WASHINGTON — On what would have been his 83rd birthday, the “father of soul,” Ray Charles, was the latest inductee into the United States Postal Service’s Music Icons Forever Stamp Series on Monday, September 23rd….
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Former State Rep Derrick Smith won re-election to the same House seat he was expelled from three months ago after his indictment on bribery charges.
Store’s piecemeal sale bittersweet for employees By La Risa Lynch Moo & Oink, the shuttered retail meat company, will live on in name only as a minority owned company acquired the former store’s brand and…
Drug abuse and obesity seen as top child health problems ANN ARBOR, Mich., PRNewswire-USNewswire — Adults rate drug abuse and childhood obesity as the top health concerns for kids in their communities, according to the…
African Americans receive poorer dental care than white Americans, even when they have some dental insurance coverage. To better understand why this is so, researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and the…
From Global Information Network May 3 (GIN) – Speaking to a roomful of opinion writers, State Department diplomat Johnnie Carson gave them an earful on the shortage of good writing on news-making issues in Africa….
New transit district will connect 20 southeast suburbs Governor Pat Quinn was joined Monday by southeast suburban officials to sign House Bill 1644, which establishes the Southeast Commuter Rail Transit District. The new district will…
From Global Information Network March 1 (GIN) – Years of financially supportive relationships with Libya’s Moammar Al Gaddafi have created a moral dilemma for African leaders who have said little as violence flares in that…
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White today announced that he is endorsing Rahm Emanuel for Mayor of Chicago. Citing Rahm’s strength and experience, White believes Rahm is uniquely qualified to increase the safety of our…
Pfleger: “Vanish violence for 2011” by Chinta Strausberg For 2011, Police Supt. Jody Weis is cracking down on shooters and expanding his partnerships with the community he says is key in reducing the violence that…