State to Issue $16 million in Credits to Reverse Penalties for Monthly Electronic Wage Reporting
Rules provide relief for nearly 13,000 employers over the next six months CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois Department of Employment...
Month: August 2015
ICYMI: The Case for Joe Biden in 2016
Without Declaring His Candidacy, Biden Places Third in Iowa. The Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll released Saturday suggest that...
Progress Center for Independent Living Calls on Gov. Rauner to Fully Fund a 2016 Budget
Staff face furloughs and office closure while consumers face cuts in services On Monday, August 31, 2015, Progress Center for...
Closing Schools Is Just “Another Form of Killing” – BYP100 Stands with Dyett Hunger Strikers
Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) stands in support of the Coalition to Revitalize Dyett, a group of outraged community members,...
No War Hawks in the White House: Sign The Petition
Letters to Editors Tell Democrats running for president: Don’t pick a VP who opposes Iran diplomacy Tell Hillary Clinton, Bernie...
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
WASHINGTON, DC – President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: James O’Brien...
Congressional Black Caucus Commemorates the 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield released the following statement to mark the tenth anniversary of...
Prudential Financial and Who’s Who Publishing Company Partner to Launch Titans of Industry: A Wealth and Wisdom Speakers Series
Six-city tour to highlight African-American business powerhouses Columbus, OH (BlackNews.com) -- Real Times Media subsidiary, Whos Who Publishing Company, the...
State’s Attorney Alvarez Teams With Verizon Wireless to Present Funding for Chicago Organizations Combating Domestic Violence
Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez recently joined official from Verizon Wireless to discuss efforts to raise awareness about domestic...
Unemployment Rates Continue Downward Trend in All Metro Areas
Modest Job Growth Still Uneven Across State Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates CHICAGO, IL - July was the seventeenth month...
