Health Experts in Sickle Cell Disease to Convene at 2026 Annual Convention 
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 
Draft Biden 2016 Moves Forward With Positive Biden Poll Numbers
Draft Biden 2016 continues to move forward with optimism due to the recent Monmouth University presidential primary poll finding Vice...
Discrimination in Illinois: Discriminatory Anti-Gay Bill Rapidly Gaining House Republican Support
Sign The Petition Republicans are trying to pass a bill that would allow vendors to refuse service to LGBT Americans....
Rock Island County Court Imposes $610,000 Default Judgment Order Against Individual Owner
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) announced that on July 14, 2015, a Rock Island...
State Senator Raoul Votes for Legal Authorization to Pay State Workers
Measure also keeps essential services operational during budget impasse SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th) issued...
BBB Alert: MasterCard Phone Scam Hits Northern Illinois
CHICAGO, IL - Another phone scam has resurfaced in northern Illinois. Consumers have reported that they are receiving automated messages...
President Obama Statement on the Shooting in Chattanooga, TN
President Barack Obama: I just received a briefing from FBI Director Comey, as well as my White House team, about...
International Civil Rights Center & Museum Announces Plans for Pride of HBCU Exhibit
Greensboro, NC (BlackNews.com) -- In July 2015, the International Civil Rights Center and Museum (ICRCM) announced plans to launch a...
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Keynote Address at the 106th NAACP Annual Convention Freedom Fund Dinner
Thank you, President Brooks, for that kind introduction and for your outstanding leadership of this distinguished organization. I also want...
June Jobs in Illinois Decrease -7,500
Illinois Unemployment Rate Declines to 5.9 percent CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced that Illinois’...
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...