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 
2013 Chicago TIF Analysis: City had $1.7 Billion in Property Taxes in TIF Accounts on January 1, 2014
CITY HAD $1.71 BILLION IN PROPERTY TAXES IN TIF ACCOUNTS ON JANUARY 1, 2014 A review of the 2013 annual...
Cook County Justice Advisory Council Awards $680,000 in Recidivism Reduction Grants
Grantees include the Inspiration Corporation, WestCare Foundation, Westside Health Authority and Youth Outreach Service Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle...
Helen Prejean: The ‘Whole Death Penalty System is Botched’
New America Media Question & Answer By Viji Sundaram Editor’s Note: The recent botched executions of three death row inmates...
Chicago International Film Festival 50th Anniversary presents: HIPSTERS
Celebrating their 50th Anniversary this October 9-23, the Chicago International Film Festival will partner with WTTW11 to present a different...
IEMA Encourages Parents to Include Emergency Preparedness in Back-to-School Plans
August is School Preparedness Month in Illinois SPRINGFIELD, IL – School bells soon will be ringing as students across the...
GOP Enthusiasm – From Today to Election Day: Update From ILGOP Chairman Tim Schneider
With less than 100 days to go until Election Day, the energy and momentum on our side have been truly...
Race & Justice News: Federal Agency Targets People of Color in Drug Sting Operations…and More
(From The Sentencing Project) Brad Heath of USA Today reports that 91% of individuals arrested in drug sting operations by...
NACDL Applauds U.S. Sentencing Commission Vote Cutting Federal Prison Terms for Drug Offenses
On July 18, the U.S. Sentencing Commission took a significant step, long urged by NACDL and numerous allied organizations in...
President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the United States District Courts
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, President Obama nominated Allison Dale Burroughs and Amit Priyavadan Mehta to serve on the United States...
Kirk Calls on Secretary McDonald to Stand Up for VA Whistleblowers and Veterans Who Have Suffered Abuse
New Information from Hines Whistleblower Details a Culture of Retaliation and Punishment Veterans Are Suffering In Culture of Corruption and...