"Lawyers for Obama invite you ... a concert fund-raiser at the University of Illinois-Chicago featuring actor Hill Harper and R&B star Janelle Monae and two high-end events--a $35,800-per couple dinner at the North Side home of businessman Fred Eychaner ...

Chicago - A top executive of ThyssenKrupp apologized in person Tuesday, to a former African-American employee. Montrelle Reese resigned after 26 months as a salesman in this West Suburban office. The Illinois ... is moving its North American ...

In 2004 she made history by becoming the first black woman to be elected president of the Chicago Bar Association, a 138-year-old association whose 22,000 members consist mostly of attorneys and judges from Illinois ... and North Carolina are the only ...