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Orange: Top Hue of 2012

NEW YORK - The world doesn't need more gray, and the blues are covered, too....

Legislators Convene for Policy Symposium

State legislators from across the nation met in Chicago last week for the National Black...

Mayor Emanuel: Im Not Done

Dec. 16 will mark seven months since Mayor Rahm Emanuel was sworn into office. During...

IDOT Launches Diversity Web Site to Promote Business and Employment Opportunities

SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) today unveiled a new diversity Internet site to...

Cong. Rush Awarded "Bronze Mouse Award"

WASHINGTON U. S. Representative Bobby L. Rush has been awarded the 112th Congress Bronze Mouse...

Calumet Citys Mayor Honors Oldest Resident

On Nov. 30, Calumet City Mayor Michelle Markiewicz Qualkinbush visited the Victory Centre of River...

Coloring Your Perception

Our reactions to colors, in part, have a basis in their association in nature. Blue...

Governor Announces Federal Funding Headed to Western Cook County

Three suburbs in western Cook County will receive over $ 4 million from the federal...

Northwestern Hospital's Outpatient Pavilion Will Bring 1,300 Jobs To Chicago

Mayor Emanuel announced the Outpatient Care Pavilion at Northwestern Memorial Hospital will bring more than...

Mayor Emanuel to Reform Citys Plan to End Homelessness

On Dec. 2, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced efforts to reform Chicagos Plan to End Homelessness...

Forum Gives Young Men Best Possible Start in Life

Last month, boys were celebrated and encouraged during an International Mens Day Forum at Chicago...

Tyler Perry Offers Support To Boy In Abuse Case

PHILADELPHIA - Filmmaker Tyler Perry is expressing his support for an alleged victim in the...

University of Chicago Physician Becomes Playwrighter

Doriane Miller, MD, saw herself as a physician, researcher, and community member but never a...

Mayor Emanuel and CPS CEO Brizard Announce More Chicago Turnaround Schools

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Jean-Claude Brizard met today with parents...

Prize Winning Novelist Turns Down National Prize

(GIN) World-acclaimed Nigerian novelist and professor, Chinua Achebe, has for the second time turned down...