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 
Steppenwolf Theatre Company Announces Leadership Transition and Vision for Major Campus Expansion
Ensemble Member and Tony Award-Winning Director Anna D. Shapiro to become Artistic Director in fall 2015; Steppenwolf Managing Director David...
Tell Congress: We MUST protect our vote – Sign The Petition
The voting rights of millions of Americans were made more vulnerable by the Supreme Court's devastating ruling in Shelby County,...
Chicago Man Honored as Illinois Veteran of the Month
Jaime P. Pesongco, as a young man in the Philippines joined U.S. Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) in...
Illinois to Receive Nearly $2 Million in Federal Grants to Bolster School Safety
Program puts focus on comprehensive efforts, mental health services SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois will receive nearly $2 million in federal...
Purged U of I Professor Steven Salaita to Speak at 5 Area Campuses Next Week
CHICAGO, IL – Palestinian-American professor Steven Salaita, who was fired from his tenured job at the University of Illinois-Champaign/Urbana over...
NAACP Statement on the Michael Dunn Verdict
BALTIMORE, M.D. – Florida jurors found Michael Dunn guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday in the 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old...
Senior Pastor Ray Berryhill and Apostle David Rivera Join Forces to Create a Dynamic Urban Church Representing More Than 50 Nations
Alderman Ray Suarez, Congressman Danny Davis, Illinois Secretary of State jesse White and other political and community notables to attend...
Better Business Bureau Joins Forces with the National Cyber Security Alliance to Promote Cyber Security
CHICAGO, IL - Each year millions of individuals worldwide fall victim to cybercrimes. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) and its...
40+ Cities Hold National Week of Action to Push Back Against Suspensions & Policing in Schools, Oct. 4-11
Project NIA releases white paper on gains and ongoing challenges in organizing to interrupt school-to-prison pipeline (STPP) & organizes a...
After Burge, what changed?
One group seeks to provide free defense attorneys in Chicago police stations to prevent torture once and for all First...