South Holland and Dolton Village Trustee Races

Last week, the villages of South Holland and Dolton held elections for village trustee offices....

The Smart Money's on Prepaid Debit Cards

Credit cards while more difficult to acquire, can be just as hard pay off. But...

Entertainment Brief

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The real Alaska has finally joined the A-list....

VP Biden Holds Black History Month Celebration at the United States Naval Observatory

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Lynwood Clerk Charged with Reckless Homicide

CHICAGO (AP) - The village clerk of the Chicago suburb of Lynwood has been charged...

Ill. EPA missed some nuclear inspections

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency failed to conduct some of its quarterly...

11 Simple Ways to Save

If you occasionally struggle to balance your checkbook (or just want to be more frugal),...

Streets around Wis. Capitol fill with protesters

MADISON, Wis. - The largest crowd yet converged at the Wisconsin Capitol on Saturday to...

Rapper Rhymefest in Chicago city council runoff

CHICAGO (AP) Grammy-award winning rapper Che ``Rhymefest'' Smith has made it into a runoff race...

Famous Filmmaker Visits Local Church

Legendary filmmaker, Spike Lee was the featured speaker at The Faith Community of St. Sabina...

Quinn's Ill. budget would add government employees

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP)- While many states are trying to cut public employees and their benefits,...

Lena Horne's NYC apartment artifacts to be sold

NEW YORK (AP) Lena Horne was known for her elegance as much as for her...

Job Placement Key for College Students

Special to the NNPA from the New Pittsburgh Courier...

Haitis Election Campaign and Aristide Expected Return

Special to the NNPA from The New York Carib News...

Ill. dad accused of chaining teen son to dryer

GLENWOOD, Ill. - A Chicago-area father faces aggravated domestic battery charges for allegedly chaining his...

Neeson's `Unknown' wins weekend with $21.8M debut

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Liam Neeson has proven himself a known quantity again at the...

Calumet City Gets First Black Deputy Mayor

On Thursday evening, the Calumet City City Council passed a new ordinance that allows Ald....

Social Service Programs Fear Budget Cuts

Community youth programs across Illinois are up for elimination from the state budget for the...

Jazz Great To Give Free Performance

Chicago native Earl Lavon Freeman Sr. will be playing a free show at University of...

WOMENS HISTORY MONTH

Stories of Inspiration come from local girls who get to compile book....