration Bill
By slim margin, House fails to override veto after unprecedented threats to legislators Following an intense barrage of false claims...
IDPH Reports Four Confirmed Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease in Quincy, Including One Death
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Adams County Health Department (ACHD) are reporting four...
State Senator Gerald Malloy and Inez Tenenbaum to Serve as South Carolina Draft Biden Co-Chairs, Isaiah Nelson Hired as State Director
Columbia, SC – Draft Biden announced that State Senator Gerald Malloy (D-Darlington) and former State Superintendent of Education Inez Tenenbaum...
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Announces 2015 Apple HBCU Scholars Program
The deadline is September 18, 2015. Nationwide (BlackNews.com) – Tech giant Apple, maker of the iPod, iPad, and iPhone, has...
Best-Selling Author Rodney Flowers to Host His Inspiring 9-Week Video Conference Program, “Get Up And Achieve More”
"Develop an unbreakable spirit and become empowered to overcome life's greatest challenges" Leonardtown, MD (BlackNews.com) – Rodney Flowers, African-American author...
Acclaimed Documentary on Post-Katrina New Orleans Marching Bands “The Whole Gritty City” Released on VOD
New York, NY (BlackNews.com)–Ten years after the natural and human-made disaster called Hurricane Katrina nearly destroyed New Orleans, an award-winning...
President Preckwinkle Applauds Provident Hospital Connection To Fiber Broadband Network
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced the connection of Provident Hospital to Cook County's 10 gigabit fiber broadband...
Labor Day Message from IDOT, Police: “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Overâ€
Roadside safety checks, nighttime driving patrols part of life-saving effort SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois...
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Celebrates Faith Community at Annual Prayer Breakfast, VaShawn Mitchell and Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, III to Headline Event
Sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company WASHINGTON, D.C. -Stellar award-winning gospel singer VaShawn Mitchell will perform and Rev. Dr. Otis Moss,...
Illinois Continues to See Strong Minority and Low-Income Participation on AP Exams
State’s minority and low-income participation continues to outpace national average, with these groups showing record gains in test scores SPRINGFIELD,...