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 
Latino Voter Registration ‘In High Gear’ for Nov. 6 Election
New America News Analysis By Khalil Abdullah  WASHINGTON, D.C.--A consortium of Latino organizations already has registered a quarter-million new...
Muslim-Americans decry media portrait of followers of Islam
By Nadra Kareem Nittle Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism  Irrational. Violent. Fanatics.  Members of the Muslim-American community...
Ed Gardner to mayor: “No meeting, we will march on City Hallâ€
Tillman: ‘We ought to treat Gardner as our Rosa Parks’  By Chinta Strausberg To a standing-room-only crowd at BJ’s...
ISBE to honor those who excel in education at annual banquet in Normal
Illinois Teacher of the Year to be named NORMAL, IL – More than 200 award recipients will be recognized Saturday, Oct....
Illinois GOP: Last day to register to vote in Illinois, Tuesday, Oct. 9; Chicago Election Board will be OPEN from 9 a.m. to Midnight today
(From the ILGOP) Â Today, Tuesday, October 9 is the last day to register to vote in Illinois. If you...
Election Day Countdown: November 6 is just a month away!
From The Coalition of African American Leaders (COAL) Â Â COALÂ strongly urges each and every one to get out and...
Two dynamic black educators train teachers to help black students excel
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Award-winning educators and authors, Chike Akua and Kobie Wilkerson will host the next Teacher Transformation Institute (TTI)...
“Real Housewives of Atlanta” Star partners with New penny Auction Site
One lucky fan will win a $10,000 shopping spree in New York City, and the chance to hang out with...
Madigan, Attorneys General urge Congress to reject Bill reducing oversight of Payday Lenders
Legislation Would Preempt State Authority, Undermine Consumer Safeguards  CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and 40 of her...
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District collects 250 pounds of meds during U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency collection
During the national September 29 unwanted medicine take back initiative, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) police collected...