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 
State’s Attorney Alvarez Hosts National Prosecutors Conference
Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez recently brought together top prosecutors and staff from major jurisdictions throughout the country for...
State Education and Health Agencies Issue Reminder for Immunizations as Students Head Back to School
August marks National Immunization Awareness Month SPRINGFIELD, IL —As Illinois students prepare to start a new school year, the Illinois...
“Get On Up†– and Go See the James Brown Biopic
From Marc Morial, President & CEO, National Urban League “Get On Up,†the new James Brown biopic, came in with...
Avoiding Illness Due to Ticks, Bats and Wild Animals
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease, tularemia, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, rabies CHICAGO, IL – As the weather remains warm and people...
Misclassified Employees Force Taxpayers To Subsidize Costs, Harm Economy
Illinois Led Nation in Auditing Problem Employers CHICAGO, IL – Illinois employers wrongly classified nearly 20,000 of their workers as...
ICFilmFest to Premiere at Budlong Elementary School Festival – features 23 films from 15 countries
Chicago IL/Summer 2014-The ICFilmFest, the first touring festival of world class children's film programs, presents two special screenings at Budlong...
President Obama’s Weekly Address: American Operations in Iraq
WASHINGTON, DC —In this week’s address, President Barack Obama detailed why he authorized two operations in Iraq—targeted military strikes to...
Chief Apostle McCoy shrugs off Rauner’s $1 mil offer to a SS credit union
Says “I’m a Quinn man since 2010†By Chinta Strausberg Reacting to GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner’s promised to give...
Press conference, rally Sunday to highlight global support for Gaza and US complicity in Israel’s crimes against Palestinians
(Letters to Editors) From the Coalition for Justice in Palestine CHICAGO, IL – On a day when President Barack Obama...
We Can Do Something About Gun Violence
A Message from U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly: Add Your Name in Support of Common-Sense Measures to prevent gun violence I...