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 
Protest to demand charges be dropped against Rasmea Odeh
(From The Committee to Stop FBI Repression) Palestinian community organizations and Palestine solidarity groups will picket today outside the Chicago...
Simon urges support for marriage equality
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Encourages passage of marriage equality during veto session SPRINGFIELD, IL –...
Palestinian woman arrested in Chicago by agents of Department of Homeland Security; charged with immigration fraud
(From The Committee to Stop FBI Repression) A Palestinian woman, Rasmieh Odeh, was arrested at her home this morning by...
EEOC struggles to curb employers’ indiscriminate use of criminal background checks
(The Sentencing Project) In August, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) responded to a letter from nine State Attorneys General...
Chicago International Film Festival presents First Q Hugo Film Awards
Films from Taiwan, The Netherlands and Finland take home the First Q Hugo Film Awards CHICAGO, IL – The 49th Chicago...
IDOT announces Public Webinars to help plan future transportation program
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Illinois State Board of Education to unveil new, more user-friendly School Report Card
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Chicago to honor fallen cyclist with memorial roadway
Alderman Burnett to dedicate a stretch of Clybourn as “Honorary Bobby Cann Way†On October 25, 2013 at 1 p.m.,...
Fireflies: Bold New Book by Acclaimed Illustrator, Alberta Hutchinson, Stunningly Illustrates 253 Poems by Rabindranath Tagore
Since 1877, the poems and short stories of Rabindranath Tagore have enriched the minds and souls of millions. Bringing his...
State Receives $2.3 Million to Fight Fraud and Abuse
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Competitive Grant Recognizes Illinois’ Effort, Progress CHICAGO, IL – Federal officials...