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 
Illinois Department of Public Health Receives Bull’s-Eye Award for Vaccine Management
Enhancements to the Illinois Comprehensive Automated Registry Exchange (I-CARE) SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois is one of three state immunization programs...
Kirk Statement on 25th Anniversary of the Signing of The Americans with Disabilities Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the following statement to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the signing...
Alderman Moreno to Introduce the Stop, Transparency, Oversight and Protection Act Before the Chicago City Council
UPDATE: Both Alderman Maldonado, 26th Ward, and Alderman Moreno, 1st Ward, will introduce the STOP Act to the Chicago City...
After Charleston Shooting, Churches Stay Vigilant
Richmond Pulse By Nancy DeVille RICHMOND, Calif. -- The killing of a beloved pastor and eight churchgoers in Charleston, S.C....
Final Pitch Reality Show Slated to Start Sept. 11th
Pitch Competition for Start-Ups THE DCSMSA buzz and chatter is all about FINAL PITCH a new television reality program slated...
Jesse White Encourages Kids and Families to Follow the Bicycle Rules of the Road
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White will be encouraging safe bicycle riding including wearing helmets in order to protect kids....
Prison Legal News Magazine Files Suit Demanding Information About Lucrative Prison Contracts
IL Dept. of Corrections on the Hot Seat for Allegedly Refusing FOIA Requests CHICAGO, IL – Prison Legal News (PLN)...
Mitsubishi Plant in Normal, Illinois Closing
Director Schultz Issues Statement SPRINGFIELD, IL – Department of Commerce Director Jim Schultz issued the following statement on the closing...
Pfleger says Sandra Bland was “hung first by racism”
Sadden at her death By Chinta Strausberg Father Michael L. Pfleger Sunday said the controversy over whether Sandra Bland, the...
Senate Advances Kirk Legislation to Reauthorize and Reform Ex-Im Bank
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) applauded the Senate’s 67-26 vote to invoke cloture on his legislation to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank....