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 Senator Collins receives award from IVI-IPO
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16th) was honored by the Independent Voters of Illinois – Independent Precinct...
Simon: Apply to College Illinois! to budget for college now
Illinois families have until April 30 to apply for prepaid tuition  CARBONDALE – To combat the rising costs of...
Illinois AFL-CIO President Michael T. Carrigan’s statement on Workers Memorial Day, April 28, 2013
On Worker’s Memorial Day, Sunday April 28th, working families in Illinois and around the country will gather to remember and...
Changing the Narrative is the Call of Nation’s Civil Rights Leaders
 ASHEVILLE, N.C. - A dozen of the nation's leading civil rights leaders told participants at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's...
State Senator Raoul pushes for more videotaped interrogations
 Legislation would open the door to use of recordings in all felony investigations  SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator...
Attorney General Madigan announces $5 million grant for Foreclosure Mediation Programs
Attorney General Distributes Funds from National Foreclosure Settlement Over Banks’ Illegal “Robo-signing,†Servicing Practices  CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General...
Chicago woman charged in financial theft from chemical company
Former general manager stole more than $2 million  The former General Manager of a local chemical company has been...
Illinois Tollway announces new Small Business Initiative
DOWNERS GROVE, IL – The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors approved a new Small Business Initiative to increase opportunities for...
April Critical Mass against CPS school closures
CHICAGO, IL - Critical Mass, the monthly gathering of hundreds of cyclists weaving through Chicago's neighborhoods will follow a trail highlighting locations of...
$10,000 surprise, Shaq and Magic’s Moms make Jackets for Jobs 13th Anniversary Gala Spectacular!
TJ Maxx surprises Jackets For Jobs with a generous cash gift and Lucille O'Neal makes an intimate "wardrobe confession" Â ...