Former Mayor Calls for Accuracy in Water Crisis Narrative 
Chicago Park District Opens Summer Job Applications in Time for First of Four Teen Opportunity Fairs for Ages 13 & Up 
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 
Prosecutors secure Life Sentence in 2006 Murder of a Federal Informant
A Chicago man convicted in the murder of a federal informant was sentenced to life in prison, according to the...
Madigan: Illinois in top 5 states for relief to homeowners from National Foreclosure Settlement
CHICAGO, IL — In responding to the second report issued by the national foreclosure settlement’s independent monitor, Attorney General Lisa Madigan...
Mass March and Rally for Gaza today at Federal Plaza, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Multiple Chicago human rights, faith-based, anti-war, and community groups are protesting Israel’s ongoing attacks in Gaza, killing and injuring Palestinian...
Date change for NATO 5, Jeremy Hammond Solidarity Rally, now scheduled for Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 9 a.m.
Letters to Editors  From Occupy Chicago / NATO 5 Defense Committee nato5.occupychi.org  An Update: Jeremy Hammond's court hearing...
Father Pfleger: Escalating violence is “an undeclared warâ€
Rev. Hatch: ‘We’re moving to de-racialize violence’ By Chinta Strausberg  Dozens of religious leaders recently met at the Mid-America...
Hand-outs: Nice Try, But They Are Often a Temporary Solution For an Unresolved Problem
Soap Box Rants/A NEW WEEKLY COLUMN By Pamela Bratcher-McMillan, President, Chair & CEO, PETAL et al. "Give a man a...
Casting is complete for Amy Herzog’s Belleville at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Chris Boykin and Cliff Chamberlain join the previously announced cast, Directed by Anne Kauffman  CHICAGO, IL – Casting is...
Juvenile Justice activists ask President Preckwinkle to reinvest detention center dollars into alternatives
CHICAGO, IL – Youth from the Cook County Juvenile Justice Task Force, alongside parents, ministers and allied groups, will meet...
Topinka launches Dollars & Sense E-Newsletter
 Comptroller increases accessibility for taxpayers  CHICAGO, IL - Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka launched Dollars & Sense, a...
Bipartisan Resolution supporting Israel passes U.S. Senate unanimously
 Kirk, Gillibrand, 62 others cosponsor resolution backing Israel's inherent right to defend itself from terrorist rockets    ...