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 
President Obama Remarks on the Voting Rights Act
"...Some of the protections that had been enshrined in the Voting Rights Act itself have been weakened as a consequence...
President Preckwinkle Names New Chief of Staff
Tasha Green Cruzat to assume key Cook County position Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has named Tasha R. Green...
IDHS Names Interim Superintendent for Illinois School for the Deaf
ISVI superintendent tapped for the position CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) has named Serena Preston...
Medicaid Payments to Providers Will Continue During Budget Impasse
The Departments of Healthcare and Family Services and Human Services will process payments to Medicaid providers as if a budget...
Two Choices – Diplomacy or War: The Choice is Clear, Congress Must Approve the Deal
A Message From: Major General (Ret.) Paul Eaton, VoteVets.org "And if the rhetoric in these ads, and the accompanying commentary,...
Illinois Arts Council Agency Announces Ethnic and Folk Arts Master/Apprentice Program Awards
Master Artist/Apprentice Relationship Preserves Illinois’ Cultural Heritage The Illinois Arts Council Agency is pleased to announce the recipients of the...
Illinois Residents Rally & March to Take a Stand Against the “Billionaire Budget Bully”
Rally & March August 10th at the Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph, Chicago from 10:30 a.m - 12:30 p.m. CHICAGO,...
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch: “…The Voting Rights Act Ushered in a New Era of More Inclusive Democracy in This Country”
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at White House Event Commemorating 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act Attorney...
Treasurer Frerichs Hosts State Treasurers to Discuss Implementation of ABLE Act
New Illinois Law to Provide Financial Stability, Independence for Individuals with Disabilities CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs welcomed...
President Preckwinkle’s Initiative on Automatic Transfers Signed by Gov. Rauner
Rep. Nekritz and Sen. Raoul’s leadership in Springfield leads to restoration of judicial discretion Cook County Board President Toni’s Preckwinkle...