Chicago Park District Opens Summer Job Applications in Time for First of Four Teen Opportunity Fairs for Ages 13 & Up 
Former Mayor Calls for Accuracy in Water Crisis Narrative 
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 
Dunkin Helps Bring Happy Hour Back to Illinois
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois State Rep. Ken Dunkin, D-Chicago, joined a bipartisan group of legislators to witness the governor’s signing...
Congressional Tri-Caucus Statement on Senate Passage of the Every Child Achieves Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Senate passed the Every Child Achieves Act (S.1177) to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education...
New TV Platform Supports Marginalized Artists
OPEN TV: SUPPORT FOR INDIE ARTISTS New Web series platform challenges traditional television Creates opportunities for artists traditionally marginalized by...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Chicago Discovers Invasive Beetles in Travelers’ Luggage
CHICAGO, IL — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists working at the O’Hare International Airport recently identified multiple Khapra...
Rauner Administration Continues to Block Inquiry Into Nearly $4 Million of Taxpayer-Funded Salaries
SPRINGFIELD, IL – In another snub to Illinois taxpayers, Gov. Bruce Rauner and his administration on Wednesday again refused to...
Governor Cuomo Delivers Remarks at NAACP Annual Convention in Philadelphia
Transcript: New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo Good morning to all of you. First, to Karen Boykin-Towns, she is a...
Senator Collins Votes to Override Gov. Rauner’s Budget Vetoes, Pay State Workers, Fund Essential Services
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th) issued the following statement on budget action in the...
USCIS to Begin Home Visits in Chicago to Retrieve Work Permits for Some DACA Recipients
NIJC Offers Information, Reassurance to Communities CHICAGO, IL — Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) encourages immigrant communities to...
What Congress Can Do About Mass Incarceration: Sign The Petition To Congress
The petition to Congress reads: "Take action to roll back the incarceration industry in America." Add your name: America’s justice...
Draft Biden 2016 Announces Multiple State Chapters
Draft Biden 2016 announces the launch of multiple state chapters across the nation. After a successful National Field Call last...