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 
State’s Attorney Alvarez Recognizes Crime Victims
In honor of National Crime Victims Rights Week, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez hosted a ceremony recognizing four surviving...
NAACP Strongly Support the Decision of the U.S. Department of Justice to Investigate the Incidents That Led to the Death of Freddie Gray
NAACP Statement on DOJ’s Decision to Investigate Death of Freddie Gray BALTIMORE, MD – The U.S. Department of Justice has...
Kirk-Feinstein Amendment to Stop Online Advertisers like Backpage.com Passes Senate
Bipartisan SAVE Act Passed 97-2 and Would Make it Unlawful to Knowingly Advertise Sex with a Minor WASHINGTON, D.C. –...
State Rep. Ken Dunkin Assigned to Budget Oversight Panel
Dunkin to Review Rauner’s Cuts as Member of House Budget Oversight Panel SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Rep. Ken Dunkin,...
State Senator Collins Co-Sponsors Measure to Restore Critical Social Services
Senate approves legislation reinstating Rauner’s “Good Friday†cuts SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th) is...
State’s Attorney Alvarez Announces Sweeping Reforms to Cook County Drug Policies
New Initiative Designed to Address Drug Epidemic as a Public Health Issue Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez  announced the...
Draft Biden 2016 To Attend South Carolina Democratic Convention
Organization efforts moving forward in South Carolina Draft Biden 2016’s executive director, Will Pierce, will be attending the South Carolina...
Rep. Welch Urges Governor Rauner to Restore OSLAD and PARC Grants
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Rep. Chris Welch, D-Hillside, issued the following statement following a meeting between the House Black...
Open Letter to Anita Alvarez Regarding “Botched Prosecution” of Dante Servin
From: The Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression The following letter was hand delivered on April 16 to the...
First Lady Michelle Obama to Address 2015 Graduating Seniors
This year, as part of her Reach Higher initiative, First Lady Michelle Obama will deliver commencement addresses at Tuskegee University...