Vivica A. Fox Stars in and Produces the New LMN Thriller “The Wrong Housemaid” 
Three Women Fighting to Preserve an Important Slavery Exhibit in Philadelphia 
63-Year-Old Black Athlete/ Track Star is Running Faster Than She Did in Her 50s 
14-Year-Old Black CEO Launches Youth Entrepreneurship Summit and $10K Pitch Competition 
Founder Rejects $15K Offer for Breakthrough Patent-Pending Software 
Jazz Piano Icon Mose Allison brings one-of-a-kind sound to ECC Arts Center Saturday, November 3
ELGIN, IL – The ECC Arts Center presents jazz piano icon Mose Allison Saturday, Nov.3 at 7:30 p.m. on the campus...
President Barack Obama’s remarks at the Democratic National Convention
Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, North Carolina  In introducing her husband, the president, First Lady Michelle Obama described him as...
U.S. Senators Kirk, Levin applaud signing of Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
WASHINGTON, DC - Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Carl Levin (D-Mich.), co-chairs of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force, welcomed...
Grammy Award-Winning Vocalist Mavis Staples lights up the stage at the ECC Arts Center Saturday, November 17
 ELGIN, IL. – Legendary Grammy Award-winning singer Mavis Staples brings her signature song style to the Elgin Community College...
Better Business Bureau Web Survey reveals consumers focus on wrong issues in their concern about ID Theft
Chicago, IL - Fear of lost or stolen credit cards ranks as the highest identity theft concern among consumers. However,...
Coca-Cola gives teen artists a chance to shine on one of television’s hottest stages
Jacksonville Group Performs Live with Rapper B.o.B on BET's "106 & Park" Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) -- Jacksonville's own Da Pretty...
Act of heroism by MWRD staff prevents potential drowning in Chicago River
During a routine patrol aboard a Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) pontoon boat along the Chicago River...
Chicago’s All-Latina Theater Company kicks off Season 12 with ferocious new leadership team & new company members
    CHICAGO, IL - “The only job of the artist is to keep changing, â€Luis Alfaro, playwright of Victory Gardens’...
MWRD Commissioner Patricia Horton presents proclamation to Women’s Business Development Center
Honors 26th Annual Entrepreneurial Woman’s Conference and Women’s Business and Buyer Mart    During the Metropolitan Water Reclamation...
Jesse White warns businesses of Statewide Corporate Scam
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is warning businesses to beware of a scam targeting Illinois corporations. A firm called...