Destiny’s Child Reimagined Tribute Honors Legacy, Sisterhood, and Timeless Music 
Actress Dawnn Lewis’ Foundation Sponsors Elementary STEM Clubs for Underserved Chicago Students 
Young Author’s “Beautiful Dreams” Becoming a Reality as Books Earn International Awards 
Celebrity Red Carpet Correspondent Covers Carolina Soul Music Awards 
Dessert Food Truck Owner Launches 2026 Scholarship Program 
Drug-Addicted Moms Need Treatment, Not Jail Time
Action Alert! In Tennessee, new mothers who test positive for drugs are thrown into jail rather than given treatment. This...
First Defense Legal Aid Explains How to Stop the Flow of Chicago’s Poor and Mentally Ill Into Cook County Jail
While everyone has the right to counsel as soon as they are not free to leave a police interaction, the...
The Doing Business in Africa Campaign: Fact Sheet
Through the Doing Business in Africa (DBIA) Campaign, the U.S. government is strengthening its commercial relationship with the continent of...
Stop the Republican Attack on Voting Rights: Sign the Petition
The petition to Congress reads: "The Supreme Court’s Shelby County vs. Holder decision completely gutted the Voting Rights Act and...
Illinois Leads the Midwest in the USDA’s HealthierUS School Challenge
Applications available for more schools to earn certification for creating healthier school environments SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois leads the Midwest...
Piccolo Theatre Opens Its 2014/2015 Season With SMASH
EVANSTON, IL - Piccolo Theatre Ensemble's 2014/2015 Season opens this August with SMASH, by Jeffrey Hatcher, based on the novel...
County Workshop to Focus on Business Opportunities for Veterans
Event open to all military vets and their dependents Cook County Department of Veterans Affairs will host a resource workshop...
Illinois Comptroller Topinka Launches New Mobile APP
Il Pays available for FREE now at Apple and Google Play stores CHICAGO - Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka launched...
State Senator Collins to CPS: ‘Restore Electrical Program or Don’t Come Back to Springfield’
By Chinta Strausberg Angered that the Simeon Career Academy has cut CPS’ only electrician’s training program, Illinois Senator Jacqueline Y....
MED Lifetime Achiever Sees New Black Agenda as Economic Empowerment
African-Americans, a 'Fourth Quarter People' By Hazel Trice Edney NBA President Michael Grant receiving award from MBDA National Director Alejandra...