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 
Illinois State Board of Education seeking applicants for Student Advisory Council
High schoolers from across the state will represent student interests  SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois State Board of Education is...
Lt. Governor Simon encourages Senate passage of tightly-regulated medical marijuana legislation
 Says strong controls, restrictions provide necessary safeguards  SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon announced her support...
Senators move to block Iran’s access to Foreign Exchange Reserves
 New sanctions prohibit foreign currency transactions and currency conversions for the Central Bank of Iran and designated Iranian economic...
Pat Brady resigns as Illinois GOP Chairman
CHICAGO, ILÂ - Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady announced he will be resigning his position effective immediately. Carol Smith Donovan,...
No Second Class Families
By Benjamin Todd Jealous President/CEO of the NAACPÂ Â African Americans have spent much of our history fighting for equal...
Carnival worker pleads guilty in video taped sexual assaults on toddlers
A traveling carnival worker from Chicago who video recorded his repeated sexual assaults on two toddlers has pled guilty to...
Attorney General Madigan distributes $500,000 to Illinois’ eight Regional Food Banks
Pushing Lawyers Feeding Illinois Campaign to more than 3.7 million meals Funds from legal settlements to help feed needy in...
Illinois AFL-CIO President Michael T. Carrigan responds to Governor Quinn’s veto of Senate Bill 9 (Smart Grid legislation)
With Illinois’ unemployment rate still one of the highest in the nation, the AFL-CIO is extremely disappointed that Governor Quinn...
Two funerals being held for Bishop Roy A. Holmes
 Two funerals being held for Bishop Roy A. Holmes A.M.E. Bishop loved by millions  By Chinta Strausberg Two...
What’s Up With THATCamp?
 Soap Box Rants A Weekly Column to CopyLine Magazine  By Pamela Bratcher-McMillan President, Chair & CEO, of PETAL...